By JOHN LYON

Caldy.................... 7pts
Connor Wilkinson 45
Conversions: Barker 45

Sale ................... 24pts
Tries: JL Du Preez 5, 35; Dugdale 43, Birch 80 Conversions: Warr 12, JL Du Preez 80+1
A very strong Sale Sharks side sprinkled with internationals saw off Caldy in a feisty and gritty game at Paton Field.
The Sharks firepower eventually subdued a physical Caldy side but it was an 80-minute struggle as Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson acknowledged.
“I was pleased with the mentality of the players,” he said. “This isn’t an easy place to come but we ground out the...