- Sale 22-12 Bristol
- Tuilagi makes comeback in impressive win for Sharks
For now at least, courtesy of an extra win, Sale move ahead of Exeter into second place in the Premiership. There is some way to go before they can talk about a home semi-final but this seventh win in a row, after the pummelling their visitors subjected them to for long stretches, announces the Sharks as contenders.
Better still, Manu Tuilagi had more than half an hour from the bench and came through, a successful return to action after eight months out with an Achilles injury.
