■By GRAHAM COX

Blackheath ...... 31pts
Tries: Harding 9, 23, Hennessey 13, Burns 31, Fielding 56
Conversions: Ffitch 13, 23, 56

Sale FC...............27pts
Tries: Walsh 11, 52, Priestley-Nangle 39
Conversions: Hunt 11, 39, 52
Penalties: Hunt 44, 46
A PULSATING climax to a game Blackheath really should have closed out long before the final whistle which, when it sounded after the Club turned possession five metres from their own goal-line, was greeted with relief from players and spectators alike.
Blackheath played some of the best rugby of their campaign to date ...