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<blockquote data-quote="Bullitt" data-source="post: 68444"><p>6/6/06</p><p></p><p><strong>In-form Sharks edge Saints</strong></p><p></p><p><img src="http://home.skysports.com/images/sports/Sale/robinson_jasonface.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Sale head for the play-offs on the back of a thrilling 36-34 victory at Northampton.</p><p></p><p>The table-toppers ran in five tries and will host London Wasps next Sunday having finished 10 points clear of the defending champions.</p><p></p><p>But that will be a one-off game against the one-off specialists and the Sharks will surely have to tighten up their defence if they are to scupper Wasps' bid for a fourth straight Premiership triumph.</p><p></p><p>Sale led 26-3 in the second half, fell behind 27-26, re-took the lead, then watched a last minute penalty from Saints fly-half Bruce Reihana land short from 35 metres.</p><p></p><p>But this was a thrilling finale to the regular season, despite neither side having anything tangible to play for.</p><p></p><p>A Reihana penalty gave Saints an early lead, but Sharks roared back when Fernandez Lobbe crashed over after Charlie Hodgson put a penalty into the corner.</p><p></p><p>In the 28th minute Sale had their second score as scrum-half Ben Foden picked up a lose ball and sprinted past four defenders to the line.</p><p></p><p>The next try was set up by a trademark diagonal run from Jason Robinson (pictured), the former England captain offloading for winger Steve Hanley to score.</p><p></p><p>Sale continued in the same coruscating form after the break despite removing Charlie Hodgson, Jason White and Andy ***terell, as the livewire Froden set up substitute Valentin Courrenc with a try.</p><p></p><p>But back roared Northampton with three tries in six minutes to turn the match on its head.</p><p></p><p>The forwards drove fly-half Carlos Spencer over and when the former All Black was denied a second try illegally by Robinson, Saints took full advantage of the veteran's 10-minute spell in the sin-bin.</p><p></p><p>A slick handling move gave Reihana the chance to touch down out wide before number eight Daniel Browne crashed over in the opposite corner.</p><p></p><p>Spencer's neat pass then sent Dave Quinlan in for his first try for the club and with 10 minutes left, Saints looked set for a stirring comeback victory.</p><p></p><p>But Courrenc put Sharks ahead again with a penalty and although wingers Oriol Ripol and Ben Cohen exchanged late tries, Sale held on for a morale-boosting win</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullitt, post: 68444"] 6/6/06 [b]In-form Sharks edge Saints[/b] [img]http://home.skysports.com/images/sports/Sale/robinson_jasonface.jpg[/img] Sale head for the play-offs on the back of a thrilling 36-34 victory at Northampton. The table-toppers ran in five tries and will host London Wasps next Sunday having finished 10 points clear of the defending champions. But that will be a one-off game against the one-off specialists and the Sharks will surely have to tighten up their defence if they are to scupper Wasps' bid for a fourth straight Premiership triumph. Sale led 26-3 in the second half, fell behind 27-26, re-took the lead, then watched a last minute penalty from Saints fly-half Bruce Reihana land short from 35 metres. But this was a thrilling finale to the regular season, despite neither side having anything tangible to play for. A Reihana penalty gave Saints an early lead, but Sharks roared back when Fernandez Lobbe crashed over after Charlie Hodgson put a penalty into the corner. In the 28th minute Sale had their second score as scrum-half Ben Foden picked up a lose ball and sprinted past four defenders to the line. The next try was set up by a trademark diagonal run from Jason Robinson (pictured), the former England captain offloading for winger Steve Hanley to score. Sale continued in the same coruscating form after the break despite removing Charlie Hodgson, Jason White and Andy ***terell, as the livewire Froden set up substitute Valentin Courrenc with a try. But back roared Northampton with three tries in six minutes to turn the match on its head. The forwards drove fly-half Carlos Spencer over and when the former All Black was denied a second try illegally by Robinson, Saints took full advantage of the veteran's 10-minute spell in the sin-bin. A slick handling move gave Reihana the chance to touch down out wide before number eight Daniel Browne crashed over in the opposite corner. Spencer's neat pass then sent Dave Quinlan in for his first try for the club and with 10 minutes left, Saints looked set for a stirring comeback victory. But Courrenc put Sharks ahead again with a penalty and although wingers Oriol Ripol and Ben Cohen exchanged late tries, Sale held on for a morale-boosting win [/QUOTE]
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