Sale 21 – 26 Glasgow

Opening weekend of Champions Cup 2025/26 pool levels sees two away victories on Friday; Glasgow Warriors struggle from behind to win at Sale Sharks, registering a bonus-point; South Africa’s Stormers decide up spectacular victory over High 14 aspect Bayonne in France in different fixture

Glasgow Warriors fought from 14-0 behind to win at Sale Sharks within the Champions Cup’s opening spherical

Glasgow stormed again from a 14-point deficit to open their Champions Cup marketing campaign with a 26-21 victory at Sale Sharks.

Sale dominated the opening quarter in tough circumstances and led by means of tries from Ernst van Rhyn and alternative Ollie Davies, whereas Rob Du Preez added two conversions.

However the Warriors decreased the hole to 14-12 by the break as Gregor Hiddleston and Rory Darge rewarded Scottish ahead energy and Adam Hastings landed a conversion.

Glasgow struck once more inside two minutes of the restart as Kyle Steyn collected a poor field kick to slice by means of, with Hastings including the extras.

The guests quickly bagged a bonus level strive as Stafford McDowall flew in off the proper for a rating that Hastings once more maximised.

Sale arrange a grandstand end as Marius Louw powered over by the posts for a strive that Du Preez transformed, however Glasgow held on for a formidable away victory.

Bayonne 17-26 Stormers

Within the evening’s second conflict, South Africa’s Stormers registered a formidable 26-17 victory over High 14 aspect Bayonne in France regardless of a 20-minute purple card to Adre Smith.

Scrum-half Imad Khan and Paul de Villiers scored tries for the Stormers – the second with Bayonne all the way down to 13 gamers as a consequence of two sin-binnings.

Although the hosts scored three tries by means of Federico Mori, Arnaud Erbinartegaray and Lucas Paulos, Stormers fly-half Clinton Swart kicked 4 penalties within the contest, which proved the distinction.