Northampton Saints secured a dramatic 22-19 victory over Toulon in the Investec Champions Cup, with a 78th-minute try from Tom Lockett. Courtney Lawes praised his team's heart in the win. Leinster overcame Sale Sharks 37-27 in a bonus-point win, with a strong second-half display. The match saw Andrew Porter's controversial performance. Sale Sharks initially led 13-6 before giving way to Leinster's power surge. Alex Sanderson highlighted Sale's competitiveness despite the defeat.
"Judge us on competitiveness, great resilience, just not giving an inch in the game..." - The Alex Sanderson hot take on the defeat for Sale at Leinster, from Liam Heagney 👨💻 #LEIvSAL #InvestecChampionsCup Click below for more ⤵️ https://t.co/1PUjCnx9S1
🗣️ "Put bluntly, in this match, Andrew Porter got away with blue murder." 🔵🦈 Five takeaways from Leinster's triumph over Sale Sharks. #LEIvSAL ✍️ @jameswhile #InvestecChampionsCup https://t.co/DfdGEqfALl
Leinster relieved to overcome 'sluggish' start against Sale: https://t.co/wHmHe3yugQ
PLAYER RATINGS: It wasn't a good night for Sale at the scrum but the Premiership leaders showed grit to lead at the break before giving way to Leinster, writes Liam Heagney 👨💻 at the RDS. #LEIvSAL #InvestecChampionsCup Click below for more ⤵️ https://t.co/oYksNTkJU0
PLAYER RATINGS: It wasn't a good night for Sale at the scrum but the Premiership leaders showed grit to lead at the break before giving way to Leinster, writes Liam Heagney👨💻from Dublin. #LEIvSAL #InvestecChampionsCup Click below for more ⤵️ https://t.co/oYksNTkJU0
Leinster 37 Sale Sharks 27 Five tries secured a bonus-point win for Leinster but this was an edgy, narky and entertaining contest Full report here🔽|✍️@petersuntimes https://t.co/M8lXJMr87r
REPORT: Second-half Leinster power surge proves too much for Sale, writes Liam Heagney 👨💻from the RDS. #LEIvSAL #InvestecChampionsCup Click below for more ⤵️ https://t.co/45Xnd3Lhcc
Strong second-half display sees Leinster overcome stubborn Sale at RDS: https://t.co/swpDAaShL7
Attack has been very frantic from Leinster so far, rushing too often once forcing a turnover through their defence. Better in the last few minutes once Frawley started bossing the phase play more. Need more of that second half. #LEIvSAL
Sale Sharks currently leading Leinster 6-13 at the RDS https://t.co/jsWWopshWk
🗣️ "It was a great game, very back and forth, Toulon played great so props to them but we showed a lot of heart at the end there to come back and grasp it." #NORvRCT 😇 Courtney Lawes hails Northampton team-mates after win over Toulon. https://t.co/qy99d1wMDK
Leinster look to make it two wins from two as Sale send an under strength side #LEIvSAL 📲 https://t.co/USAibncXoP https://t.co/ebZi9YMEhm
🗣️ "Both he and Smith shone in a thrilling 10/15 partnership for Saints." 😇⚪️ Five takeaways from Northampton Saints v Toulon. #NORvRCT ✍️ @jameswhile #InvestecChampionsCup https://t.co/SpjHaDmUGr
Northampton Saints 22 Toulon 19 A 78th-minute try from Tom Lockett gave the Gallagher Premiership side a dramatic win that will surely put them into the Champions Cup knockout stage. Read the report 🔽 https://t.co/upjyHyCxXG
😇 NORTHAMPTON EDGE TOULON IN FRANTIC FINISH! #NORvRCT https://t.co/sU4Es0CSZV
⚪️ Toulon take the lead at Saints. #InvestecChampionsCup #NORvRCT https://t.co/fp5CYJbzCR