By PAUL REES

Alex Sanderson is unhappy with the departure of Ewan Ashman to Edinburgh next season, adamant the hooker would be better off staying at Sale.
The 23-year old Ashman, who joined Sale’s academy in 2017, had two years left on his contract, but the Scottish Rugby Union agreed to pay it off to get the forward playing north of the border.
“Ewan is one of our own,” said Sanderson, the Sharks’ director of rugby. “We brought him through and I feel a little bit bitter that he is going.
“He wants to play for Scotland and the Lions and believes he is taking the best route to achieve that...