Overview
- Sale ran in 31 unanswered points after half-time to turn a 17-12 deficit into a Boxing Day rout at the CorpAcq Stadium in Salford.
- Jacques Vermeulen scored twice, with further tries from Alex Wills, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Rekeiti Ma'asi-White, Raffi Quirke and Nathan Jibulu.
- Harlequins led at the break through Marcus Smith and Jack Walker, with Smith also adding two conversions and a penalty.
- The bonus-point victory ended Sale's four-game Premiership skid and kept them seventh, reported to be within three points of sixth-placed Saracens.
- England internationals George Ford, Bevan Rodd and Joe Carpenter returned for Sale as Alex Sanderson made five changes, while Harlequins slumped to a sixth loss in eight league games.