SALE’S troubled week which saw the departure of director of rugby Steve Diamond ended as they were taken apart by Louis Carbonel, a 21-yearold future gem of a French fly-half.

Carbonel, a replacement against England last Sunday, showed just why he is considered a key element of his country’s planning for the next World Cup.
Sale, 26-0 down, hit back with two late converted tries but it was all too late after the prodigious Carbonel was instrumental in putting the three-times champions firmly in the driving seat.
He kicked three first-half penalties and fashioned a superbly-constructed try f...