ERCC: Saracens 33 Ulster 17

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Saracens (13) 33
TRY: Billy Vunipola, Duncan Taylor, Maro Itoje, Schalk Brits. CON: Owen Farrell (2). PEN: Owen Farrell (3).
Ulster (7) 17
TRY: Luke Marshall, Ian Humphreys. CON: Paddy Jackson (2). PEN: Paddy Jackson.

I’d expected Ulster to find that extra something to win this one and for fifty minutes they remained competitive but the ultimate machine, that is Saracens Rugby, ground them done and pulled away in the last quarter for the inevitable bonus point win.

An early try from Luke Marshall kept Ulster in the game but by the time Ian Humphreys raced clear, with an intercept effort, the outcome had already been decided.

Ulster looked reasonably comfortable for the bulk of the first half but a series of misfiring line outs let Saracens off the hook and the hosts took full advantage with a driving maul that ended with Billy Vunipola touching down over the Ulster line. With Owen Farrell converting the home side took a 13 – 7 point lead into the break and once they had established the lead they never looked back.

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