Box kick from Kerr-Barlow to touch

La Rochelle look to set the drive

Sam James with a great kick ahead into space and a flying Ashton gets there first but his toe ahead is into touch

Sale look to maul

Obstruction and Sale have a relieving penalty which they kick to touch

Show and go from West having a go himself

Maul called, use it or lose it and La Rochelle get an attacking scrum feed

West gets the second half underway

Sale Sharks take a 16-15 lead over La Rochelle into halftime. Sale started strongly with an early try to lead 7-0, with La Rochelle picking up a yellow card. A Sale penalty extended their lead, but La Rochelle hit back with two tries in quick succession to edge in front 12-10. The battle of the boot dominated the remainder of the half, with Sale slotting two penalties to one to lead by just a single point at the break.

And that will be halftime