Sale seal dominant win at Quins in play-off race

Gallagher Premiership

Harlequins: (15) 29

Tries: Kenningham, Murley, Anderson, Jibulu Cons: Smith 3 Pens: Smith

Sale: (26) 43

Tries: Cowan-Dickie, T Curry 2, Opoku-Fordjour, Hill, JL de Preez, Roebuck Cons: R du Preez 4

England's Tom Curry scored two tries as Sale Sharks overpowered Harlequins and strengthened their claims for a Premiership play-off place.

The lead changed hands four times in a pulsating first half, but scores from Luke Cowan-Dickie, Curry, Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Jonny Hill, Jean-Luc du Preez and Tom Roebuck secured a vital win for the visitors.

Quins had taken an early lead through Jack Kenningham and would add three more tries through vice-captain Cadan Murley, Cameron Anderson and Sale-bound Nathan Jibulu as they saw their hopes of a semi-final place take a big hit.

Victory moved Sale up to third in the table with 44 points, with Saracens, Gloucester and Leicester Tigers all yet to play.

Harlequins remain seventh with 38 points and could be as many as eight points off the play-offs by the end of the weekend.

More to follow.

Harlequins: Green; Anderson, Beard, Northmore, Murley; Smith, Care; Baxter, Walker, Lamositele, Herbst, Cunningham-South, Kenningham, Evans, Dombrandt.

Replacements: Jibulu, Els, Jones, Launchbury, Lawday, Gjaltema, Benson, Waghorn.

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

Replacements: McElroy, McIntyre, John, Dugdale, Andrews, Quirke, Bedlow, Wills.

Referee: Matthew Carley.