Result - Sale 18-15 Saracens

Sale Sharks won the second game of the season on Friday night at a rainy Edgeley Park against vistors Saracens. The first half was a messy affair, with an awful lot of kicking and fighting and not much to cheer about. Sale nevertheless came off the pitch for half time 12-9 up. In the second half they came out looking far more dangerous, with their famously classy back line of international players finally beginning to show some of the promised threat. In the end there were no tries forthcoming - the weather and excellent Saracens defending saw to that. But the Edgeley Park crowd did at lease see some good running rugby. This kicking duties were shared by Charlie Hodgson and Luke McAlister, but it was local hero Hodgson who won Man of the Match with a stunning last minute drop goal, which pretty much made up for the previous 80 try-less minutes. Sale now sit third in the Guinness Premiership table and visit winless Bristol on Friday night. Result - Sale 18-15 Saracens.