Sale using cognitive behavioural techniques to improve their decision making

Sale halted a two-match losing run when they toppled champions Exeter last Friday

Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson: 'It’s about the emotions, feelings and thoughts that affect your behaviours. Can you stay in the moment? Are you aware of your emotions?'

Sale are using cognitive behavioural techniques to strengthen their challenge for the Gallagher Premiership title.

Director of rugby Alex Sanderson has turned to CBT, a psychotherapy treatment that challenges faulty thinking patterns, after a series of discussions with Australian and New Zealand teams during the first lockdown.