FT
Saracens take the win
Edinburgh push for a try for the win, but Saracens hold on for the victory. We take a losing bonus point back to the capital.
30
26
4
Tries
2
Daly13′
Earl37′
Lewington45′
Woolstencroft68′
6′de Bruin
72′Goosen
2
Conversions
2
Farrell15′
Farrell69′
7′Boffelli
73′Boffelli
2
Penalties
4
Farrell58′
Farrell62′
28′Boffelli
36′Boffelli
41′Boffelli
52′Boffelli
0
Drop Goals
0
79
Back to back penalties!
Edinburgh are on their own line, but win back to back penalties, and are now just outside the Saracens 22.
76
Yellow for Nel
We’re down to 13 as Nel is sent to the bin for a dangerous tackle.
71
GOOSEN!!
We’re still in this! Kinghorn finds the gap, and he offloads to give Goosen a walk in. Boffelli converts.
68
Yellow for McInally
After the try is given, McInally is yellow carded for an offence in the build up.
68
Bonus point for Saracens
Tom Woolstencroft slides under the defence from close range, and Farrell converts.
64
Lang held up
Damo intercepts Owen Farrell’s pass, and bombs for the line. He steps three defenders before eventually being brought down a metre short. The ball is shipped out to the left, and James Lang makes it to the line but gets held up.
61
Shiel on at scrum-half
Vellacott comes off for Charlie.
61
Farrell kicks for the posts again
Vellacott is called offside, and Owen Farrell knocks over another penalty to extend their lead to four points.
59
Venter on
Schoeman comes off for Boan.
58
Saracens lead by one
Edinburgh are penalised at scrum time, and this time Owen Farrell knocks over the penalty attempt to give his side the lead.
55
Rambo at the ruck again!
Saracens attack through Ben Earl and get within 10 metres of the Edinburgh try line, but once again McInally locks on with the jackal and wins a penalty to relieve the pressure.
52
Boff puts us back in front!
The resulting lineout is leads to a driving maul, and a phase later Saracens are penalised for not rolling. That’s an easy one for Boffelli!
50
Crosbie wins the pen!
Saracens stretch their legs after a scrum just outside their 22, but Luke Crosbie is their once the tackle is made to go for the jackal and win the penalty! It’s booted into the left corner by Kinghorn.
46
Saracens in front
Elliot Daly’s grubber kick through is collected by Alex Lewington on the right, who goes over for the try. Saracens lead by one.
16:25
Damo on for 100th appearance
Towards the end of that first half, Mark Bennett came off and Damien Hoyland came on for his 100th Edinburgh appearance!
HT
Half time: Saracens 12-16 Edinburgh
40
A final three points for Boff to take us to the break!
Maro Itoje carries hard, but Rambo is there to latch onto the ball in the ruck and win the penalty for not releasing. From over on the left, Boff dissects the posts once more and Edinburgh lead by four at the interval!
37
Saracens reply quickly
We concede a penalty straight from kick off, and Owen Farrell kicks to the corner. From the resulting lineout maul, Ben Earl crosses the line. Farrell’s conversion hits the right hand post, so the lead remains at one point.
35
Another three from Boff!
Boff gathers another high kick, and Saracens are pinged for not rolling away. This time it’s a 45 metre kick for the Argentinian, and he slots it once more!
32
Early change
Luan de Bruin comes off in a tactical change, and WP Nel comes on.
31
Good defence wins the penalty!
Saracens come forward phase by phase, but a good tackle from McInally leads to the home side going off their feet and a Gunners penalty inside our own half.
28
Boff kicks us in front!
Luke Crosbie makes a brilliant break from the back of a lineout, and a phase later Boffelli is tackled high by Maro Itoje. Boff dusts himself off and nudges over the kick from over 40 metres – we’re back in front!
21
Saracens miss
de Bruin is penalised at a ruck, and Owen Farrell goes for goal from the 10 metre line but drags it wide.
17
Unlucky for Bennett
Edinburgh string a few phases together in the Saracens 22, and Bennett does well to recover a loose ball and evade Maro Itoje, but he loses the ball forward in the tackle and Saracens will have the scrum.
16
Penalty Edinburgh
Kinghorn hoofs it into the clouds again, and Sean Maitland blocks Jamie Ritchie as he chases it down. Kinghorn kicks it into the 22.
13
Saracens hit back
Elliot Daly collects Owen Farrell’s kick down the right side and goes over the line. We’re all square.
11
So close for Goosen!
Kinghorn’s high kick is taken wonderfully in the air by Boff, and he gets the offload away to Goosen, but he stumbles whilst sprinting to the line and the home side are able to tackle him five metres short and turnover the ball.
6
TRY TIME! It’s de Bruin!
From the resulting lineout, Rambo breaks free at the back of the driving maul, and a phase later Luan de Bruin is unstoppable from close range! Get in!
4
Edinburgh kick to the corner…
Ben Vellacott and Duhan van der Merwe break up the left, and Saracens are penalised for not rolling. Blair Kinghorn kicks it right into the left corner…
15:19
Kick off
We’re underway – COME ON EDINBURGH!
15:02
A reminder of your Edinburgh team for today
14:53
Saracens v Edinburgh
80:00 Second Half End
76:10
Nel
72:51
Muncaster
Crosbie
72:39
Davies
van Zyl
72:38
Wray
Vunipola
72:37
Clarey
Riccioni
72:31
Boffelli
71:14
Goosen
68:53
Farrell
67:48
Woolstencroft
67:28
McInally
64:17
Hunter-Hill
Tizard
64:16
Woolstencroft
George
64:15
Mawi
Vunipola
61:34
Goode
Lozowski
61:33
Venter
Schoeman
61:32
Shiel
Vellacott
61:20
Farrell
57:57
Farrell
53:11
Christie
McFarland
51:49
Boffelli
46:42
Sykes
Hodgson
44:45
Lewington
40:00 First Half End
40:46
Boffelli
36:57
Earl
36:03
Hoyland
Bennett
35:49
Boffelli
32:31
Nel
de Bruin
27:51
Boffelli
14:15
Farrell
12:51
Daly
06:35
Boffelli
05:11
de Bruin
Kick-off 3:15 pm
Saracens
-
Alex Goode
23. Replacement -
Aled Davies
22. Replacement -
Jackson Wray
21. Replacement -
Andy Christie
20. Replacement -
Callum Hunter-Hill
19. Replacement -
Alec Clarey
18. Replacement -
Eroni Mawi
17. Replacement -
Tom Woolstencroft
16. Replacement -
Billy Vunipola
8. Number 8 -
Ben Earl
7. Back-row -
Theo McFarland
6. Back-row -
Hugh Tizard
5. Second-row -
Maro Itoje
4. Second-row -
Marco Riccioni
3. Tighthead prop -
Jamie George
2. Hooker -
Mako Vunipola
1. Loosehead prop -
Ivan van Zyl
9. Scrum-half -
Owen Farrell
10. Stand-off -
Sean Maitland
11. Wing -
Nick Tompkins
12. Inside-centre -
Alex Lozowski
13. Outside-centre -
Alex Lewington
14. Wing -
Elliot Daly
15. Full-back
Edinburgh
-
Damien Hoyland
23. Replacement -
Charlie Savala
22. Replacement -
Charlie Shiel
21. Replacement -
Ben Muncaster
20. Replacement -
Marshall Sykes
19. Replacement -
WP Nel
18. Replacement -
Boan Venter
17. Replacement -
Patrick Harrison
16. Replacement -
Viliame Mata
8. Number 8 -
Luke Crosbie
7. Back-row -
Jamie Ritchie
6. Back-row -
Grant Gilchrist
5. Second-row -
Jamie Hodgson
4. Second-row -
Luan de Bruin
3. Tighthead prop -
Stuart McInally
2. Hooker -
Pierre Schoeman
1. Loosehead prop -
Ben Vellacott
9. Scrum-half -
Blair Kinghorn
10. Stand-off -
Duhan van der Merwe
11. Wing -
James Lang
12. Inside-centre -
Mark Bennett
13. Outside-centre -
Wes Goosen
14. Wing -
Emiliano Boffelli
15. Full-back