Probably the best performance I’ve seen in the last couple of seasons from the women. The pack was dominant and the backs mostly looked fluid and nippy.
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View from the laptop: Bath 20 Sale 37 [GP]
I think I’ve figured it out: with fifteen men on the pitch, there’s less room and they keep getting in each other’s way. Take one off and the increased space means they can interact more smoothly. Or something…
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View from the south stand: Sale 29 Northampton 22 [GP]
If you want a phrase that epitomises Sale Sharks over the seasons, it would be “that was a lot closer than it should have been”, AKA “squeaky bum time”.
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View from the south stand: Sale 59 Benetton 7 [F]
It’s quite difficult to watch a — let’s face it, not very meaningful — rugby match when you’re also checking your phone every 30 seconds for the latest update from the Hundred eliminator match down in Southampton.
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View from the off-season: 2022-23 preview
I was there, you know. Up in the gods at HQ, about a mile from the pitch when George sent the ball back inside from the left wing, fell over and didn’t get back up.
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View from the south stand: Sale 42 Bristol 19 [GP]
’Cause it’s a bitter-sweet symphony, that’s life…
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View from the armchair: Wasps 7 Sale 16 [GP]
It’s a bit much when your reaction to a gritty, hard-fought win is, “the try bonus would have really helped” – it would have kept the “Boys’ Own” fantasy of sneaking a top-four finish alive, at least for another 22 hours.
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View from the armchair: Racing 41 Sale 22
I will admit that, before the game started, there was a bit of me that was thinking, “please don’t let it be a slaughter”.
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View from the Birtles: Sale Sharks 57 DMP Durham 5 [AP15]
Corpaq Stadium, Heywood Road, Sale
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View from the south stand: Sale 35 Newcastle 27 [GP]
And this, folks, is where the story really starts to get interesting.
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