Northampton: Furbank (capt); Hendy, Freeman, Hutchinson, Sleightholme; F Smith, T James; Iyogun, R Smith, Davison, Thornbury, Munga, Scott-Young, Pearson, Pollock.
Replacements: C Langdon, Haffar, Millar Mills, Hunter-Hill, Kemeny, McParland, Litchfield, Ramm.
Sale: Carpenter; Roebuck, Nayacalevu, Bedlow, Wills; R du Preez, Warr; McIntyre, Cowan-Dickie, Opoku-Fordjour, van Rhyn, Andrews, T Curry, B Curry (capt), D du Preez.
Replacements: Caine, Onasanya, Harper, Bamber, Dugdale, Thomas, Curtis, L James.
Sin-bin: Wills (19).
Referee: Christophe Ridley