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Jamie George scored Saracens' second try in their impressive victory at the Twickenham Stoop| Harlequins:(3)10 |
| Tries: Esterhuizen; Pens: Smith; Cons: Smith |
| Saracens:(19) 38 |
| Tries: Gonzalez, Hartley, George, Christie, Parton, Lewington Cons: Farrell 3, Goode |
Champions Saracens produced a superb performance to ruthlessly dispatch Harlequins in a one-sided Premiership London derby at the Stoop.
Marcus Smith put Quins in front with an early penalty and it became one-way traffic for most of the game.
Juan-Martin Gonzalez, Olly Hartley and Jamie George all went over as Sarries posted 17 unanswered points.
Andy Christie, Tom Parton and Alex Lewington piled on the Quins' misery before Andre Esterhuizen's consolation.
Saracens' six-try victory over the 2021 champions, who had won their last four games, sends a message to the rest of the Premiership that they will take some stopping in their bid for back-to-back titles.
Their seventh straight win over their London rivals - and fourth on the spin in the league this season - sees them go above Quins into third place in the table.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Harlequins: David; Green, Beard, Esterhuizen, Lynagh; Smith, Porter; Marler, Walker, Collier, Launchbury, Hammond, Lamb, W Evans, Dombrandt (capt).
Replacements: Riley, Baxter, Lewis, Cunningham-South, Chisholm, Care, J Evans, Joseph.
Saracens: Goode; Lewington, Lozowski, Tompkins, Daly; Farrell (capt), van Zyl; M Vunipola, George, Riccioni, Itoje, Tizard, Gonzalez, Christie, B Vunipola.
Replacements: Dan, Mawi, Clarey, Willis, Earl, Davies, Hartley, Parton.
Referee: Matthew Carley
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