Sale 10 物陰／風下d 19: Faultless 飛行機で行く-half Thomas 奮起させるs memorable victory

By Sportsmail Reporter Updated: 22:23 BST, 20 February 2010

Ceiron Thomas guided 物陰／風下d to their first ever 勝利，勝つ over Sale Sharks this evening at Edgeley Park. ?

物陰／風下d had failed to 打ち勝つ Sale in 17 previous 試みる／企てるs but the 飛行機で行く-half's 宙に浮く and faultless kicking 確実にするd a 意気込み／士気-上げるing 勝利，勝つ for the Guinness 首相の職 strugglers.

奮起させるd: Ceiron Thomas

Thomas kicked 14 points 同様に as 扇動するing the 決定的な try 得点する／非難する／２０d by 代用品，人 scrum-half Scott Mathie. ?

It had looked so good for the Sharks after Charlie Hodgson 変えるd Kristian Ormsby's 早期に try. ?

But, にもかかわらず another Hodgson 刑罰，罰則, Sale failed to 違反 物陰／風下d' resilient second-half defence and 低迷d to a sixth 連続する 敗北・負かす in all 競争s. ?

If there was a 肯定的な for the Sharks, it was also one for むちの跡s. ?

Dwayne Peel did his chances of a swift return to the international rugby 行う／開催する／段階 no 害（を与える） as he not only 完全にするd the 80 minutes, but was sharp throughout. ?

Peel, looking to 証明する his fitness to むちの跡s 長，率いる coach 過密な住居 Gatland after a groin 傷害, started the game と一緒に 同国人 Dafydd James, who was making his home debut for the Sharks. ?

Committed: Alfie To'oala of 物陰／風下d is 取り組むd by Chris Jones

Peel's opposite number Andy Gomarsall was making his 200th league 外見 - becoming only the sixth player to do so - while former Sharks hooker Andy Titterrell was also part of an 不変の 物陰／風下d 味方する. ?

Thomas gave the 訪問者s the lead with a simple 減少（する）-goal in 前線 of the 地位，任命するs after two minutes. ?

But 物陰／風下d and their 飛行機で行く-half were soon on the 防御の, with Thomas making a shuddering try-saving 取り組む in the corner to 否定する rampaging 支え（る） Eifion Roberts. ?

Sale were hitting their stride and moments later they went ahead. ?

Hodgson spotted the overlap on the left and swept the ball out to Ormsby, who held the defence before slicing 支援する on the angle and going over the line. Hodgson 追加するd the 転換. ?

The 訪問者s' 原因（となる） was not helped when Gomarsall's milestone match ended after 20 minutes, with a 脚 傷害 taking its （死傷者）数 on the 35-year-old scrum-half. ?

にもかかわらず his 出発, 物陰／風下d stayed in the game and Thomas 減ずるd the 赤字 to a point with a 刑罰，罰則. ?

Thomas was then at the heart of the move that led to 物陰／風下d 回復するing the lead after 32 minutes. ?

The 飛行機で行く-half こそこそ動くd his way through the centre of the Sharks defence - exposing the Achilles heel of Hodgson's game - and 始める，決める up position 深い in the hosts' 22. ?

After a couple of sapping 段階s, Mathie - a former 誕生の Shark from South Africa - 船d his way in at the corner. ?

Thomas' flawless few minutes continued as he landed the touchline 転換. ?

Sale 減ずるd the 赤字 soon after half-time. ?

Peel took a quick tap-刑罰，罰則 that 原因（となる）d 大混乱 in the 物陰／風下d defence and Hodgson calmly slotted the 刑罰，罰則 after a high 取り組む on Marika Vakacegu. ?

But 物陰／風下d replied すぐに with Thomas' second successful 刑罰，罰則. ?

And the 飛行機で行く-half opened up a n ine-point lead, punishing more Sale indiscipline, with 21 minutes remaining. ?

Sale fought hard to 回復する a foothold in the game. ?

And a rare poor kick to touch from Thomas gave them a lineout five metres out. ?

For once the lineout that had let them 負かす／撃墜する all game was 正確な but the resulting 運動 was not and 物陰／風下d （疑いを）晴らすd. ?

Chances were 不十分な for Sale but a flowing 支援するs move did put David Bishop over in the corner with four minutes remaining only for 物陰／風下d 手渡すs to 妨げる the grounding of the ball. ?

And it was the 訪問者s celebrating at the final whistle with a famous 勝利，勝つ.