exeter got their first win of the season in rugby union s premiership against 14 man sale. sale were 10 0 up after ten minutes, but had rohanjanse van rensburg sent off for a high tackle. henry slade scored two tries as he recorded 20 points in total. the 25 14 win moves exeter up to ninth place in the premiership table, while sale drop to sixth. leinster rose to third in the united rugby championship with a narrow victory over a dogged dragons team in newport. leinster led 7 0 at half time, thanks to a max deegan try and ross byrne conversion. dragons narrowed the deficit to a point but couldn t overhaul their irish opponents.