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Gallagher Premiership |
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Bath (9) 12 |
Pens: Priestland 4 |
Saracens (16) 25 |
Try: Maitland Con: Farrell Pens: Farrell 6 |
Owen Farrell kicked 20 points as Saracens beat Bath in their first Premiership game since opting not to contest their 35-point deduction for breaching salary cap rules.
Three Rhys Priestland penalties helped Bath edge a scrappy first half hour.
But Sean Maitland’s try and 11 points from England captain Farrell’s boot saw Sarries lead 16-9 at the break.
Farrell kicked a further three penalties as the champions eased clear in the second half to seal victory.
It was a workmanlike display from Saracens, who were buoyed by the inclusion for the first time this season of all eight of their England players who featured in the squad for the World Cup final defeat by South Africa at the start of this month.
But they ended the game with 14 men after forward Maro Itoje was sent to the sin-bin for deliberately putting hands in the ruck to prevent a Bath break.
Despite victory Saracens remain 22 points adrift at the bottom of the table, while Bath stay eighth after a third defeat of the campaign.
More to follow.
Bath: Homer; Rokoduguni, Wright, Roberts, McConnochie; Priestland, Chudley; Obano, Dunn, Stuart, McNally, Stooke, Bayliss, Underhill, Louw (capt).
Replacements: Walker, Boyce, Judge, Garvey, Davies, Cook, Burns.
Saracens: Daly; Maitland, Taylor, Barritt (capt), Lewington; Farrell, Wigglesworth; Mako Vunipola, George, Lamositele, Skelton, Kruis, Itoje, Wray, B Vunipola.
Replacements: Singleton, Barrington, Koch, Isiekwe, Earl, Spencer, Manu Vunipola, Tompkins.
Sin-bin: Itoje (71)
Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)
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