By Paul Rees

Bath .................................... 40pts
Tries: Muir 1, Reid 18, du Toit 26, Hill 45, Carr-Smith 64, van Wyk 78
Conversions: Russell 2, 19, 27, 46, 63

Sale ..................................... 13pts
Tries: Addison 54
Conversions: R du Preez 55
Penalties: R du Preez 13, 24
Bath's third home victory over Sale this year was far less stressful than the first two as the Sharks showed a generosity in defence that left their director of rugby Alex Sanderson lost for words.
Sale had spent the week dissecting their dismal display at Northampton the previous round where the...