Premiership: Sale 27-24 Northampton Saints: sharks go to fourth place with Vittoria Bonus

Sale: Carpenter, Roebuck, R du Preez (C), Bedlow, O’flaherty; Ford, Warr; Rodd, Cowan-Rickie, Opoku-Fordjour, Bamber, Hill, Van Rhyn, T Curry, Jl du Preez.

Sin -in: Ford (36).

Replacements: McElroy, McIntyre, John, Andrews, Dugdale, Thomas, Addison, Reed.

Northampton: Ramm, Freeman, Oenndaal, Dingwall (C), Hendy; James, Mitchell; Iyogun, Langdon, Davison, Munga, Coles, Kemeny, Scott-Young, Pollock.

Sin -in: James (9), Freeman (13).

Replacements: Walker, Haffar, Green, Mayanavnaua, Augustus, Pearson, Weimann, Litchfield.

Referee: Hamish Smles