76% territory and 75% possession both in favour of the Sale Sharks

Use it or lose it the call and it will be a scrum feed to Newport on the Sale 10m line

Newport attempt to maul and manage to clear eventually, Sale look to run it back

Great hands from Sale making ground but they have been pinged for holding on, Tovey will kick to touch

Stolen lineout by Sale, it's been a strong opening quarter for the hosts

Newport are back to their full compliment of 15 as Amos returns from the sin bin

Yea moooj

Newport restart deep, Stringer takes it upon himself to clear to touch near halfway

A dominant scrum 5m from the line results in a penalty try to Sale

Another huge scrum and Sale win the penalty, they elect to scrum again just 5m out