Pool 1: Toulouse 77-7 Sale Both clubs are through to Champions Cup last 16 They are box office, of course. The team anyone would pay good money to watch. A collection of youngsters from Manchester were given the best seats in the house, as their magisterial hosts ran rings round them. This is Sale’s record defeat. This is Toulouse avenging their defeat to Saracens last week . Far older and uglier players than Sale could call on would have suffered similarly. Both teams qualify for the last 16. Sale were missing 13 players and had already qualified. Toulouse were missing quite a few too, but there’s an injury-struck squad and there’s a Toulouse squad. Still they were able to send out international after international. Thomas Ramos ended the match with 27 points, a try in the second half and 11 conversions out of 11, the last from the wrong touchline, just to show off. He is the deadliest goal-kicker in the world, possibly in history. Continue reading...