Heineken Champions Cup: Saracens 30-26 Edinburgh - hosts come from behind to win

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Alex LewingtonAlex Lewington scored the prime of Saracens' 4 tries successful the triumph implicit Edinburgh
Saracens (12) 30
Tries: Daly, Earl, Lewington, Woolstencroft Cons: Farrell 2 Pens: Farrell 2
Edinburgh (16) 26
Tries: De Bruin, Goosen Cons: Boffelli 2 Pens: Boffelli 4

Saracens battled hard to overturn a half-time shortage and gain a 30-26 bonus-point triumph implicit Edinburgh successful their Heineken Champions Cup opener.

Edinburgh scored the opening effort done Luan de Bruin, earlier Elliot Daly crossed for the hosts.

Ben Earl added a 2nd effort earlier the interruption but the footwear of Emiliano Boffelli meant Edinburgh led 16-12 astatine fractional time.

Alex Lewington and Tom Woolstencroft sealed the bonus constituent but a Wes Goosen people led to a nervy finish.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Saracens: Daly; Lewington, Lozowski, Tomkins Maitland; Farrell, Van Zyl; M Vunipola, George, Riccioni, Itoje, Tizard, McFarland, Earl, B Vunipola.

Replacements: Woolstencroft, Mawi, Clarey, Hunter-Hill, Christie, Wray, Davies, Goode.

Edinburgh: Boffelli; Goosen, Bennett, Lang, Van der Merwe; Kinghorn, Vellacott; Schoeman, McInally, De Bruin, Hodgson, Gilchrist, Ritchie, Crosbie, Mata.

Replacements: Harrison, Venter, Nel, Sykes, Muncaster, Shiel, Savala, Hoyland.

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