SALE’S first pre-season match, and their first trip to the Channel Islands to play Championship side Jersey Reds ended in a solid three try win.
The Sharks did not have it all their own way, however, as the home side were dominant in the first half and but for some desperate last ditch defending could, and probably should, have gone in at the break a couple of tries to the good.
Jersey looked every bit the equal of their more star-studded opponents in the opening moments of the game.
Big hitting by the Sharks was the only real difference as the Reds tried time and again to break down Alex...