Sale hand Newcastle 25th straight league loss

Gallagher Premiership

Sale (28) 43

Tries: Reed 2, Penalty, Addison, Roebuck 2 Cons: R du Preez 4 Pen: Curtis

Newcastle (3) 10

Try: Chick Con: Grayson Pen: Grayson

Sale Sharks moved up to second in the early-season Premiership table as they inflicted another defeat on struggling Newcastle Falcons.

Two tries from Arron Reed, a penalty try and one from Will Addison had secured the bonus point before half-time as Sharks made it three wins out of four this season.

Tom Roebuck added two more tries after the break as Sale kept up their 100% home record to sit one point behind leaders Saracens.

Newcastle's only try came courtesy of Callum Chick. Falcons remain bottom without a point as their Premiership losing streak extends to 25 games.

Sale: Carpenter, Roebuck, Addison, Bedlow, Reed, R du Preez, Warr; McIntyre, Cowan-Dickie, Harper, Bamber, Andrews, van Rhyn, B Curry, T Curry.

Replacements: Caine, Onasanya, Opoku-Fordjour, Beaumont, D du Preez, Thomas, Curtis, Dugdale.

Sin-bin: Cowan-Dickie (50)

Newcastle: Obatoyinbo, Radwan, Spencer, Hutchison, Stevenson, Grayson, Stuart; Brocklebank, Blamire, Palframan, Rubiolo, Hawkins, van der Walt, Gordon, Chick.

Replacements: Fletcher, du Bruin, McCallum, Lockwood, Scott, Davis, Metcalf, Brown.

Sin-bin: Chick (29)

Referee: Karl Dickson