Sale Sharks defeated Saracens 10-20 at StoneX Stadium on Saturday to qualify for the Premiership play-offs.
The defeat meant that many of Saracens’ legends, including Owen Farrell, Sean Maitland and the Vunipola brothers, played their final home games.
This is a historic win for Sale, who scored his first win at StoneX in 20 years.
Tries from Tom Roebuck and Robert du Preez got Sale Sharks over the line, with George Ford scoring 10 points.
Farrell kicked just three points for Saracens in the first half, with Marco Riccioni scoring the only try of the game in the 65th minute.
She will face Bath in the Premiership semi-final, while Saracens face Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens.
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Manu Tuilagi, celebrating his 33rd birthday, will almost certainly play his last game in a Sharks uniform. was forced to leave He injured his hamstring 17 minutes later.
Initial indications from the club were that the center’s campaign was over and He will miss the semi-final against Bath on June 1 and the final at Twickenham before moving to Bayonne in France.
Saracens had been tipped as home favorites to win the title, but an away loss to Northampton on May 31 meant they were eliminated from the top four final.
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Sam James slipped into Tuilagi’s position easily And I was part of the sale side. I took it It was their first league win at Stonex Stadium.
Ford contributed to the reenactment of last year’s final. sale Leading by 17 points with 30 minutes remaining, Ben Curry’s visitors’ scrum and defense were dominant, leading to a brief Saracens fightback.
Riccioni’s goal gave the hosts a 10-point lead, but the Sharks made it through.
Saracens suffered a setback when Scotland international Sean Maitland was pulled out during the warm-up, the day after he announced he would retire at the end of the season.
Alex Lewington, another player who retired at the end of the season, filled Maitland’s spot shortly after leading the team onto the pitch alongside Farrell and Mako Vunipola.
Sale won four on the spin before hitting one of the bogey grounds. had They revived the fight for the playoffs.
Also: A depleted Bristol side defeated Harlequins in a thrilling close game, with both teams missing out on a place in the semi-finals.
And despite losing Tuilagi too early,the visitors led 10-3 at the break thanks to a Tom Roebuck score, ford boots Set against Farrell’s penalty.
Roebuck’s 10th goal of the league season broke the deadlock after 22 minutes of stalemate rugby in which Ford provided more width in attack. and The winger beat scrum-half Ivan van Zyl and ran in.
Farrell reduced his deficit, but sale It may have increased their Luke Cowan-Dickie takes the lead with a touchdown after Saracens miss. line out.
Referee Luke Pearce looked at the big screen and determined that Hooker had momentarily lost control of the ball. and The score was erased with chalk.
ford expansion sale They earned another scrum penalty and took the advantage after another 10-point game shortly after the break.
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Center Rob du Preez then took advantage of an opening in Lewington’s defense and slotted in a loose ball to make it 20-3 with 30 minutes remaining.
Saracens hit back as substitute prop Riccioni charged in from close range. but The Sharks made good use of their time by camping in enemy territory.
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team:
Saracens: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Alex Lewington, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Tom Parton, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Christian Judge, 2 Jamie George, 1 Mako Vunipola
Replacement: 16 Theo Dunn, 17 Eloni Mawi, 18 Marco Riccioni, 19 Nick Ishekwe, 20 Theo McFarland, 21 Billy Vunipola, 22 Aled Davis, 23 Alex Goode
Sale: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Waugh, 8 JL du Preez, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Ben Currie (c), 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Kobus Wiese, 3 James Harper, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Bevan Rodd.
Replacement: 16 Tommy Taylor, 17 Shea McIntyre, 18 Wilgriff John, 19 Ben Bamber, 20 Ernst van Ryn, 21 Raffi Quirke, 22 Sam James, 23 Aaron Reid
venue: stone x stadium
kick off: 15:05 BST (14:05 GMT)
Referee: luke pierce
Assistant referee: Jack Makepeace, Simon Harding
TMO: david rose
