Premiership: Bristol 20-36 Sale Sharks: Sale into play-offs

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Ben Curry scores for SaleBen Curry scored the archetypal of Sale's 3 tries against Bristol
Bristol (13) 20
Tries: Naulago, Ibitoye; Pens: MacGinty, Williams; Cons: MacGinty 2
Sale (20) 36
Tries: B Curry, J-L du Preez, Warr; Pens: Ford 4; Cons: Ford 3; Drop goal: Ford

Sale sealed their spot successful the Premiership play-offs with a 36-20 triumph implicit Bristol astatine Ashton Gate.

Three penalties from George Ford and a Ben Curry effort helped Sale to an 11-point pb earlier Siva Naulago scored for Bristol.

Tries from Jean-Luc du Preez and Gus Warr past stretched the Sharks' lead, portion Gabriel Ibitoye scored successful the last 10 minutes for the hosts.

Second-placed Sale are present 7 points wide of Leicester successful the table.

More to follow.

Bristol: Piutau, Naulago, Jenkins, Williams, Ibitoye, MacGinty, Randall (c); Genge, Thacker, Lahiff, Batley, Vui, Luatua, Harding, Bradbury.

Replacements: Capon, Y Thomas, Sinckler, Jeffries, D Thomas, Uren, Bedlow, Lloyd.

Sin bin: Genge (59)

Sale: Carpenter, Roebuck, R du Preez, Tuilagi, O'Flaherty, Ford, Warr; McIntyre, Van der Merwe, Schonert, J-L du Preez, Hill, T Curry, B Curry (c), Ross.

Replacements: Ashman, Rodd, Oosthuizen, Beaumont, Dugdale, Quirke, James, Reed.

Referee: Luke Pearce

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