La Rochelle 45-21 Sale: Sharks are handed a painful French lesson

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Sale Sharks lose to La Rochelle

LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE - APRIL 10: Geoffrey Doumayrou of La Rochelle runs in to score their sixth try during the Quarter Final Champions Cup match between La Rochelle and Sale Sharks at Stade Marcel Deflandre on April 10, 2021 in La Rochelle, France. Sporting stadiums around France remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Lionel Hahn/Getty Images)

ALEX Sanderson warned his Sharks ‘you must be better than that’ after their European ambitions sunk without trace in the Bay of Biscay.
The director of rugby admitted his side had been totally out-played by La Rochelle in Champions Cup quarter-final at the Stade Marcel Deflandre and said: “We leaked soft tries and need to be better than that. It’s a learning curve.
“We have to come here and win these games. We shouldn’t come and lose by a big margin, conceding 45 points.
“Their set-piece had more power than ours. You need that to get an anchor in the game but it gave them penalties and terr...

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