Sale condemn Newcastle to 25th successive defeat

Sale sent Newcastle crashing to a 25th successive defeat in the English Premiership on Friday with a bonus-point 43-10 victory.

Winger Tom Roebuck scored twice in the second half to boost his chances of making the England squad for the November internationals.

Arron Reed's early brace, a penalty try and a Will Addison score saw Alex Sanderson's Sale establish a 28-3 interval lead to clinch the bonus point before half-time.

Roebuck then seized centre stage with his double after the break, while the visitors claimed a consolation try through captain Callum Chick.

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Job done, five points at home, and 2 wins from 5 in the battle of the North this season! 👊#SALvNEW | #DerbyDay

— Sale Sharks 🦈 (@SaleSharksRugby) October 11, 2024

"It's difficult to be happy, but to be fair we were beaten all over the shop," said Newcastle director of rugby Steve Diamond, a former Sale coach.

"We couldn't keep hold of the ball when we had it and when we turned it over, they capitalised very well.

"Sale are a good team and when we come across teams like this, we're going to struggle with the personnel that we've got out at the moment."

Newcastle's last win in the competition was in March 2023.