Sale power on to clinch home quarter-final
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Sale booked a home quarter-final in the European Rugby Challenge Cup as they overcame a slow start to romp to a 39-10 success over winless Perpignan.
The French side rocked the Pool 3 leaders when winger Jean-Bernard Pujol scored wide out to prompt the Sharks into action.
By half-time the home side were 15-5 ahead courtesy of a fine chip ahead by Kieran Wilkinson which Chris Ashton collected to score under the posts.
Fellow winger Aaron Reed also went over to add to a conversion and a penalty from scrum-half Faf de Klerk.
Sale underlined their superiority after the interval as first South African Jono Ross finished off some neat approach work to cross under the posts.
Perpignan kept battling away but had no answer as the Sharks finished well on top to add further touchdowns from fly-half Wilkinson and replacement Tom Bristow who ripped possession from his opposite number to crash over.
De Klerk was also on target with a further two conversion and Will Cliff added a penalty and a conversion to keep the scoreboard ticking in Sale’s favour.
via EPCRugby.com
