Saracens win to close gap on Tigers

Saracens (15) 35
Tries: Brits, Joubert, Stevens, Strettle
Conversions: Goode 3 Penalties: Goode 3
Gloucester (5) 12
Tries: Simpson-Daniel, Trinder Conversions: Mills

Saracens made it nine straight wins to move within a point of Leicester at the top of the Premiership table.

Steve Borthwick’s side ensured a top two finish, clocking up four tries at Vicarage Road to book home advantage in the Premiership play-offs.

South African duo Schalk Brits and Ernst Joubert ran in first-half tries, prop Matthew Stevens and winger David Strettle crossing after the break.

Gloucester’s tries came from James Simpson-Daniel and Henry Trinder.

More to follow.

Saracens: Goode; Strettle, Wyles, Barritt, Short; Farrell, De Kock; Stevens, Brits, Nieto; Borthwick, Botha; Brown, Burger, Joubert.

Replacements: George, Gill, du Plessis, Vyvyan, Saull, Wigglesworth, Penney, Cato.

Gloucester: Voyce; Sharples, Trinder, Fuimaono-Sapolu, Simpson-Daniel; Burns, Lewis; Dickinson, S Lawson, Harden; James, Hamilton; Strokosch, Hazell, Deacon.

Replacements: Azam, Wood, Doran-Jones, Brown, Narraway, R Lawson, Mills, Molenaar.