The Sale Vs Leicester game on Sunday was a bruising encounter which saw both Ben Curry and Dan Du Preez leaving the field with injuries – both of which are now doubts for the final at Twickenham.
In a game full of physical battles, there was always going to be a squirmish or two. The main encounters came between fellow England internationals. First up Ben Youngs and George Ford had a few choice words for each other before laughing it off, leaving fans bemused.
Then came the Manu Tuilagi vs Anthony Watson battle, which if serious would have left many a mark. Fortunately for Anthony Watson, Tuilagi realised the joke right before he unleashed the right hook:
Forwards vs Backs in a fight. pic.twitter.com/2z2q478iHK
— Jim Hamilton (@jimhamilton4) May 14, 2023
Despite the injuries, Sale came through the match as 21-13 victors, much in part to the game management ability of fly-half George Ford. The Sale Sharks fly-half has recently returned from injury but showed no loss of form as he picked up the Player of the Match Award.
✅ Manie Libbok
✅ Jack Crowley
✅ Owen Farrell
✅ George Ford👏 All four winning teams this weekend had 10s bang in form!pic.twitter.com/B2jXtNRVKw
— Planet Rugby (@PlanetRugby) May 14, 2023
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