Max Llewellyn shines as Gloucester score five tries in ending Sale revival
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Wales international back Max Llewellyn scored two tries as Gloucester emphatically ended Sale Sharks’ recent Gallagher Premiership resurgence with a 36-20 victory at Kingsholm. Llewellyn struck in each half, with Gloucester securing a five-point maximum to keep themselves in play-off contention.
Sale’s hopes of securing a fourth successive Premiership win floundered on an outstanding first-half display by Gloucester that produced touchdowns for Llewellyn, full-back Santi Carreras and wing Josh Hathaway. Sale trailed 22-3 after 26 minutes and it proved too much for them to claw back despite tries from skipper Ben Curry, hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie and wing Tom Roebuck, while centre Rob du Preez kicked a penalty and conversion.
Llewellyn’s 60th-minute score and a late Tomos Williams touchdown saw Gloucester home, with Carreras completing an accomplished performance by landing a penalty and four conversions for a 16-point haul. Sale suffered a late blow when scrum-half Raffi Quirke was withdrawn as an injury precaution so Gus Warr deputised, with Nye Thomas on the bench.
Gloucester immediately put them on the back foot, striking with a stunning 80-metre try after just five minutes. They moved possession wide inside their own 22, with Hathaway making a touchline surge before finding centre Chris Harris in support. Williams then took the move on at pace before Carreras applied an emphatic finish.
