Champions Cup: Leinster and Bristol in action next after Glasgow beat Sale
Leinster and Bristol Bears begin their Champions Cup campaigns with away fixtures, after Glasgow beat Sale 47-27.
Glasgow Warriors secured a bonus-point victory over Sale Sharks with a 47-27 win at CorpAcq Stadium. Sale initially took the lead through a Ben Curry try and penalties from George Ford, but Glasgow responded with tries from Kyle Steyn, Jamie Dobie, Craig, Smith, and Tuipulotu. The match included a penalty try following a maul infringement that resulted in Gus Warr being sent to the sin-bin, and Tom Roebuck was also sin-binned for tripping Warriors captain Kyle Steyn.
The match featured a minute of silence for former Sale lock Hyron Andrews, who died on Friday at the Johannesburg Lions team hotel. BBC Sport reports that the 31-year-old had played regularly for Sale last season.
In other pool action, Gloucester and holders Bordeaux Begles played to a 36-36 draw at Kingsholm, while the Bulls defeated Stade Francais 56-20. Upcoming fixtures include Clermont Auvergne v Leinster, with Rugby World noting that Leinster's starting line-up is similar to an Ireland XV, and Stormers v Bristol.
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