Sale second as Ford scores try in win over Sarries

Gallagher Premiership

Sale (22) 25

Tries: Ma'asi-White, Ford, Reed Cons: Ford 2 Pens: Ford 2

Saracens (7) 7

Tries: Hall Cons: Burke

England fly-half George Ford scored his first try for Sale as the Sharks beat Saracens in a fiery match to move up to second in the Premiership.

Rekeiti Ma'asi-White gave the hosts the lead inside 90 seconds before the brilliant Ford ran in the second between the posts.

Arron Reed ran the length of the pitch to score one of the tries of the season before Angus Hall hit back for Saracens, who trailed 22-7 at the break.

Ford kicked a penalty in a more controlled second half as Sale secured the win that lifts them above Bristol Bears and Leicester Tigers, who both play on Saturday.

The hosts were denied a bonus point as referee Christophe Ridley's mistake prevented Raffi Quirke from scoring a certain fourth try when he blew up for a Sale knock-on, which replays showed the ball had come off the hand of Sarries flanker Nick Isiekwe.

Saracens miss the chance to break into the top four themselves and could end the weekend as low as sixth in the table.

More to follow.

Sale: Carpenter; Roebuck, R Du Preez, Ma'asi-White, Reed; Ford, Warr; Rodd, Cowan-Dickie, Opoku-Fordjour, Bamber, Andrews, Van Rhyn, T Curry, JL Du Preez

Replacements: McIlroy, McIntyre, John, Beaumont, D Du Preez, Dugdale, Quirke, O'Flaherty

Saracens: Daly; Hall, Tompkins, Hartley, Segun; Burke, Van Zyl; Carre, George, Clarey, Itoje, Tizard, Isiekwe, Earl, Willis

Replacements: Dan, Mawi, Beaton, McFarland, Onyeama-Christie, Gonzalez, Bracken, Goode

Referee: Christophe Ridley.