There is obviously no question that Sale are the strongest rival in the pool.

We need all these players, and everyone is in with a chance of selection.

That would have potentially huge consequences for the (European) draw and that's not a position you would want to leave yourself in.

As Marcus was on crutches we thought it was best to keep him off his feet as long as possible, so he's weight bearing this week, and we'll scan him later this week and see how he goes.

It was one of those games where you had to have patience, not give up scores, and keeping concentration was vital. It was a real stop-start game but we managed to pick off scores and not cough up any easy ones.

When you're playing against the best, you have to play your best.