Sale 43-17 Harlequins

Flanker scores two tries to help Sale romp to victory

For Sale and Alex Sanderson a bonus-point victory which harvested seven tries was surely beyond their wildest imagination.

But for Harlequins the abject misery and humiliation continues after a shocking second-half capitulation as they surrendered a 17-12 interval lead to ship 31 unanswered second-half points.

Sanderson, Sale’s director of rugby, had seen his side lose their previous four games and surrender vital ground in the race for a playoff place.