Sale keep hopes alive as Stade snatch bonus

SALE director of rugby Phillipe Saint-Andre insisted his side’s Heineken Cup hopes remains alive after beating Stade Francais at Edgeley Park.

Mon, 18 Dec, 2006 - 00:00
Sale 12 Stade Francais 6 Ross Heppenstall

The Sharks’ European dream is hanging by a thread after they failed to secure the bonus-point victory which would have taken them to 11 points with two games remaining.

Instead, the French Championship leaders claimed a bonus point to move to 15 points in Pool Three while Ospreys are second on 14.

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CourtsRugbyPlace: Edgeley ParkPerson: Phillipe Saint-AndrePerson: Saint-AndrePerson: Lee ThomasPerson: Daniel LarrecheaPerson: Chris BellPerson: Lionel BeauxisPerson: David SkerlaPerson: Fabien GalthiePerson: RobinsonPerson: FodenPerson: MayorPerson: BellPerson: RipolPerson: ThomasPerson: WigglesworthPerson: RobertsPerson: TitterrellPerson: StewartPerson: SchofieldPerson: I. Fernandez LobbePerson: JonesPerson: LundPerson: ChabalPerson: FaurePerson: TurnerPerson: J. Fernandez LobbePerson: Bonner-EvansPerson: Martin HernandezPerson: SaubadePerson: MessinaPerson: M. BergamascoPerson: CorletoPerson: BeauxisPerson: FillolPerson: MarconnetPerson: BlinPerson: de VilliersPerson: AuradouPerson: M. JamesPerson: RabadanPerson: ParissePerson: SkrelaPerson: PichotPerson: RonceroPerson: KayserPerson: MarchoisPerson: BurbanPerson: Nigel OwensEvent: Heineken CupEvent: French championshipOrganisation: Stade snatchOrganisation: SaleOrganisation: Stade FrancaisOrganisation: Sharks’Organisation: OspreysOrganisation: CalvisanoOrganisation: StadeOrganisation: ParisiansOrganisation: WRFU
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