Roebuck scores hat-trick as Sale crush Exeter

Tom Roebuck has scored five tries in his last three matches for Sale

Tom Roebuck scored a hat-trick of tries as Sale beat Exeter 41-5 to move back into the Premiership play-off mix.

He scored a second a minute after half-time, then dropped the ball as he went to dot down a third, before getting his hat-trick after an hour.

Sale ran in six tries as they closed the gap to the top four.

The Sharks remain in eighth place in the Premiership but are now only five points off the play-off places, while Exeter remain fifth, two points off a top-four spot with four rounds of matches to play.

More to follow.

Sale: Carpenter; Roebuck, R du Preez, Tuilagi, O'Flaherty; Ford, Warr; Rodd, Cowan-Dickie, Harper, Wiese, Beaumont, Van Rhyn, B Curry (capt), J-L du Preez. 

Replacements: Taylor, Harrison, Opoku-Fordjour, Bamber, Andrews, Dugdale, Quirke, James.

Exeter: Hodge; Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Rigg, Woodburn; Skinner, Townsend; Sio, Yeandle, Painter, Jenkins (capt), Tshiunza, Vintcent, Capstick, Fisilau.

Replacements: Frost, Southworth, Street, Pearson, Dunne, Cairns, Haydon-Wood, Wimbush.

Sin-bin: Josh Hodge (35)

Referee: Hamish Smales

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