Ulster progress to last 16 of Champions Cup with Sale victory 

Second-half tries were pivotal in Belfast. 

NORTHERN EXPOSURE: Mike Lowry of Ulster during the Heineken Champions Cup Pool B Round 4 match against Sale Sharks at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Second-half tries from Rob Herring and Duane Vermeulen put Ulster through to the European Champions Cup knockout stages as a 22-11 win over Sale Sharks also ended their losing run.

It was the Irish province's first win in the pool stages and knocked Sale out of the competition after the Gallagher Premiership side had beaten Ulster 39-0 in the opening round.