By DAVID BALLHEIMER

Fifth place play-offf play-offf
Loughboro’ .....26 Sale...................22
LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning claimed fifth place with a 48–34 aggregate win at Franklin’s Gardens. Lightning carried a ten-point lead over Sale having won the first leg at Heywood Road 22-12 a fortnight ago.
Sharks quickly halved their first-leg deficit when winger Evie Tonkin touched down in the corner, but Lizzie Duffy couldn’t convert. After 22 minutes, Sale hooker Niamh Swailes was sin-binned for pulling down at a maul and Lightning were awarded a penalty try.
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