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Sean Maitland scored two first-half tries for Saracens as the Premiership leaders made it nine wins from nine| Saracens (17) 45 |
| Tries: Maitland 2, Simpson, Hallett, Earl, Daly Cons: Goode 5, Lozowski Pen: Goode |
| Northampton Saints (27) 39 |
| Tries: Haywood, Dingwall 3, Skosan Cons: Smith 4 Pens: Smith 2 |
Table-topping Saracens produced a stunning comeback to extend their perfect Premiership record and beat Northampton Saints 45-39 in a thriller.
Sarries were 39-17 behind after an hour at the StoneX Stadium, with Saints centre Fraser Dingwall scoring a hat-trick of tries.
Sean Maitland scored twice in the first half for Saracens, who never gave up.
And with Saints playing a man down, tries in the final six minutes from Ben Earl and Elliot Daly ensured victory.
More to follow.
Saracens: Malins; Lewington, Daly, Lozowski, Maitland; Goode, Van Zyl; Hislop, Dan, Riccioni, Hunter-Hill, Kitchener, Christie, Earl, Wray.
Replacements: Lewis, Flynn, Clarey, Stonham, Tizard, Simpson, Hallett, Howe.
Northampton Saints: Furbank; Freeman, Dingwall, Hutchinson, Skosan; Smith, Mitchell; Waller, Haywood, Hill, Salakaia-Loto, Moon, Scott-Young, Graham, Augustus.
Replacements: Smith, Iyogun, Painter, Nansen, Sylvester, James, Proctor, Ramm.
Sin-bin: Salakaia-Loto (54), James (71)
Referee: Andrew Jackson.
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