sale have the scrum 15m inside Falcons half.

Sharks attacking well, a great cross field kick is taken but they step out before they can make it count.

Falcons have the 22 drop out.

Falcons with the Line out on their 22.

Falcons witha strong start but a high tempo start and great Shark defence forces falcons to hold on...

Welcome to Ultimate Rugby's coverage of the Falcons vs the Sale Sharks. The Sale Sharks are currently sitting in 7th place on the log, with 2 wins in their last 5 games while the Falcons are in 11th place on the log, with only 1 win in their last 12 matches. Sale Sharks have won three of the last 5 encounters between these 2 sides with the Falcons winning 1 of these encounters and drawing 1. We look forward to a hard fought battle in Newcastle.