Gloucester: (3) 3 |
Pen: Barton |
Saracens: (14) 24 |
Tries: Willis 2, Lewington Pen: Lozowski Cons: Lozowski 3 |
Saracens finally kicked into gear with a smash-and-grab win at Gloucester.
The Premiership holders chalked up a win after losing their opening two games, with Tom Willis scoring his first two tries for the club.
Defeat at Kingsholm also ended the Cherry and Whites’ perfect start to the season, as they suffered from a litany of errors.
Sarries defended heroically and were clinical in attack to wipe away the memory of defeats by Exeter and Bath.
More to follow.
Gloucester: Morris, Hearle, Harris, Atkinson, Thorley, Barton, Varney; Ford-Robinson, McGuigan, Gotovtsev, Clarke, Thomas, Tuisue, Ludlow (c), Mercer.
Replacements: Singleton, Elrington, Knight, Jordan, Clement, Chapman, Llewellyn, Hathaway.
Saracens: Goode, Maitland, Lozowski, Tompkins, Lewington, Manu Vunipola, Davies; Mako Vunipola (c), Hadfield, Judge, Hunter-Hill, Tizard, Isiekwe, Christie, Willis.
Replacements: Crean, Mawi, Clarey, Stonham, Knight, Van Zyl, Hartley, Parton.
Sin-bin: Mako Vunipola, Van Zyl
Referee: Adam Leal