Danny Cipriani gives impetus to Sale in win over depleted Northampton

• Sale 20-7 Northampton • Sale boost top-four credentials in overpowering the champions• Danny Cipriani may go abroad if not picked by EnglandThe good news for Sale was a breakthrough win against champion opposition. The bad news is, once the maths had been worked through on a ludicrously tight mid-table, they dropped a place to eighth. Still, only two points separate them from Wasps in fourth, so they will secure the top-six status they so ardently want if they manage a few more results like this.They are a gathering force. The move to Saturday rugby is proving popular, even if the traffic si…