Overview

• Sale raced into a 20-5 halftime advantage before holding off Exeter’s late fightback
• Fly-half George Ford delivered a flawless kicking display with penalties and conversions
• Coach Alex Sanderson invoked Rudyard Kipling’s “keep your head” mantra to praise his side’s composure
• Despite three second-half tries, Exeter could not overturn the deficit and ended the season in ninth place
• Sale travel to Leicester Tigers next week, facing one of the league’s strongest defences