Vesty keeps Tigers in treble hunt

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With the EDF final and Heineken Cup semi-finals to come as part of a 23-day marathon of five matches, Pat Howard went with a Tigers side packed full of fringe players at Edgeley Park.

And although Lee Thomas' boot, which brought Sale 18 points, meant the Sharks were always in touch and the visitors had to survive a heavy late pounding, Howard's second string held firm.

Tries in each half from flankers Tom Croft and Luke Abraham kept Sale at arms length before a penalty try three minutes from time put Sale into a 25-23 lead.

But Vesty's last-gasp penalty left Phillippe Saint-Andre's men, now winless in nine matches, still looking to secure their Guinness Premiership status and moved Leicester top of the table, above Gloucester, who play Bath on Saturday.