Saracens rebound from heavy loss to beat Bristol

Gallagher Premiership

Saracens (22) 35

Tries: Willis 2, Burke 2, Cinti Cons: Lozowski 2 Pens: Daly, Lozowski

Bristol (7) 26

Tries: Randall, Ravouvou, Thacker, Heenan Cons: Worsley, Byrne 2

Saracens responded admirably to their thumping festive decision by Bath arsenic they held disconnected a Bristol fightback to extremity the Bears' grounds tally of wins distant from home.

Two tries from Tom Willis and different from Fergus Burke helped the hosts to a 15-point pb astatine half-time, arsenic Harry Randall enactment Bristol's lone people connected the board.

Lucio Cinti added Saracens' bonus constituent effort and, portion Kalaveti Ravouvou and Harry Thacker tries threatened a Bears comeback, a precocious 2nd from Burke enactment the crippled to bed.

Jake Heenan scored a 4th effort for Bristol with the timepiece successful reddish to guarantee they took a bonus constituent away.

Defeat ends Bristol's singular tally of 10 consecutive Premiership distant wins that stretched backmost to November 2023, and means they proceed to hunt for a first-ever triumph astatine the StoneX Stadium.

More to follow.

Saracens: Daly; Segun, Lozowski, Tompkins, Cinti; Burke, Van Zyl; Carre, George, Riccioni; Itoje (c), Wilson, Gonzalez, Earl, Willis.

Replacements: Pifeleti, Brantingham, Clarey, Sodeke, Michelow, Simpson, Hartley, Hall.

Sin bin: Maro Itoje (25 mins)

Bristol: Lane; Bates, Janse van Rensburg, Williams, Heward; Worsley, Randall; Genge, Oghre, Kloska; Dun, Hodgson, Luatua, Harding (c), Mata.

Replacements: Thacker, Y Thomas, Halliwell, Barker, Heenan, Marmion, Byrne, Ravouvou.

Referee: Matthew Carley