Sale have ended their dire away record with a surprise victory over Wasps.

The Sharks arrived at Adams Park without a win away from Heywood Road this season but only just held off an injury-hit Wasps line-up.

Wasps fly-half Alex King and Sale scrum-half Nick Walshe shared a penalty apiece early on in the Premiership clash.

But it was King who was more readily turned to with the boot in the opening exchanges, with a further penalty and a conversion following the game's first try.

Walshe kept the visitors in the chase with another penalty and their cause was further helped in the 33rd minute with a try by Dean Schofield.

The bulky lock crossed the line from short distance reducing the deficit to just two points at the interval in the process.

Walshe added a conversion and former league star Steve Hanley made the Sharks advantage even greater when he swept up a loose ball and sprinted over the line.

Walshe again made no mistake with his kick.

Van Gisbergen kept Wasps in the game to the final minutes with a faultless kicking display but Sharks effectively wrapped up the win with Mark Cueto's try seven minutes from time.

Wasps: Lewsey, Roiser, Abbott, Waters, Logan, A. King, Howley, Dowd, Leota, Molloy, Beardshaw, Birkett, Lock, Volley, McCarthy.
Replacements: Wood, van Gisbergen, Denney, Erinle, Hart, Gotting, W. Green.

Sale: Going, Cueto, Bond, Harris, Hanley, Baxendell, Walshe, Yates, Marais, Turner, C. Jones, Schofield, Anglesea, Pinkerton, Davies.
Replacements: Roddham, Lund, Thorp, Stewart, Fullarton, Deane, Wigglesworth.

Referee: Roy Maybank (RFU)