Late Sale penalty try continues Harlequins woes

Sale Sharks secured a narrow 28-24 comeback victory against Harlequins at CorpAcq Stadium in Premiership action. Marcus Smith scored two early tries and added two conversions to put Harlequins ahead, but Sale rallied through tries from Viliame Canakaivata, Gus Warr, and Joe Bamber, alongside three George Ford conversions, before a 73rd-minute penalty try sealed the win for the hosts.

The result marked Harlequins' third consecutive defeat of the campaign, leaving them at the bottom of the Premiership table despite two additional tries from Sam Riley. Meanwhile, Sale bounced back from their opening-round loss to Bristol by securing their second straight victory following an earlier win over Saracens.