- Premiership: Bristol 20-36 Sale
- George Ford scores 21 points to consolidate second place
A fine all-round display from George Ford and a powerful contribution from Manu Tuilagi kept Sale firmly on course for a home semi-final in this season’s Gallagher Premiership. The Sharks have now guaranteed their participation in the last four and showed far too much physicality for a Bristol side whose playoff hopes are now effectively over.
Both Ford and Tuilagi have endured injury-disrupted seasons but the England pair appear to be running into some decent form as the campaign approaches its closing furlongs. The influential Ford contributed 21 points on a damp, cool evening while Tuilagi was a regular handful with and without the ball as the Bears endured a mostly frustrating evening.
Written by Robert Kitson at Ashton Gate
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/14/bristol-sale-premiership-rugby-union-match-report under the title “Ford and Tuilagi help Sale defeat Bristol to close in on home semi-final”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
