• Saracens 33-17 Ulster
Saracens guarantee domestic quarter-finalIt was not a total performance by Saracens,which makes their standing in Pool One all the more impressive. This four-try, bonus-point victory leaves them unbeaten and guaranteed, or with a round still to go,a domestic tie in the quarter finals. In the unlikely event they should ever need some statistical small-print in their favour, they have a positive points dissimilarity of 136. That Ulster scored two tries will probably have them spitting feathers.
It may not have been total, and but it was still pretty one-sided. There was no lack of assurance at the outset,with Saracens patiently building their phases and testing the Ulster defence with the Vunipola brothers. Billy and Mako could report that the visitors were lining up enormous tacklers by the pair, but that the wall seemed no more impenetrable than usual. Owen Farrell slotted an early penalty to make it gape like business as usual. Related: Owen Farrell ‘has no problem’ with his father Andy’s bound to Ireland Related: Five-try Bordeaux leave tenacious Exeter on the brink of elimination Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com