Tindall KO can't stop Gloucester (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)

Tindall KO can't stop Gloucester

Gloucester overcame the loss of England centre Mike Tindall to a thigh strain to steal a dramatic 21-18 victory against Sale at Kingsholm after referee Roy Maybank awarded them a penalty try 10 minutes into second-half injury-time.

The Sharks finished with 13 men after Maybank's patience finally snapped and he sin-binned forwards Chris Jones and Andrew Sheridan for technical offences.

Jubilant Northampton coach Budge Pountney paid tribute to his players after Irish centre Seamus Mallon finally kick-started their season with a breakaway try to steal a 17-9 victory at Bath late in the second half.

"The most important thing was the attitude we took into the game," Pountney said.

"We turned around a big defeat at Leicester last week with a relatively new team and that's good. I think they found the passion that we have always had at Northampton."