Sale Sharks Easily Defeated Ulster By 39-0 In Heineken Champions Cup

In their Heineken Champions Cup opener at the AJ Bell Stadium, Sale Sharks cruised to a 39-0 bonus-point victory over Ulster.

In their Heineken Champions Cup opener at the AJ Bell Stadium, Sale Sharks cruised to a 39-0 bonus-point victory over Ulster.

Tom Curry scored the first try after returning from England duty, and Dan du Preez powered over for the second in the first half.

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Rob du Preez, who also scored nine points, added three more before Tom Curtis, Byron McGuigan, and Arron Reed crossed to make it six.Ulster were ineffective on offense.

Sale came into the game against Ulster in good form, having won their previous three games and sitting second in the Premiership.

The return of England players Manu Tuilagi, Jonny Hill, Bevan Rodd, and Tom Curry boosted their chances, and it was the flanker who started the rout.

After Reed’s break, he latched onto the ball and powered over for the first try, before Dan du Preez scored the second in a similarly punchy close-range burst.

The cold weather in the north west of England hampered Ulster’s preparations for the game, forcing them to travel on the morning of the game after their flight on Saturday was cancelled.

The hosts’ disciplined defense limited Ulster’s seemingly jet-lagged attack to few chances, and the only negative was Tuilagi’s concussion following a head-on collision with Andy Warwick.

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Eight minutes after the break, Rob du Preez’s attempted offload fortuitously came back to him, before Curtis ran an excellent line to slice through the Ulster defense for the bonus point.

The game, and Ulster’s spirit, was over at that point, and McGuigan capitalized on a loose line-out by the visitors to score the fifth try, before Reed completed an excellent team move that began in his own half.

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