14-man Sale grind way into quarter-finals

Sale survived Bristol's second-half comeback and Arron Reed's 33rd-minute red card to make the Champions Cup quarter-finals for the third time

Sale Sharks' Tom Roebuck celebrates after scoring a try during the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 second leg game against Bristol Bears at Ashton Gate. Picture: Rogan Thomson/Inpho

Heineken Champions Cup Bristol 29-35 Sale (agg 39-44)

Sale Sharks overcame wing Arron Reed's first-half red card to reach the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals for a second successive season by beating Bristol 35-29 at Ashton Gate.