TOM ROEBUCK scored a hat-trick of tries as Sale kept alive their hopes of claiming a Gallagher Premiership play-off spot by blowing away Exeter 41-5 in a breathtaking display at the AJ Bell Stadium.

Sale had lost their previous six competitive fixtures coming into Sunday’s clash and had been defeated by Exeter in 13 of the last 16 matches between the clubs.

That included a 43-0 loss at Sandy Park back in October, but the Sharks turned around those unwelcome statistics in some style.