London Irish edge Saracens thriller as two see red

Ollie Hassell-Collins scored a superb bump and spin try to ease Irish ahead early on

London Irish survived a spell with just 12 men to hand Saracens their first Premiership defeat of the campaign in an absorbing contest.

Jackson kicked five penalties to punish an indisciplined Sarries and converted both scores as Irish held out.

Scrappy Sarries crossed through Kapeli Pifeleti and Sean Maitland.

Exiles captain Adam Coleman went in the opening 40 when his shoulder connected with hooker Tom Woolstencroft's head, while Saracens back-rower Ben Earl's failure to wrap and contact with the head saw him depart in the second.

More to follow.

London Irish: Loader; Cinti, Joseph, van Rensburg, Hassell-Collins; Jackson, White; Goodrick-Clarke, Willemse, Hoskins, Ratuniyarawa, Coleman (capt), Gonzalez, Pearson, Fa'aso'o.

Replacements: Ruiz, Fischetti, Parker, Munga, Simmons, Cunningham-South, Englefield, Jennings.

Saracens: Goode; Lewington, Daly, Tompkins, Maitland; Farrell (capt), Van Zyl; M Vunipola, Woolstencroft, Riccioni, Isiekwe, Tizard, Christie, Earl, B Vunipola

Replacements: Pifeleti, Hislop, Bello, Kitchener, Wray, Davies, Howlett, Malins

Referee: Matthew Carley

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