Sale defy Jacques Vermeulen’s first-half red card to beat Saracens

Sale Sharks defeated Saracens 21-17 despite having flanker Jacques Vermeulen sent off with a red card in the first half after just 20 minutes. Sale managed to turn the match around with a dominant second-half performance to secure the four-point victory. The win demonstrated impressive resilience from Sale, who overcame the numerical disadvantage to claim the result.