Saracens bring Harlequins down to earth

PREMIERSHIP WRAP:  Following their shock win against Sale Sharks, Harlequins suffered a 24-38 defeat to Saracens on Saturday.

The Saracens, who are relegated to the Championship next year,  outscored the visitors four tries to two at Allianz Park in London.

The England champions welcome back talisman Owen Farrell, who made his first appearance since England's Six Nations victory Wales on March 7.

Making his 200th appearance for Saracens, the England star added 16-points to his team's tally during the London derby.

Saracens 38-24 Harlequins

For Saracens:

Tries: Maitland, Itoje, Davies, Lewington

Cons: Farrell 3

Pens: Farrell 4

For Harlequins:

Tries: Lasike, Steele

Cons: Smith 3

Drop Goal: Smith

Teams:

Saracens: 15 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14 Alex Lewington, 13 Dom Morris, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 Sean Maitland, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Aled Davies, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Jackson Wray, 6 Mike Rhodes, 5 Callum Hunter-Hill, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Jamie George, 1 Sam Crean

Replacements: 16 Tom Woolstencroft, 17 Richard Barrington, 18 Josh Ibuanokpe, 19 Tim Swinson, 20 Sean Reffell, 21 Tom Whiteley, 22 Juan Pablo Socino, 23 Manu Vunipola

Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Aaron Morris, 13 Joe Marchant, 12 James Lang, 11 Nathan Earle, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Martin Landajo, 8 Alex Dombrandt, 7 Chris Robshaw (captain), 6 James Chisholm, 5 Matt Symons, 4 Stephan Lewies, 3 Simon Kerrod, 2 Scott Baldwin, 1 Joe Marler

Replacements: 16 Joe Gray, 17 Santiago Garcia Botta, 18 Will Collier, 19 Dino Lamb, 20 Tom Lawday, 21 Will Evans, 22 Scott Steele, 23 Paul Lasike

Referee: Christophe Ridley

Assistant Referees: Jamie Leahy & Paul Dix

TMO: Geoff Warren

London Irish 3-27 Northampton Saints

The scorers:

For London Irish:

Pen: Jackson

For Northampton Saints:

Tries: Collins, Ludlam, Haywood, Tuala

Con: Haywood

Pen: Grayson

Teams:

London Irish: 15 Tom Homer, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Matt Williams, 12 Theo Brophy Clews, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Ben Meehan, 8 Albert Tuisue, 7 Blair Cowan, 6 Jack Cooke, 5 Sebastian de Chaves, 4 George Nott, 3 Ollie Hoskins, 2 Matt Cornish, 1 Allan Dell

Replacements: 16 Motu Matu’u, 17 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 18 Sekope Kepu, 19 Ben Donnell, 20 TJ Ioane, 21 Nick Phipps, 22 Jacob Atkins, 23 Ross Neal

Northampton: 15 George Furbank, 14 Ryan Olowofela, 13 Matt Proctor, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 Tom Collins, 10 James Grayson, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Shaun Adendorff, 7 Lewis Ludlam (captain), 6 Jamie Gibson, 5 Nick Isiekwe, 4 Alex Moon, 3 Paul Hill, 2 Mike Haywood, 1 Francois van Wyk

Replacements: 16 Reece Marshall, 17 Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi, 18 Ehren Painter, 19 Lewis Bean, 20 Tui Uru, 21 Tom James, 22 Reuben Bird-Tulloch, 23 Ahsee Tuala

Referee: Ian Tempest

Assistant referees: Andrew Jackson & Mike Hudson

TMO: Rowan Kitt

Leicester Tigers 16-38 Bath

The scorers:

For Leicester Tigers:

Tries: Clare, Wallace

Pens: McPhillips 2

For Bath:

Tries: Stuart, Dunn, McConnochie, Boyce, Obano, De Glanville.

Cons: Priestland 3, Spencer

Yellow card: Taulupe Faletau (Bath, 60)