Gloucester (22) 36

Tries: Carreras, Llewellyn 2, Hathaway, Williams Cons: Carreras 4 Pen: Carreras

Sale (10) 20

Tries: B. Curry, Cowan-Dickie, Roebuck Con: R. Du Preez Pen: R. Du Preez

Gloucester started 2025 excellently with an entertaining 36-20 Premiership victory over Sale Sharks at Kingsholm.

Two tries from from Max Llewellyn and one apiece from Santi Carreras, Josh Hathaway and Tomos Williams earned the hosts a try bonus point win.

Tries from Sale skipper Ben Curry, Luke Cowan-Dickie and Tom Roebuck proved mere consolation for the Sharks, whose three-game Premiership winning streak came to an end.

Gloucester climb to fourth, albeit potentially temporarily, while Sale drop to fifth before sixth-placed Saracens’ match with Bristol.

More to follow.

Gloucester: Carreras; Llewellyn, Harris, S. Atkinson, Hathaway; Anscombe, Williams; Vivas, Singleton, Gotovtsev, F. Thomas, Clark, Clement, Ludlow (c), Ackermann.

Replacements: Blake, Rapava-Ruskin, Knight, Clarke, Tuisue, Englefield, Barton, C. Atkinson.

Sin-bin: Vivas (40), Clark (55)

Sale: Carpenter; Roebuck, R. Du Preez, James, O’Flaherty; Curtis, Warr; Rodd, Cowan-Dickie, Opoku-Fordjour, Van Rhyn, Hill, T. Curry, B. Curry (c), J-L Du Preez.

Replacements: McElroy, McIntyre, John, Beaumont, D. Du Preez, N. Thomas, Bedlow, Dugdale.

Referee: Jack Makepeace