SALE’S impressive run of form continued with a fifth Premiership victory in succession to put them firmly on course for a semi-final place for the first time since 2006.
It was Sale’s sixth win in a row over Leicester with the game going much as expected after Tigers seemingly chose not to prioritise it by leaving out a number of leading players.
Their first choice front row and George Ford were nowhere to be seen with star performers, Jasper Wiese and Freddie Steward, placed on the bench.
Leicester’s head coach, Steve Borthwick, said: “All I care about is the next game and I wanted to win ...