Gloucester 47 Sale Sharks 3: match report

By Graham Clutton Published: 5:12PM GMT twenty-seven February 2010

Previous of Images Next Touchdown: Lesley Vainikolo scores the opening try of the diversion at Kingsholm Photo: GETTY IMAGES Flying winger: Gloucester"s Lesley Vainikolo crosses for his second try Photo: GETTY IMAGES

Gloucester waded by the glue-pot conditions at Kingsholm to register a reward point feat that should once and for all reduce any fears of probable relegation from the Guinness Premiership.

However, in contrariety to the mending fortunes of Gloucester, Sale Sharks find themselves well and indeed intent in a dogfight for survival.

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This, their ninth better in fourteen joining games this season, leaves them usually 4 points transparent of Leeds Carnegie who can scratch their approach transparent this afternoon should they finish the stand in over London Wasps at Headingley with a reward point to boot.

From the impulse arbitrate Dean Richards awarded the Cherry and Whites a sixth notation chastisement try, there was usually ever one winner. Down-trodden in the scrum, second most appropriate at the line out and visibly smarting from their better last week end at home to Leeds, the Sharks were twenty-six points down in as most minutes.

Lesley Vainikolo transient around the outward for his initial try after eight mins and twelve mins after the hulk wing brushed in reserve Oriol Ripol for his second. When flanker Akapusi Qera dived in on the overlie eight mins after that, Gloucester were celebrating usually their fifth reward point of the season.

To their credit, Sale showed superb finalise in the face of an additional abrasive better and in the last notation of the initial half they cut the necessity pleasantness of a chastisement from Charlie Hodgson.

Mike Tindall, personification his initial diversion in 4 months following injure leg tendon trouble, gave approach to Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu at half time, but reported no ill effects. In his absence, Gloucester could have softened their value had they have shown larger caring in the last third.

They did grab a fifth try pleasantness of Robinson"s chip, follow and touchdown and finished the subjection in the last 10 mins with serve tries from James Simpson Daniel and Andy Hazell.

Match sum

Gloucester: O Morgan; J Simpson-Daniel, M Tindall (E Fuimaono-Sapolu 40), T Molenaar, L Vainikolo; N Robinson (T Taylor 70), R Lawson; N Wood (P Capdevielle 62), O Azam (D Dawidiuk 65), G Somerville (P Doran-Jones 50); W James, A Brown; P Buxton, A Qera (A Hazell 65), G Delve (capt).Sale: M Vakacegu, O Ripol, D James, D Bishop (J Davies 74), B Cohen, C Hodgson, R Wigglesworth (D Peel 53), E Roberts, M Schwalger (N Briggs 65), M Halsall (D Kerr 20), C Jones (S Cox 62), B Cockbain (I Kench 53), C Ormsby, D Seymour, S Koyamaibole.Referee: D Richards (RFU).Attendance: 10,548.