By BRENDAN GALLAGHER

Sale Sharks......28pts
Tries: B Curry 36, van der Merwe 46, Carpenter 68
Conversions: R du Preez 37, 47
Penalties: R du Preez 24, 62, 75

Exeter ................20pts
Tries: Cowan-Dickie 12, S Maunder 50
Conversions: Slade 13, 51
Penalties: Slade 30, 72
SALE Sharks, slow starters last season, made it three wins out of three in this new campaign. Whisper it quietly but they are going to be much stronger contenders this time around.
Exeter arrived unbeaten after three games and although they went pretty well, despite a rash of unsettling injuries, they ultimately lacke...