World Cup winner Faf De Klerk made a triumphant return to club rugby as Sale Sharks fought their way to a scrappy 25-15 win over La Rochelle in the Heineken Champions Cup at the AJ Bell Stadium. Absolutely stupid, and infuriatingly dangerous 😡 La Rochelle hooker Pierre Bourgarit is sent off for foul play in an altercation he had nothing to do with. Drama aplenty at the AJ Bell but it finishes with a @SaleSharksRugby victory over @staderochelais 🦈 Sum that #HeinekenChampionsCup game up in 3️⃣ words? Right winger Denny Solomona raced into space and MacGinty combined with De Klerk to get Ashton over. La Rochelle finished a well-beaten side but managed a consolation try in the last minute through centre Jeremy Sinzelle.

Source: Irish Examiner November 24, 2019 15:22 UTC