England wing Tom Roebuck scored two tries as Sale secured a breathless 31-27 bonus-point win over Gloucester within the Gallagher Premiership.
The 23-year-old, named earlier within the day in Steve Borthwick’s England coaching squad, struck both facet of half-time because the Sharks bounced again from final week’s defeat at Saracens.
England colleague Luke Cowan-Dickie additionally crossed twice in a five-try present from Sale as they held off Gloucester’s late surge.
Gloucester, who misplaced final week’s hat-trick hero Christian Wade to a first-half rib harm, grabbed two bonus factors with a 78th-minute strive from Max Llewellyn however couldn’t breach the Sale defence in added time.
Sale led 14-8 at half time, coming from behind after Tomos Williams had given Gloucester the lead with a sixth-minute strive.
Roebuck, who gained his first England cap off the bench in opposition to Japan in June, replied for Sale 11 minutes later, scooping up Robert du Preez’s move to slip over within the right-hand nook.
Roebuck turned supplier 4 minutes earlier than the break, scything although from Du Preez’s inside ball earlier than placing scrum-half Gus Warr away for the strive.
Roebuck went over once more within the forty eighth minute, crossing after Arron Reed’s bending run in midfield had pulled aside Gloucester’s defence.
Gloucester conjured a breakaway strive from their very own half simply earlier than the hour-mark with Williams grabbing his second after hacking on alternative Charlie Atkinson’s kick.
Sale rumbled in from 15 metres out for a lineout drive rating within the sixty fourth minute from Cowan-Dickie, who went over once more a mere seven minutes later.
Alternative Caolan Englefield grabbed a 3rd strive late on for Gloucester they usually added a fourth from left wing Llewellyn however time ran out on them.
Northampton safe thrilling comeback win over Quins
Ollie Sleightholme, final season’s main strive scorer within the Gallagher Premiership, acquired off the mark for this marketing campaign with two tries in Northampton’s 33-29 comeback victory over Harlequins.
In an exhilarating conflict, two tries from Quins and England star Marcus Smith, taking part in at full-back, threatened Saints’ year-long unbeaten house document.
Nevertheless, 21 unanswered factors from the defending champions – error-strewn earlier than the break – in the course of the second half ensured they made it 17 consecutive wins at Franklin’s Gardens.
Harlequins ensured a tense end when Will Porter gathered Dino Lamb’s wild off-load infield to shut the hole to 4 factors with seven minutes left, however the champions had been capable of maintain on for back-to-back wins.
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