Sale 15-19 Saracens: Chris Ashton 賞賛するd by 示す McCall after winger's late 介入 keeps his 味方する's European 支持する/優勝者s Cup hopes alive?

  • Saracens winger Chris Ashton won a 決定的な late 刑罰,罰則 for Saracens?
  • The 訪問者s were defending their line in the in the dying moments as Sale chased a match-winning try ?
  • Sale 得点する/非難する/20d tries through Magnus Lund and?Andrei Ostrikov?
  • Owen Farrell 得点する/非難する/20d a try and kicked six points for the Londoners??

Chris Ashton may not be known for his の近くに-4半期/4分の1 work at the 決裂/故障 but it was the England wing’s late 介入 which kept Saracens’ European hopes alive while 同時に 沈むing Sale’s.

With the Sharks’ pack 乱打するing the 訪問者s’ line に引き続いて a succession of 刑罰,罰則s, Saracens’ season hung in the balance.


But with seconds on the clock, and the ball centimetres short of the line, Ashton did his finest impression of Richie McCaw to 軍隊 his 手渡すs over the ball ― かもしれない 不法に ― and 説得する Welsh 審判(をする) Leighton Hodges to penalise Sale for 持つ/拘留するing on.?

Saracens and England winger Chris Ashton (right) is tackled by Sale's Mark Cueto?

Saracens and England winger Chris Ashton (権利) is 取り組むd by Sale's 示す Cueto?

Saracens' Owen Farrell (centre) was on form for his return to the Saracens line up with a win over Sale Sharks

Saracens' Owen Farrell (centre) was on form for his return to the Saracens line up with a 勝利,勝つ over Sale Sharks

Jamie George tries to build up some momentum but is stopped in his tracks by Sale's Andrei Ostrikov (left)

Jamie George tries to build up some 勢い but is stopped in his 跡をつけるs by Sale's Andrei Ostrikov (left)

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‘I thought our defence in our 22 in the last five minutes was pretty heroic,’ said relieved Saracens director of rugby 示す McCall. ‘There were a lot of the 特徴 I associate with this team which were 現在の all the way through. Our 業績/成果 wasn’t perfect but we showed a lot of energy.

‘Chris Ashton had a lot of good 介入s today. There were several occasions when we had numbers 負かす/撃墜する in defence and he (機の)カム off his line and timed 取り組むs magnificently.

‘His turnover at the end was pretty special but he had a 広大な/多数の/重要な game. He doesn’t often get the credit for those 肉親,親類d of things.’?

Sharks' Danny Cipriani evades Owen Farrell's clutches but is clipped by a scrambling Maka Vunipola?

Sharks' Danny Cipriani 避けるs Owen Farrell's clutches but is clipped by a 緊急発進するing Maka Vunipola?

McCall’s opposite number Steve Diamond, who berated Hodges and his fellow 公式の/役人s after the final whistle, said: ‘We were 大打撃を与えるing the ir line, 刑罰,罰則 after 刑罰,罰則. Probably in the 首相の職 we’d have got a yellow card.

‘Fair play to them. Good defence in the last five minutes won them the game. They’re a good 味方する and they 押し進めるd the 境界s of offside やめる a lot. There was probably a bit of inexperience from that 審判(をする) coming out of the Celtic League and not 存在 used to streetwise 味方するs like Saracens.’

The match was 法案d as a 戦う/戦い of the 飛行機で行く-halves as Sale’s Danny Cipriani took on Owen Farrell, even though the latter lined up at inside-centre, with former Sale stand-off Charlie Hodgson at 10 for Sarries.

非,不,無 of the three will look 支援する on the match with any 広大な/多数の/重要な fondness, although Farrell 得点する/非難する/20d a try and kicked an important 65th-minute 減少(する) goal to pull Saracens four points (疑いを)晴らす after the hulking Andrei Ostrikov had rumbled over from 15 metres to give Sale hope.?

Jacques Burger holds onto the ankle of Andrei Ostrikov as his side hold onto a victory at the AJ Bell Stadium

Jacques Burger 持つ/拘留するs の上に the ankle of Andrei Ostrikov as his 味方する 持つ/拘留する の上に a victory at the AJ Bell Stadium

Farrell’s try に引き続いて a superb Hodgson break ― 補佐官d by some woeful Sale defence ― (機の)カム after the impressive Magnus Lund had 得点する/非難する/20d the first try of the match before the Saracens No 10 was 軍隊d from the field with a shoulder 傷害 six minutes before the break.

Cipriani, 一方/合間, will be 失望させるd by some sloppy kicking from 手渡す and occasionally flaky defence.

にもかかわらず some neat touches from 約束ing young 十分な-支援する マイク Haley and some thunderous 取り組むing from centre Sam Tuitupou, it was left to Sale’s 今後s, with the ロシアの Ostrikov and Lund to the fore, to take the game to a Saracens 味方する struggling for any rhythm in Europe or 国内で.?

Saracens back row Billy Vunipola tries to hold on to the ball as he collides at speed with Sam Tuitupou?

Saracens 支援する 列/漕ぐ/騒動 Billy Vunipola tries to h old on to the ball as he 衝突する/食い違うs at 速度(を上げる) with Sam Tuitupou?

Jamie George keeps up the pressure as he fends off challenges from Cipriani (left) and Mark Jennings?

Jamie George keeps up the 圧力 as he fends off challenges from Cipriani (left) and 示す Jennings?

Returning England lock George Kruis enjoyed another impressive afternoon’s work for Saracens, who must now (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Clermont Auvergne away and Munster at home to be 確信して of qualifying from the 競争’s toughest Pool but they will need a much 改善するd 業績/成果 to stand a chance of 進歩ing.?

They 直面する Sale, whose 利益/興味 in the tournament is now over, at Allianz Park next week, when they will again be without centre Brad Barriitt, who is 推定する/予想するd to be out of 活動/戦闘 for four weeks after 負傷させるing his calf playing for England against Australia last week.

McCall said: ‘Brad pulled his calf in the last game for England. It’s hugely disappointing for us to lose him for four weeks when he comes 支援する with a pretty 重要な 傷害 like that. But that’s life. We just roll on.’

Mark East is shown no love as he is dragged down by Jacques Burger and Owen Farrell (left)

示す East is shown no love as he is dragged 負かす/撃墜する by Jacques Burger and Owen Farrell (left)

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