Sale Sharks v Gloucester: 4 Top Performers

Sale Sharks v Gloucester: 4 Top Performers

Sale Sharks opened their 25/26 Premiership Rugby campaign with a victory over Gloucester Rugby.

Here are our 4 top performers from the match.

George Ford

A man-of-the-match performance from the England international. The 32-year-old had a 60% kicking success rate, making 13 kicks from hand and putting up 7 points on the score board, he also had 1 try-assist which is usual from the playmaker. He made 37 passes, gained 17 metres and beat 1 defender. He was great on defence too achieving an 80% tackle success rate and winning 2 turnovers.

Ernest van Rhyn

The second rower who was recently named club caaptain did all the dirty work a lock is supposed to do. He carried the ball 8 times, gained 13 metres, beat 1 defender and made 1 clean break. He was formidable on defence too making 7 tackles, missing none and won 2 turnovers.

Gus Warr

A lethal combination of Warr and Ford will terrorise teams this season. The scrumhalf helped control the game for the Sharks beautifully. The 26-year-old made 14 kicks from hand, made 69 passes, 1 offload and a decent defensive effort with a 78% tackle success rate.

Joe Carpenter

The full-back scored a brilliant try for his side, sealing their first victory in the first game of the season. Carpenter was brilliant on both attack and defence.

The 24-year-old enjoyed a brilliant 100% tackle success rate and won 2 turnovers. On attack he was even more lethal gaining 102 metres, beating 5 defenders, making 2 clean breaks and making 4 offloads with a try-assist.



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