Alfie Barbeary's late try sealed Bath's 31-26 Premiership win over Sale, a remarkable comeback from a 19-7 half-time deficit. Sale scored 31 points in a dominant first half, exploiting Bath's kicking errors and two yellow cards that saw Joe Cokanasiga and Ben Frost sin-binned. Alfie Barbeary scored Bath's crucial try in the 79th minute after a 23-phase attack breached Sale's defense. Bath's response was swift, with two second-half tries in the opening 10 minutes courtesy of Louie Hennessey and Ethan Staddon. Sale remained resilient, with Tom Roebuck scoring his sixth try of the season, but Bath's counterattack, featuring Kepu Tuipulotu's break and Bernard van der Linde's try, proved decisive. Bath now trail Northampton by three points in the race for the title.