Toulon below par but still have too much for battling Sale

• Sale 5-15 Toulon• French side recover from defeat against Saracens in previous outingToulon are up and running in this season’s European Champions Cup but did so far from convincingly after beginning authoritatively then fading. They resisted a spirited second-half showing from Sale Sharks, who recovered from shipping two early tries yet never truly possessed the quality to topple the three-times winners.A week after losing a home European Cup fixture for the first time when they were humbled by holders and pool three rivals Saracens, the French club were, in theory, vulnerable last night at…