Sale Sharks produced a spirited display but fell short of a famous European win as defending champions Toulouse won an Investec Champions Cup last-16 tie that was delayed in bizarre circumstances. The game started almost 40 minutes late as one of three parachutists, tasked with pre-match entertainment and delivering the match ball, became stuck on...
The start of Sale’s Champions Cup tie against Toulouse was delayed by 40 minutes after a parachutist had to be rescued from the roof of the stadium. Two parachutists delivering the match ball landed safely on the pitch at the Stade de Toulouse, but their colleague went off course and was left dangling from the...
