Statistics: Saracens Men 44-13 London Irish (Oct 2017)
Saracens returned to the top of the Premiership in October 2017 with a convincing victory over London Irish at Allianz Park.
England prop Mako Vunipola scored the only try of the first half and Owen Farrell added a couple of penalties as Sarries led 13-6 at the break.
Farrell crossed to extend the advantage before Irish captain David Paice bundled over from a driving maul. But Sarries dominated the final 25 minutes with Liam Williams, Chris Wyles and Nathan Earle going over.
Here’s how Sarries' key statistics looked on the day:
Saracens: Goode; Williams, Tompkins, Barritt (capt), Wyles; Farrell, Spencer; Vunipola, George, Koch, Isiekwe, Kruis, Clark, Burger, Wray. Replacements: Tolofua, Barrington, Figallo, Skelton, Earl, Wigglesworth, Lozowski, Earle.
Tries: M.Vunipola, Farrell, Williams, Wyles, Earle (2)
Cons: Farrell (4)
Pen: Farrell (2)
Sin bins: Earl, Burger
TEAM STATS
Possession: 68%
Territory: 76%
Clean Breaks: 19
Defenders Beaten: 21
Turnovers: 5
Tackles/Success Rate: 60/ 88%
PLAYER STATS
Metres Gained
Chris Wyles (146)
Alex Goode (136)
Nathan Earle (77)
Carries
Alex Goode (21)
Jackson Wray (14)
Chris Wyles, Nick Tompkins (both 11)
Clean Breaks
Chris Wyles (6)
Alex Goode (3)
Liam Williams, Owen Farrell, Nathan Earle (all 2)
Defenders Beaten
Chris Wyles (5)
Alex Goode, Nathan Earle (4)
Owen Farrell (3)
Tackles
Christopher Tolofua (6)
Jamie George. Owen Farrell, George Kruis, Schalk Burger (all 5)
Nick Tompkins, Chris Wyles (both 4)
Turnovers
Nathan Earle (2)
Chris Wyles, Christopher Tolofua, George Kruis (all 1)
Gallery
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- Liam Williams of Saracens scores a try during the Aviva Premiership match between Saracens and London Irish at Allianz Park, London - 28/10/2017 ©Matthew Impey / Wired Photos Picture by Marek Dorcik 07525054100
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- Jamie George of Saracens is tackled by James Marshall of London Irish during the Aviva Premiership match between Saracens and London Irish at Allianz Park, London - 28/10/2017 ©Matthew Impey / Wired Photos Picture by Matt Impey +44 7789 130347
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- Schalk Burger of Saracens offloads the ball out the back of his hand watched by Blair Cowan of London Irish during the Aviva Premiership match between Saracens and London Irish at Allianz Park, London - 28/10/2017 ©Matthew Impey / Wired Photos Picture by Matt Impey +44 7789 130347
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- Chris Wyles scores the 4th Saracens try beating Joe Cokanasiga of London Irish to touch down in the corner during the Aviva Premiership match between Saracens and London Irish at Allianz Park, London - 28/10/2017 ©Matthew Impey / Wired Photos Picture by Matt Impey +44 7789 130347
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- Nathan Earle of Saracens runs in his team’s 6th Try during the Aviva Premiership match between Saracens and London Irish at Allianz Park, London - 28/10/2017 ©Matthew Impey / Wired Photos Picture by Matt Impey +44 7789 130347
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- Alex Goode of Saracens gets away from Jake Schatz of London Irish to set up a try for Chris Wyles during the Aviva Premiership match between Saracens and London Irish at Allianz Park, London - 28/10/2017 ©Matthew Impey / Wired Photos Picture by Matt Impey +44 7789 130347
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- Nick Tompkins of Saracens is tackled by Fergus Mulchrone of London Irish during the Aviva Premiership match between Saracens and London Irish at Allianz Park, London - 28/10/2017 ©Matthew Impey / Wired Photos Picture by Matt Impey +44 7789 130347
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- Jackson Wray of Saracens runs at Ben Franks of London Irish during the Aviva Premiership match between Saracens and London Irish at Allianz Park, London - 28/10/2017 ©Matthew Impey / Wired Photos Picture by Matt Impey +44 7789 130347
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- Owen Farrell of Saracens kicks a penalty during the Aviva Premiership match between Saracens and London Irish at Allianz Park, London - 28/10/2017 ©Matthew Impey / Wired Photos Picture by Matt Impey +44 7789 130347
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- Brad Barritt of Saracens runs at Alex Lewington of London Irish during the Aviva Premiership match between Saracens and London Irish at Allianz Park, London - 28/10/2017 ©Matthew Impey / Wired Photos Picture by Matt Impey +44 7789 130347
