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Saint-Andre calls for more

Sale boss Philippe Saint-Andre believes there is still "room for improvement" despite the Sharks taking over top spot in the Guinness Premiership with victory over Bristol.

Sale ground out a 9-6 victory over the bottom club at the Memorial Stadium thanks to a penalty hat-trick from their All Blacks centre Luke McAlister, and for the third game in a row, Sale did not concede a try.

Saint-Andre said: "I am pleased with the win, but not the performance - there is still a lot of room for improvement. Our set piece was much better than it had been, but at times we lost possession too quickly."

He added: "Again, we were organised in defence, and our defensive record is very good, but we have only scored one try in three games.

"We still have a lot of things to improve, but we have won two of our three games away from home and that will build our confidence."

Bristol kickers Adrian Jarvis and Ed Barnes kicked penalties in each half, but Sale just about claimed the victory.

Saint-Andre added: "Bristol is not an easy place to come, and they probably deserved a draw, but while we are not playing to our maximum, we have still got 12 points."

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