 | POWERGEN CUP Sale (26) 45:
Tries: Todd, Ripol 3, Faure, Bruno, Hanley
Cons: Courrent (5)
Leeds (10) 10:
Tries: Care
Cons: Ross
Pens: Ross Att: 4,572 |
Spanish winger Oriol Ripol scored a hat-trick of tries as Sale Sharks put on a dominant display to knock holders Leeds Tykes out of the Powergen Cup. Robert Todd powered over the line to get the home side off the mark and Leeds had little answer from there on. Ripol, Sebastien Bruno and Steve Hanley added further tries while the precise kicking of Valentin Courrent only compounded the misery of the visitors. Danny Care scored a rare try for Leeds whose 10 points came before the break. Sale director of rugby Philippe Saint-Andre:
"I'm very pleased. There was a good balance between the forwards and the backs and we scored some good tries. "We played especially well without the likes of Andrew Sheridan, Mark Cueto and Charlie Hodgson." "We want to win every competition we play in, players and coaches always want to win." Leeds Tykes head coach Daryl Powell:
"I thought our young players played well and Care is going to be some player. "Jordan Crane at number eight was also outstanding. But we conceded 45 points and we are not happy with that. "Sale put us under pressure and we obviously have areas to work on."
Sale: Robinson, Ripol, Taylor, Todd, Hanley, Courrent, Martens, Faure, Bruno, Turner, Lobbe, Day, Carter, Lund, Chabal.
Replacements: Titterrell, Coutts, Bonner-Evans, White, Wigglesworth, Foden, Seveali'i. Leeds: Doherty, Rees, Snyman, Rhys Jones, Biggs, Ross, Care, Shelley, Bulloch, Kerr, Murphy, Morgan, Thomas, Hyde, Crane.
Replacements: Rawlinson, Gerber, Parks, McMillan, Vickerman, Stimpson, Myall. Referee: M Fox (RFU)
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