After a thrilling fight back over Cardiff at the Salford City Stadium, the Sharks squad were faced with the challenge of high flying Montpellier. An away game against a full blooded French home team is the highlight of many a professional rugby player. Fast open rugby with brutal physicality upfront whilst being jeered by the opposition fan fare is par for the course in the Anglo French encounter and this game didn't disappoint.

Montpellier, fresh from changing 11 of their starting XV to target the Sharks game, came out guns blazing only to be turned over and walking back to their posts after Mark Cueto picked up a Danny Cipriani crossfield off a Tom Brady break. The game carried on in ferocious fashion, with the 350 travelling faithful drowning out the French drums. We are a squad aspiring to win games of this stature and were disappointed to let it slip, but the performance was certainly another step in the right direction.

Our minds are back on the bread and butter this week - the Aviva Premiership. A short but hard working training week to iron out the kinks before we go down to Worcester Warriors prepared and ready.

By Charlie Amesbury.

Our next home Aviva Premiership fixture is Sale Sharks v London Irish on Friday 2nd November. Get ready for fireworks, book your tickets now by calling 08444 994 994, email ticketoffice@salesharks.com or book online.

Tickets are also on sale for our next Heineken Cup fixture, Sale Sharks v Toulon on Saturday 8th December at Salford City Stadium. Tickets are selling fast, don't miss out - book your tickets now!