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Red card puts Sale on the back foot

■By ROSS HEPPENSTALL

On the prowl: Jean-Luc du Preez charges forward for the Sharks
PICTURE: Getty Images

SALE saw red for the second week running as Bordeaux avenged last week’s savaging by the Sharks to secure a hard-earned win.
Steve Diamond saw Russian forward Andrei Ostrikov sent off for striking during last week’s 50-24 victory against Joe Worlsey’s men in France.
Yesterday, prop Tom Bristow was given his marching orders for an apparent elbow on Begles fly-half Luca Meret early in the second half.
With both sides scoring two tries apiece, Bordeaux edged it...

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