Christian Wade equalled Chris Ashton's top-flight try-scoring record as he inspired Newcastle to their first Gallagher Prem win of the season over Sale. Wade matched Ashton's 101 tries when he sprinted over in the 49th minute, as the Red Bulls recovered from a 3-0 interval deficit to blow Sale away 17-3 at Kingston Park.
Newcastle captain George Mc Guigan grabbed the other home try, with Josh Hodge adding seven points from his boot. There was little to cheer for the Sharks, who only had a George Ford penalty to show for their visit to the North East. However, there was encouraging news for England head coach Steve Borthwick, with the Curry twins coming through their first start together in 16 months. Ben played an hour in his first league start of the programme, while Tom made just his fourth appearance for club and country since February.
In Gloucester, the hosts continued their resurgence to remain top of the Gallagher Prem with a hard-fought 23-5 victory over Bath before a sold-out Kingsholm. Bath were left reeling after losing Santi Carreras and Guy Pepper to injuries, and suffered their third consecutive defeat. Freddie Thomas and Max Llewellyn scored Gloucester's tries, with George Barton converting both and adding three penalties, while Kepueli Tuipulotu scored Bath's sole try.
The Gloucester win looked unlikely when Bath dominated most of the first half, but the hosts survived for a morale-boosting result that keeps them at the summit of the table.
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