George Ford wins battle of the kickers as Bath overcome Sale

Sale 20 Bath 29

George Ford made an early case for inclusion in Stuart Lancaster’s thinking
with 19 points in front of England’s head coach as Bath survived a
second-half scare to seal an opening-day victory at Sale Sharks.



The England fly half landed five penalty goals and converted both Bath tries
as they overcame their hosts at the AJ Bell Stadium, despite the first-half
sin-binning of Dominic Day.



Ford’s immaculate kicking performance - plus key roles in both their opening
and match-winning tries - overshadowed the performance of one of his rivals
for the England fly half ro…