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Glasgow Warriors secure bonus-point win against Sale Sharks in Champions Cup

Glasgow Warriors defeated Sale Sharks 47-27 in the Investec Champions Cup, securing a bonus-point victory at CorpAcq Stadium.

  • Glasgow Warriors scored 47 points to Sale Sharks' 27.
  • The match included a minute's silence for former Sale lock Hyron Andrews, who died on Friday.
  • Glasgow earned an additional bonus point under a new rule for scoring three more tries than their opponents.

Glasgow Warriors recorded an impressive bonus-point victory over Sale Sharks in the Investec Champions Cup today, with a final score of 47-27 at CorpAcq Stadium.

The match was preceded by a minute's silence in memory of former Sale lock Hyron Andrews, who died on Friday. Andrews, 31, played regularly for Sale last season.

Glasgow secured an additional bonus point under a new tournament rule, which awards an extra point to teams scoring three more tries than their opponents. The Warriors' tries came from a penalty try, Kyle Steyn, Jamie Dobie, Alex Craig, Rory Darge, Ollie Smith, and Ottavio Tuipulotu.

Sale's tries were scored by Ben Curry, Arron Reed (2), and Rekeiti Ma'asi-White. Sale players Gus Warr and Tom Roebuck were sent to the sin-bin during the game.

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