| Sale:(22) 37 |
| Tries: Curry, Dugdale, Reed 2, Quirke Pens: Ford 2 Cons: Ford 3 |
| Harlequins:(10) 31 |
| Tries: Lynagh 2, Murley, Beard, Northmore Cons: Smith 2, Evans |
Sale kept their hopes of a Premiership play-off return alive with victory over Harlequins in a pulsating game.
Ben Curry and Sam Dugdale tries gave Sharks a perfect start, though Louis Lynagh’s double reduced the deficit.
Sale’s Arron Reed scored a pair of his own either side of a Cadan Murley score for Quins and Raffie Quirke reply.
Quins secured a losing bonus point through Luke Northmore but were replaced in the top four by Bristol, who hammered lowly Newcastle.
Sale: Carpenter; Roebuck, R du Preez, Tuilagi, Reed; Ford, Warr; Rodd, Cowan-Dickie, Harper, Wiese, Beaumont, Curry, Dugdale, JL du Preez.
Replacements: Taylor, McIntyre, John, Bamber, Andrews, Quirke, James, O’Flaherty.
Sin-bin: Bamber (55)
Harlequins: Green; Lynagh, Beard, Esterhuizen, Murley; Smith, Porter; Marler, Riley, Lewis, Herbst, Lewies, Cunningham-South, W Evans, Dombrandt.
Replacements: Walker, Baxter, Kerrod, Hammond, Lawday, Care, J Evans, Northmore.
Referee: Tom Foley
