Heineken Champions Cup: Saracens 30-26 Edinburgh – hosts come from behind to win
| Saracens (12) 30 |
| Tries: Daly, Earl, Lewington, Woolstencroft Cons: Farrell 2 Pens: Farrell 2 |
| Edinburgh (16) 26 |
| Tries: De Bruin, Goosen Cons: Boffelli 2 Pens: Boffelli 4 |
Saracens battled hard to overturn a half-time deficit and earn a 30-26 bonus-point win over Edinburgh in their Heineken Champions Cup opener.
Edinburgh scored the opening try through Luan de Bruin, before Elliot Daly crossed for the hosts.
Ben Earl added a second try before the break but the boot of Emiliano Boffelli meant Edinburgh led 16-12 at half time.
Alex Lewington and Tom Woolstencroft sealed the bonus point but a Wes Goosen score led to a nervy finish.
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Line-ups
Saracens: Daly; Lewington, Lozowski, Tomkins Maitland; Farrell, Van Zyl; M Vunipola, George, Riccioni, Itoje, Tizard, McFarland, Earl, B Vunipola.
Replacements: Woolstencroft, Mawi, Clarey, Hunter-Hill, Christie, Wray, Davies, Goode.
Edinburgh: Boffelli; Goosen, Bennett, Lang, Van der Merwe; Kinghorn, Vellacott; Schoeman, McInally, De Bruin, Hodgson, Gilchrist, Ritchie, Crosbie, Mata.
Replacements: Harrison, Venter, Nel, Sykes, Muncaster, Shiel, Savala, Hoyland.
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