By Ross Heppenstall

Sale Sharks...................... 28pts
Tries: James 22, Carpenter 36, Penalty 50, Hill 71
Conversions: R du Preez 23, 37, 72

Exeter Chiefs.................... 10pts
Try: J Roots 63 Conversion: Slade 64 Penalty: Slade 7
George Ford’s educated right boot proved hugely instrumental as Sale subjected rock-bottom Exeter to yet more misery and gloom.
Master craftsman Ford, 31, was outstanding throughout as Alex Sanderson’s Sharks racked up a bonus-point win in filthy conditions of driving wind and rain.
The England fly-half’s intelligent game-management expertly guide...