Saracens 25-14 SaleSale’s Byron McGuigan sent off after spat with Nick TompkinsBilly Vunipola marked his return from a knee injury by helping Saracens make Alex Sanderson’s return to north
London an unhappy one as they climbed back to second in the league.
The No 8, who has been out since limping off at Harlequins on 31 October, turned in a man-of-the-match performance that mixed power with a deft touch. He was involved in the game-breaking try when Sale were down to 14 men, and behind by 13 points, thanks to some bone-headedness four minutes earlier from Byron McGuigan that had led to him being sent off for the second time in his career.