Sale, who face Bristol Bears next, are not generally renowned as high scorers, but they put that idea to bed with seven tries at the AJ Bell Stadium last Sunday.

Janse van Rensburg, chosen as the Heineken Star of the Match, told BT Sport: “It’s very humbling for us to score so many tries, although obviously we left a few out there.

“When you do everything with effort the way we want to express ourselves, there’s going to be a few knock-ons, especially with the urgency in attack. We are just very happy with the continuity we have got on the ball.

“We had a few hard conversations with regards to how we want to play. I think it worked out for us and we are very happy with the result. We are very excited. Today [Sunday] showcased a little bit what we want to be about.

“We are trying to find our identity and it’s important for us to keep strong. We need to keep hold of this and have that confidence to play.”

Sale director of rugby Alex Sanderson was thrilled by his side’s display, especially as they had secured qualification before kick-off thanks to Glasgow Warriors’ defeat to Stade Rochelais the previous night.

He told BBC Sport: "It was brilliant in terms of the performance, after having already gone through. We maintained good discipline through overall physical dominance and then it's easier to stay on the right side of the referee.

"To get that kind of display over 80 minutes shows me where the heads of the lads are. They want to kick on and build on from the first half of the season for the second half."

Sale Sharks centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg has revealed that his side’s 49-10 home drubbing of Ospreys in Round 4 of the Heineken Champions Cup is the template of how the Gallagher Premiership club want to play as they move forward to the last 16.