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Sunday, December 23rd 2007Guinness Premiership
Sale Sharks |
20 |
Leicester Tigers |
14 |
Attendance: 10,872
Luke McAlister A chilly afternoon saw numerous handling errors, chargedowns and untidy passing, with a try apiece and the rest of the scoring coming from the boot. Charlie Hodgson slotted home two penalties on 5 and 10 minutes, with his counterpart Andy Goode replying a minute later. There was little of note until the 27th minute, when Julien Laharrague weaved through midfield. Luke McAlister missed a long range penalty attempt a minute later, but his burst through the centre and chip ahead led to a try claim for Laharrague on the half hour. The TMO ruled that the Frenchman had been held up. Hodgson added third penalty a minute later. Two minutes before half time, the Sharks scored the first try of the game. Andrew Sheridan started the move, which was taken on by Sebastien Bruno before the ball was swiftly moved out wide left for Rory Lamont to score his eighth try of the season. It took the Tigers one minute to reply, an overlap on the left seeing Johne Murphy score in the corner. Penalties from Goode on 44 and 61 minutes saw the Tigers claw their way back onto level terms at 14-all. The Sharks had spent prolonged spells near the visitors' line, but a lineout lost on their own throw ended a good period of pressure. Hodgson added another penalty - his fourth out of four - after 63 minutes to take his side ahead. Two minutes later, the TMO ruled that Varndell had knocked on before scoring a 'try'. A series of collapses at scrum time led to some frenzied phases of rugby, but the final word came from McAlister. Having been wide with a long-range drop goal attempt on 77 minutes, he thumped home a penalty two minutes later to seal a welcome victory. Many players from both sides put a huge effort into this game: no quarter was asked or given. The Sharks defended well and slotted over five of their seven kicks at goal. The visitors mustered three from their seven attempts. Scoring (Sharks first) 3-0, 6-0, 6-3, 9-3, 14-3, 14-8 (Half time) 14-11, 14-14, 17-14, 20-14. Man of the Match: Luke McAlister
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Sale Sharks Starting 15 |
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| 1 | Andrew Sheridan | Prop | |
| 2 | Sebastien Bruno | Hooker | |
| 3 | Eifion Roberts | Prop | |
| 4 | Dean Schofield | Lock | |
| 5 | Sean Cox | Lock | |
| 6 | Jason White | Flanker | |
| 7 | Magnus Lund | Flanker | |
| 8 | Sebastien Chabal | Number 8 | |
| 9 | Richard Wigglesworth | Scrumhalf | |
| 10 | Charlie Hodgson | Flyhalf | |
| 11 | Oriol Ripol | Wing | |
| 12 | Lee Thomas | Inside Centre | |
| 13 | Luke McAlister | Outside | |
| 14 | Rory Lamont | Wing | |
| 15 | Julien Laharrague | Fullback | |
Replacements |
Replaced (time) | ||
| 16 | Neil Briggs | Lund (59) | |
| 17 | Stuart Turner | Roberts (H/T) | |
| 18 | Brent Cockbain | Schofield (58) | |
| 19 | Chris Jones | Cox (58) | |
| 20 | Sililo Martens | Not used | |
| 21 | Mark Cueto | Lamont (45) | |
| 22 | Chris Mayor | Not used | |
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