Just had the misfortune to catch 10 mins of Sale V clermont on tv ,middle of the pitch doesn't look too good,

Lets hope the Ground staff can do their magic in the 20 hrs before the match tomorrow.

We won't need the middle we can use the Wings. lol

Who says Sale are cheating?
win when you lose thanks to the BBC

European Champions Cup: Sale 22-13 Clermont Auvergne
Sale (3) 13

Try: penalty Con: Cipriani Pens: Cipriani 2

Clermont (6) 22

Try: Lee Con: Lopez Pens: Lopez 5


Clermont Auvergne will go into their final Champions Cup Pool One game against Saracens in pole position after battling past Sale in soggy Manchester.

The French side led 6-3 at the break as Camille Lopez kicked two penalties to a solitary reply from Danny Cipriani.

A converted penalty try put the hosts in front before two Lopez penalties saw Clermont regain the advantage.

The lead changed twice more as Cipriani and then Lopez landed penalties, before Fritz Lee's try saw Clermont home.

Sale: Mike Haley, Will Addison, Jonny Leota, Sammy Tuitupou, Mark Cueto, Danny Cipriani, Chris Cusiter, Ross Harrison, Marc Jones, Vadim Cobilas, Jonathan Mills, Nathan Hines, Dan Braid (Captain), David Seymour, Josh Beaumont.

Replacements: Tommy Taylor, Eifion Lewis-Roberts, Ciarian Parker, Mark Easter, Magnus Lund, Will Cliff, Nick Macleod, Tom Arscott.

Clermont Auvergne: Nick Abendanon, Noa Nakaitaci, Aurelien Rougerie, Wesley Fofana, Naipoloni Nalaga, Camille Lopez, Morgan Parra, Raphael Chaume, Benjamin Kayser, Davit Zirakashvili, Jamie Cudmore, Sebastien Vahaamahina, Damien Chouly, Julien Bonnaire, Fritz Lee.

Replacements: John Ulugia, Vincent Debaty, Clement Ric, Loic Jacquet, Julien Bardy, Ludovic Rado, Mike Delany, Benson Stanley.

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