Sale go top with away victory over Bristol

Rob du Preez picked off a Bristol pass to score Sale's third try from 60m out

Bristol: (7) 13
Tries: Caulfield Pens: Sheedy 2 Con: Sheedy
Sale: (8) 27
Tries: Reed, James, R. Du Preez, Carpenter Cons: Ford 2 Drop-goal: Ford

Sale recorded a fourth win in five Premiership games with a bonus point victory over Bristol.

Two Callum Sheedy penalties was all Bristol could muster after the break as Sam James, Rob Du Preez and Joe Carpenter secured five points for Sale.

Bristol are now winless in three, while the Sharks go top of the table.

More to follow.

Bristol: Lane, Heward, Vakatawa, Janse van Rensburg, Ibitoye, Sheedy, Randall; Woolmore, Oghre, Sinckler, Caulfield, Batley, Bradbury, Harding, Thacker.

Replacements: Capon, Grahamslaw, Kloska, Dun, Thomas, Marmion, Williams, O'Conor.

Sale: James, Roebuck, R. Du Preez, Bedlow, Reed, Ford, Warr; Rodd, Creevy, Schonert, Wiese, Beaumont, Van Rhyn, D. Du Preez, Curry.

Replacements:Cowan-Dickie, McIntyre, Harper, Bamber, Birch, Thomas, Carpenter, Dugdale.  

Sin bin: Ben Curry (5 mins)

Referee: Karl Dickson

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