By Press Association Sport Staff
Published: 22:36 GMT, 2 March 2019 | Updated: 22:36 GMT, 2 March 2019
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Exeter remained top of the Gallagher Premiership table and provided a hammer-blow to Sale Sharks' top-four hopes following a 20-14 triumph at the AJ Bell Stadium.
The Sharks started well, often forcing the Chiefs into reverse in the loose, but mistakes were their undoing and the West Countrymen benefited, touching down twice through Ollie Devoto and Don Armand.
With Gareth Steenson adding a penalty and conversion, Exeter held a 15-0 advantage at the interval, which proved to be enough to claim the win.
Exter have maintained their Premiership lead with hard-fought victory over Sale
SALE: L James; Solomona, O'Connor, Van Rensburgh, McGuigan; S James, De Klerk; Morozov, Webber, John, Evans, Phillips, Ross (capt), B Curry, Strauss.
REPLACEMENTS: Langdon, Neild, Bristow, Jones, Ostrikov, Cliff, Redpath, Reed.
TRIES: S James, Cliff
CON: De Klerk, Cliff
EXETER: Cordero; Cuthbert, Whitten, Devoto, Woodburn; Steenson, White; Hepburn, Yeandle (capt), Holmes, Dennis, Hill, Ewers, Armand, Kvesic.
REPLACEMENTS: Taione, Keast, Street, Lees, Lonsdale, Maunder, J Simmonds, Hill.
TRIES: Devoto, Armand, Lonsdale
CONS: Steenson
PEN: Steenson
REFEREE: Ian Tempest
Although Sam James and Will Cliff crossed the whitewash for Sale, Sean
