London Irish (19) 29 |
Tries: Hassell-Collins, Cunningham-South Cons: Jackson 2 Pens: Jackson 5 |
Saracens (10) 20 |
Tries: Pifeleti, Maitland Cons: Farrell 2 Pens: Farrell 2 |
London Irish survived a spell with conscionable 12 men to manus Saracens their archetypal Premiership decision of the run successful an absorbing contest.
Ollie Hassell-Collins and Chandler Cunningham-South crossed for Irish and Paddy Jackson kicked 19 points, with some sides seeing reddish for precocious tackles.
Jackson kicked 5 penalties to punish an indisciplined Sarries and converted some scores arsenic Irish held out.
Scrappy Sarries crossed done Kapeli Pifeleti and Sean Maitland.
Exiles skipper Adam Coleman went successful the opening 40 erstwhile his enarthrosis connected with hooker Tom Woolstencroft's head, portion Saracens back-rower Ben Earl's nonaccomplishment to wrapper and interaction with the caput saw him depart successful the second.
More to follow.
London Irish: Loader; Cinti, Joseph, van Rensburg, Hassell-Collins; Jackson, White; Goodrick-Clarke, Willemse, Hoskins, Ratuniyarawa, Coleman (capt), Gonzalez, Pearson, Fa'aso'o.
Replacements: Ruiz, Fischetti, Parker, Munga, Simmons, Cunningham-South, Englefield, Jennings.
Saracens: Goode; Lewington, Daly, Tompkins, Maitland; Farrell (capt), Van Zyl; M Vunipola, Woolstencroft, Riccioni, Isiekwe, Tizard, Christie, Earl, B Vunipola
Replacements: Pifeleti, Hislop, Bello, Kitchener, Wray, Davies, Howlett, Malins
Referee: Matthew Carley