Sale’s power game and the visitors’ ill-discipline, as well as travel disruptions key to embarrassing defeat
Having said all that, none of Ulster’s big-game players were on point for this one where a combination of Sale’s power game and the visitors’ ill-discipline and inability to put anything of significance in place either side of the ball ensured there could only be one outcome.
Rob Du Preez missed the conversion, but Sale seemed to have the edge and quickly found their way to Ulster’s line again when Akker van der Merwe was initially held up by Herring before rolling over the other side of the ruck to touchdown. But Sale hit back from another penalty, Fergus Warr tapping and running through a hole which ought to have been manned by Matty Rea. After Warr was held short, Dan du Preez rumbled forward from close range, smashing through Herring to score. This time Rob du Preez got the extra points.
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