Saracens vs Ealing Trailfinders
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Date | Time | League | Season |
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April 25, 2021 | 3:00 pm | Championship | 2020-2021 |
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Ealing Trailfinders suffered their first defeat of the Greene King IPA Championship season on Sunday, as they fell to a 48-20 defeat to Saracens at the StoneX Stadium.
Trailfinders were right in the mix with Saracens at half time thanks to a penalty try late in the half, as well as the trusty boot of Craig Willis, and the hosts took a 23-13 lead into the interval.
Saracens’ class showed in the second half however, when they capitalised on some uncustomary profligacy from Ealing and ended up scoring three tries and wrapping up a 48-20 victory, as they close the gap on Trailfinders at the top of the table.
Ealing exerted some early pressure on Saracens at the scrum, earning themselves two penalties at the set-piece, although it was Saracens who struck first, initially through the boot of Owen Farrell, before wing Alex Lewington finished a sweeping move on the right wing.
Willis and Farrell traded penalties as the half went on before Vincent Koch powered his way over as Saracens kept pounding on the door and eventually Ealing’s defence buckled.
Ealing’s well-functioning set-piece brought them some joy as the half wound down, however, with Saracens unable to legally stop a driving maul from 10m out and the referee awarded a penalty try and a yellow card to Jackson Wray.
Trailfinders were unable to punish Saracens’ numerical disadvantage, though, as errors saw Farrell successfully kick three penalties in the 10 minutes that Wray was off the pitch.
Koch once again crossed the whitewash from close range in the second half, before Aled Davies scooted over in support of a good break from Sean Maitland, two scores which realistically took the game beyond Ealing.
Despite having winger James Cordy Redden in the sin-bin, a Guy Thompson turnover and length of the pitch counter attack saw Ealing earn themselves a 5m scrum, which Shane Buckley capitalised on and registered Ealing’s second try of the game during the subsequent phase play.
Lewis Thiede then joined Cordy Redden in the sin-bin and, with Ealing down to 13 men, Saracens put the finishing touch on a comprehensive victory as Nick Tompkins went over the line and completed an impressive showing from the north Londoners.
Saracens
15. Elliott Obatoyinbo
14. Alex Lewington
13. Elliot Daly
12. Nick Tompkins
11. Sean Maitland
10. Owen Farrell (C)
9. Aled Davies
1. Mako Vunipola
2. Jamie George
3. Vincent Koch
4. Maro Itoje
5. Tim Swinson
6. Jackson Wray
7. Sean Reffell
8. Billy Vunipola
Replacements
16. Tom Woolstencroft
17. Richard Barrington
18. Alec Clarey
19. Joel Kpoku
20. Andy Christie
21. Tom Whiteley
22. Manu Vunipola
23. Duncan Taylor
Scorers
Tries – Alex Lewington (11), Vincent Koch (24, 51), Aled Davies (60), Nick Tompkins (79)
Conversions – Owen Farrell (11, 24, 60, 79)
Penalties – Owen Farrell (8, 17, 40, 42, 45)
Ealing Trailfinders
15. David Johnston
14. Angus Kernohan
13. Max Bodilly
12. Pat Howard
11. James Corey Redden
10. Craig Willis
9. Craig Hampson
1. Kyle Whyte
2. Shaun Milton
3. Elliot Millar Mills
4. Simon Linsell
5. James Cannon
6. Kieran Murphy
7. Simon Uzokwe
8. Rayn Smid
Replacements
16. Michael van Vuuren
17. Will Davis
18. Lewis Thiede
19. Harry Casson
20. Guy Thompson
21. Shane Buckley
22. Jordan Burns
23. Luke Daniels
Scorers
Tries – Penalty (36), Shane Buckley (75)
Conversions – David Johnston (75)
Penalties – Craig Willis (13, 20)