George Ford helps Sale end Leicester’s Premiership defence to reach final
They don’t mind telling you that northern rugby matters at Sale but there can be no more compelling evidence than this. For Sale Sharks edged a thunderous encounter, the kind of clash of which the titans would be proud, to take their place in their first Premiership final since 2006. It was a performance of blood and thunder, equally so from Leicester, but ultimately the Sharks had George Ford in their ranks this season and the Tigers did not.