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1. Northampton 34 Sale Sharks 36
Stockport Express, Wednesday 10 May 2006SALE Sharks would have been forgiven for preserving bodies and conserving energy in their final league match against Northampton Saints.
2. Sale Sharks 38 Bath 12
Stockport Express, Wednesday 3 May 2006SALE Sharks players saved the zest until last on Friday night - when a four-minute try-scoring frenzy garnered a bonus-point victory for the side.
3. Sharks chiefs set for ‘massive’ game
Stockport Express, Wednesday 10 May 2006FORGET Twickenham and the Guinness Premiership final, the true battle for glory this season will take place at Edgeley Park on Sunday.
4. Injury worries over key Sharks’ players
Stockport Express, Wednesday 10 May 2006PHILIPPE Saint-Andre is optimistic that his key players will be fit in time for Sharks' crunch semi-final against current champions London Wasps on Sunday.
5. Odds against the top dogs
Stockport Express, Wednesday 3 May 2006THE statistical odds are stacked against Sale Sharks winning the Guinness Premiership, despite the Stockport-based side finishing the season at the top of the table.
6. England’s all change
Stockport Express, Wednesday 17 May 2006SHARKS' players Chris Jones and Andy Titterrell have been recalled into the England set-up after a season of being overlooked by national coach Andy Robinson.
7. Sale Sharks 45 Leicester Tigers 20
Stockport Express, Wednesday 31 May 2006A RUGBY revolution that has been quietly brewing at Edgeley Park was finally unleashed on the sporting world at Twickenham on Saturday when Sale Sharks toppled the old order to be crowned champions of England.
8. Sale Sharks 22 London Wasps 12
Stockport Express, Wednesday 17 May 2006RUGBY union's top league was shunted into a new era by Sale Sharks on Sunday when they forced formidable foes London Wasps to relinquish their three-year claim on the Premiership title.
9. Here to stay!
Stockport Express, Wednesday 31 May 2006SALE Sharks bosses have promised that Stockport County will benefit if the newly-crowned Guinness Premiership champions go ahead with plans to plough millions into the redevelopment of Edgeley Park.
10. Trophy success means so much
Stockport Express, Wednesday 24 May 2006DEFEAT in the Twickenham final would be comparable to finishing fifth in the league table, according to Sale Sharks' head coach Kingsley Jones.