Saracens cruise past Sale

27 September 2014Sale's line was breached by Alex Goode, Ernst Joubert and Richard Barrington, while referee JP Doyle also awarded a penalty try after a five-metre scrum had collapsed.

Even when the Sharks were resurgent in the third quarter Cipriani was unable to take centre stage with all-action number eight Mark Easter his team's star performer.

Farrell has been ruled out for a number of weeks with a thigh strain, placing his involvement in England's autumn series in minor doubt, but the presence of Charlie Hodgson meant his absence was barely noticed.

Hodgson was typica…