Overview
- Sale overturned a 17-12 half-time deficit by scoring five unanswered tries after the break for a 31-point swing.
- Jacques Vermeulen crossed twice early in the second half to secure the bonus point and drive the turnaround.
- Alex Wills and Luke Cowan-Dickie scored before the interval, with Rekeiti Ma'asi-White, Raffi Quirke and Nathan Jibulu finishing the seven-try haul.
- Harlequins’ points came from Marcus Smith and Jack Walker, with Quirke later pouncing after Smith failed to gather a kick.
- George Ford, Bevan Rodd and Joe Carpenter returned for Sale as the team responded to an owners’ demand for improvement, while Harlequins fell to a sixth loss in eight league games.