Sale to fight point deduction
Sale Sharks owner Brian Kennedy has vowed to "fight tooth and nail" against his club's one-point deduction.
Sale were docked a point by the Rugby Football Union because of an administrative error in failing to re-register Dave Ward after a loan spell with Manchester. Ward went on as a substitute during Sale's 38-20 Guinness Premiership defeat against Harlequins at the Twickenham Stoop last month.
"We will fight tooth and nail to have the point reinstated," said Kennedy.
"Harlequins had won the match by the time Ward was introduced into the game, and this is the first time a penalty like this has been issued when a club took nothing from a game.
"Our appeal will be on behalf of the team, the club and the supporters, who may well, if we don't appeal, miss out on a trip to Twickenham for the (Premiership) final."
