| Sale Sharks: (5) 5 |
| Tries: Van der Merwe |
| Toulouse: (3) 27 |
| Tries: Meafou, Retiere Pens: Jaminet 5 Cons: Jaminet |
Toulouse recovered to beat 14-man Sale Sharks for the second time in as many games and maintain their winning start in the Heineken Champions Cup.
Melvyn Jaminet kicked five penalties and Emmanuel Meafou and Arthur Retiere scored second-half tries as the five-time winners reached the last 16.
Sale started brightly and were rewarded with Akker van der Merwe’s opening try at AJ Bell Stadium.
The hosts lost momentum when Cobus Wiese was shown a red card.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Sale: Carpenter; O’Flaherty, S James, Tuilagi, Reed; R Du Preez, Warr; McIntyre, Van der Merwe, Schonert, Wiese, Hill, Ross, B Curry (capt), JL Du Preez.
Replacements: Ashman, Rodd, Harper, Beaumont, Dugdale, Quirke, Curtis, L James.
Toulouse: Jaminet; Mallia, Barassi, Guitoune, Lebel; Ntamack, Dupont (capt); Baille, Marchand, Aldegheri, Arnold, Meafou, Jelonch, Placines, Roumat.
Replacements: Cramont, Neti, Faumuina, Brennan, Willis, Elstadt, De