The visitors, missing World Cup stars Mark Cueto, Andrew Sheridan and Sebastien Chabal, looked out of sorts from the very first whistle.

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The Irish legend would have loved the early cut and thrust with Sebastien Chabal and Heaslip exchanging a couple of ferocious hits.

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The rust from his enforced absence showed on the defensive side with a couple of missed tackles on Sale number eight Sebastien Chabal.

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