By PAUL REES

Alex Sanderson says Sale will be a different proposition in the Premiership play-offs than they were two years ago in his first campaign in charge when they lost at Exeter in the semi-final.
The Sharks confirmed their place in the play-offs in the last round when, with the Curry brothers in full swing, they overwhelmed Bristol at Ashton Gate, and they finish the regular season at home to Newcastle next month.
“I was too emotional at this point two years ago,” said Sanderson, Sale’s director of rugby. “It probably came too early for me. It is very hard to get into the play-off...