Sale boss Alex Sanderson hailed captain Rob du Preez as far more than a “fill in” man for England ace George Ford.
Sanderson reckons he has the best two fly halves in the Premiership and was thrilled at du Preez’s performance.

“Rob’s not filling in for George and we must have the best No 10 duo in the Premiership. It shows our strength in depth in that position and Rob is carrying on in the form where he left off from last season.”

Leicester boss Dan McKellar bemoaned his team’s poor defence and felt the Tigers had allowed du Preez too much freedom.

He said: “The defending at times was n...