Saints v Sale Review: Sharks lack Bite

Saints Star-man Samu Manoa scores a hat trick to secure premiership leaders Saints, to a easy win. 
It was an emotionally-charged day, with Saints formally remembering the life of Saints fan, Luis Ghaut - with only 4 months previously, leading out the side in their Premiership final win back in May.

Saints were rarely troubled by Sale and were three tries ahead going into the break (Ken Pisi, Samu Manoa and George Pisi) and then followed the second half with another three tries (Manoa (2) and Kahn Fotuali'i.) 

Sale saw plenty of the ball early on which showed worrying times for the Saints side but defence by Saints was solid.  Stephen Myler had already got a penalty when the first Pisi brother, Ken, went over the line to score a try for the home side team. Ken Pisi bounced through several tackles to score a superb try. Sale simply gave Saints the next try by Marc Jacob's kick into his own half which slotted the ball into Manoa's hands: who wiggled his way through, for the second try of the game. 

England contentor, Danny Cipriani, put the first points on the board for Sale by kicking an easy penalty but once again Sale handed the ball to Saints to score another fabulous try. This time by the other Pisi brother, George. Myler's short and percise kick found the hands of Ken Pisi, before George collected it and finished on the outside. 

A push from the Saints pack let Manoa power over the line for the fourth and fifth try of the day. Yet, more was to come. A slither of hope came from Sale, where a credible break through from Tom Brady gave Sale their only try of the game.
 
Minutes to go, Fotuali'i snatched a lose ball and scored. Leading Saints into an incredible 43-10 victory over Sale. This puts the Saints squad in high spirits for next week, the start of the European Rugby Champions Cup.

Man of the Match: Ken Pisi
My Man of the Match: Samu Manoa