Bath

28 - 16

Full Time

Sale

Bath vs Sale

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.

79'

Yellow Card

WillGriff John (Sale Sharks) is shown a yellow card

78'

Tom Carr-Smith comes on.

77'

Cameron Redpath comes off.

77'

Conversion

Ben Spencer has kicked a conversion.

77'

Try

What a kick! Max Ojomoh takes full advantage to score for Bath Rugby.

76'

Spellbinding play by Ben Spencer is finished off with a try.

76'

Sale Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Dom Hanson getting some game time.

74'

Sale Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Gus Warr being replaced.

74'

The touch judges have waved away the attempt by Ben Spencer as they hook it left.

74'

Sale Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Ben Curry getting some game time.

72'

Sale Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Tristan Woodman being replaced.

72'

Bath Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Will Butt getting some game time.

72'

Bath Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Ted Hill being replaced.

72'

The defensive line has been broken as Henry Arundell goes through the gap.

66'

Bath Rugby make a substitution with Alfie Barbeary coming on.

66'

Bath Rugby make a substitution with Miles Reid coming off.

66'

Bath Rugby make a substitution with Dan Frost coming on.

66'

Bath Rugby make a substitution with Tom Dunn coming off.

66'

Sale Sharks make a substitution with Tom Burrow coming on.

66'

Sale Sharks make a substitution with Hyron Andrews coming off.

66'

Sale Sharks make a substitution with Simon McIntyre coming on.

66'

Sale Sharks make a substitution with Bevan Rodd coming off.

66'

Arron Reed comes on for Sale Sharks.

59'

Tom O'Flaherty leaves the field.

59'

Marius Louw comes on for Sale Sharks.

59'

Sam Bedlow leaves the field.

59'

Ethan Caine comes on for Sale Sharks.

58'

Nathan Jibulu leaves the field.

58'

Tristan Woodman comes on for Sale Sharks.

58'

Ben Curry leaves the field.

58'

WillGriff John comes on for Sale Sharks.

58'

Asher Opoku-Fordjour leaves the field.

58'

Sam Underhill comes on for Bath Rugby.

55'

Quinn Roux leaves the field.

55'

Francois van Wyk comes on for Bath Rugby.

55'

Beno Obano leaves the field.

55'

Archie Griffin comes on for Bath Rugby.

55'

Billy Sela leaves the field.

55'

Conversion

George Ford adds the two points for Sale Sharks.

47'

Try

The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Nathan Jibulu dots the ball down from close range.

46'

Sale Sharks make a substitution with Asher Opoku-Fordjour coming on.

42'

Sale Sharks make a substitution with WillGriff John coming off.

42'

Sale Sharks sub WillGriff John comes onto the field.

40'

Asher Opoku-Fordjour departs for Sale Sharks.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Conversion

Ben Spencer does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

36'

Try

The pick and go results in a try for Bath Rugby as Beno Obano goes over.

35'

Yellow Card

Ernst van Rhyn (Sale Sharks) is shown a yellow card

34'

Fabulous play by Bath Rugby has led to Ollie Lawrence being able to wriggle through a gap.

34'

Drop Goal

George Ford adds the three points for Sale Sharks.

33'

George Ford hits the left post with their penalty attempt.

32'

Conversion

Ben Spencer makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

24'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Bath Rugby is finished off by Cameron Redpath

23'

That's a great try assist by Miles Reid.

23'

This is dangerous for the defence as Miles Reid bursts through to advance the Bath Rugby attack.

23'

Drop Goal

George Ford makes no mistake with that drop goal attempt.

19'

Ross Molony comes on for Bath Rugby.

Charlie Ewels leaves the field.

Conversion

Ben Spencer has kicked a conversion.

Try

Great hands by Bath Rugby leads to a try for Henry Arundell

That's a great try assist by Ollie Lawrence.

The defensive line has been broken as Ollie Lawrence goes through the gap.

Penalty Goal

George Ford has kicked a penalty goal.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Bath v Sale 
  
 Round 2 
  
 Fri 3rd October 2025, 11:45am PDT 
  
 Recreation Ground 
  
 Flo Rugby 
  
 Anthony Woodthorpe

Points Flow Chart

Bath win +12

Time in lead

Mins in lead

95%

% Of Game In Lead

85%

Possession Last 10 min

15%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

John

78'

28 - 16

Spencer

28 - 16

77'

Ojomoh

26 - 16

76'

Ford

47'

21 - 16

Jibulu

46'

21 - 14

Half Time

Spencer

21 - 9

36'

Obano

19 - 9

35'

van Rhyn

34'

14 - 9

Ford

33'

14 - 9

Spencer

14 - 6

24'

Redpath

12 - 6

23'

Ford

19'

7 - 6

Spencer

7 - 3

Arundell

5 - 3

Ford

0 - 3

Start

Win Probability

Bath

75%

Draw

Sale

24%

Maul-Won by Guy Pepper

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.1

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.4

Entries

Attack Profile

Bath

Sale

More Less

Defence Profile

Bath

Sale

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

31%

40%

3-6 secs

34%

23%

6+ secs

34%

37%

100

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

66'

68'

70'

73'

78'

Bath

Sale

Bath Rugby vs Sale Sharks Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Bath Rugby face off against Sale Sharks in Gallagher Premiership Round 2 on Fri 3rd October 2025 at Recreation Ground. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:45 and is broadcast on TNT Sports, Discovery+. In South Africa it’s at 20:45 SAST, 07:45 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 04:45 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 11:45 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.

Bath Rugby won the last encounter but Bath Rugby are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the league table with Sale Sharks in 3rd and Bath Rugby in 7th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Bath Rugby vs Sale Sharks Squads

The official squads for Bath Rugby vs Sale Sharks will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.