Newcastle stun Sale Sharks with incredible comeback

Newcastle stun Sale Sharks with incredible comebackImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Newcastle had conceded more than 50 points in their past four Prem defeatsByAlex HoadBBC Sport EnglandPublished9 minutes ago2 CommentsThe PremNewcastle (10) 45Tries: Christie 2, Mafi, Hearle 3, Lockwood Cons: Connon, Healy 4 Sale (35) 42Tries: Roebuck, Kelly, O'Flaherty, Carpenter, Longstaff, Reed Cons: Ford 6Alex Hearle completed a second-half hat-trick with the final play of the game as Prem basement-boys Newcastle Red Bulls stunned Sale Sharks with an incredible fightback.With Harlequins and Gloucester both losing, victory would have sealed seventh place for Sale and Champions Cup rugby next season.They still hold a four-point lead over eighth-placed Gloucester heading into their final fixture at home to Bristol and qualification remains in their hands.The Sharks flew out of the blocks and scored their first try from Tom Roebuck's angled run after 61 seconds.They raced into a 35-10 lead at half-time with some clinical finishing amid some suspect defending from a Red Bulls side who had shipped 259 points across their past four league games.The hosts improved after the break as Sale stuttered and Newcastle registered their biggest points haul in five years as Hearle's treble, two from Tom Christie and another from Alfie Lockwood pulled them within four points after Arron Reed's try had kept the Sharks' noses in front.However with the clock ticking past 80 minutes Newcastle broke from their own 22 with Hearle picking up a pop-pass on halfway to race under the posts and secure a second win of the campaign and complete the club's biggest ever Prem comeback victory.More to follow.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Seb Kelly dived over for Sale Shark's second try after just five minutes at Kingston ParkNewcastle: E Grayson; Wade, Hearle, Arnold, H Obatoyinbo; Connon, Benítez Cruz; Connor Hancock, McGuigan (c), Palframan, Hodgson, Scott, Le...