Harlequins indebted to England contingent as Sale fightback falls short

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Three England players scored for Harlequins as they withstood a second half
Sale fightback to keep their European Champions Cup qualification ambitions
alive.



The visitors controlled the first half and deservedly took a 22-6 lead into
the interval through tries from Charlie Walker, Chris Robshaw, Marland Yarde
and Danny Care.

Sale’s response before the break came via two Danny Cipriani
penalty goals but they were a shambles in the opening period.



Sale improved after half-time as Tom Arscott, a replacement, touched down
twice and Mark Cueto also went over…