"On a wet and windy night in Somerset, even so, they were made to work extremely hard for it by a stubborn Sale team who stuck in the fight and refused to go away. It was only with three minutes left that Max Ojomoh slid in to score his side's bonus point try to maintain his squad's perfect start to the campaign."
"It was another of those sodden nights when a roof on the open temporary stand would have spared its soaking inhabitants. Their tickets can still cost 100 but a reprieve is finally on the horizon. After decades of arguing, planning permission has been given for an 18,000-capacity stadium with Unesco and the secretary of state having given the decision their blessing."
"The watching England head coach Steve Borthwick had no shortage of other players to check out, with Ollie Lawrence and Henry Arundell also looking keen to catch his eye. Sale's Nathan Jibulu claimed a second-half try and is clearly a young player on the rise while the generalship and kicking accuracy of the composed George Ford stood out in testing conditions. George Ford stood out for the visitors despite the loss. Photograph: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK/Shutterstock"
Bath have a strong start to the season with two wins from two and a late bonus-point victory secured by Max Ojomoh. Finn Russell is due to return next week to reassume the fly-half role. Sale produced a stubborn performance, with Nathan Jibulu scoring and George Ford showing accurate kicking and composed generalship despite the defeat. Planning permission has been granted for an 18,000-capacity stadium after decades of process, with Unesco and the secretary of state offering support, leaving formal signed approval as the remaining administrative step.
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