Saracens run in six tries in a commanding 39-24 Premiership victory over champions Northampton Saints.
Two tries from fly-half Fergus Burke either side of scores from Rhys Carre and Theo Dan set up a 24-0 lead for the home side as they totally dominated in swirling winds at StoneX Stadium.
But further tries from substitute Jamie George and Ben Earl secured a crucial bonus-point win which moved the hosts up to third in the table. Saints beat their hosts three times on the way to winning the title last season but couldn't get a foothold in the first half as Saracens, who had to shuffle their line-up after an injury to full-back Elliot Daly in the warm-up, raced into a four-try lead.
Disallowed scores from Tom Willis and Nick Tompkins - celebrating his 200th appearance for the club - prevented the gap from being even bigger at the break as the home side dominated all areas of the game.
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