Tag: Northampton Saints

Any fireworks on the night were firmly confined off-pitch as Sale completed a workmanlike but efficient win over a somewhat under-strength Saints team.

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Perhaps it’s having been underdogs for so long that Sale can’t cope with dominating possession and territory. Maybe they need to feel under pressure to bring out the best in them.

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TOO. MANY. PENALTIES. Get a grip, guys, this is getting ridiculous.

Name any referee and every supporter of every team will swear blind that said ref has got it in for their team. It’s an immutable law of the universe — by comparison, the 2nd law of thermodynamics is a mere suggestion. So it was that Ian Tempest was the villain who penalised Sale 17 times from about midway through the first half until the end of the game (for context, Saints gave up about three penalties in that time).

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In his pre-match interview, Dimes made an off-the-cuff comment about how Manu had stayed injury-free for several games. He really needs to shut up, sometimes.

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