Sale hold off Quins comeback to reach Champions Cup last eight

Sale hold off Quins comeback to reach last eightImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sale will play either Leinster or Edinburgh in the Champions Cup last eight next weekendBySteve MatherBBC Sport journalistPublished6 minutes agoCommentsInvestec Champions Cup last 16Harlequins (0) 17Tries: Cunningham-South, Dombrandt 2 Con: Smith Sale (16) 26Tries: Cowan-Dickie 2 Cons: Ford 2 Pens: Ford 4Sale Sharks held off a second-half comeback from Harlequins to progress to the Champions Cup quarter-finals.In a game played in blustery conditions, Sale fly-half George Ford's boot was vital and he kicked three penalties as well as converting Luke Cowan-Dickie's 33rd-minute try to give his side a commanding 16-0 lead at the break.Another Ford penalty stretched the advantage to 19 points but half-time substitute Chandler Cunningham-South made a big impact for Quins in an improved second-half display and he got them on the scoreboard after 48 minutes.Sharks hooker Cowan-Dickie added his second before Alex Dombrandt's double gave Quins hope of a miraculous comeback - but they had given themselves too much to do as they fell to the latest defeat of a disappointing season.Sale will face the winner of Sunday's fixture between Leinster and Edinburgh next weekend.Image source, PA MediaImage caption, England international Chandler Cunningham-South scored a try in an impressive performance after coming on as a half-time substitute Sharks' England fly-half Ford found the conditions tricky initially as he hit the post with a simple-looking penalty, before both sides missed good chances to grab the first try, with Quins held up over the line before Sharks back row Jacques Vermeulen dropped the ball with the line at his mercy.Ford opened the scoring after 20 minutes with a successful penalty from almost the exact same spot from where he had missed his earlier attempt and he added two more soon after to make it 9-0 by the half-hour mark.Quins had been warned over repe...