Yarde grubbers ahead and Sale get there first but the toe ahead is in touch in the Bristol 22

Box kick from Uren to touch

Bristol look to maul

Slick hands as Sale move it left but the final pass for Yarde in space is loose to touch for a Bristol throw

de Klerk has a snipe and then offloads for Yarde

Sealing off at the breakdown, penalty Sale and MacGinty sets up an attacking lineout

Box kick from de Klerk, Bristol secure

Eden gets the second half underway for Bristol

Why do English commentators find it so hard to support Sale

Sale Sharks take a comfortable 26-7 lead over a much changed Bristol Bears side into halftime. It was all Sale for much of the half as they ran in four tries to build a 26-0 advantage, but Bristol would get on the board with a late intercept try to give them a glimmer of hope at the break.