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<blockquote data-quote="Bullitt" data-source="post: 61001"><p>26/3/06</p><p></p><p><strong>Sarries close in on league survival</strong></p><p></p><p><img src="http://home.skysports.com/images/sports/Saracens/bartholomeusz_try.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Saracens produced another big performance to beat Worcester Warriors 29-15, opening up a significant 12-point gap between themselves and Leeds Tykes at the bottom of the Premiership.</p><p></p><p>The arrival of former Wallaby coach Eddie Jones on a consultancy basis seems to have really sparked the Sarries camp, and they were fully worthy of their bonus-point victory at Vicarage Road.</p><p></p><p>Tries from Tevita Vaikona, Mark Bartholemeusz, Moses Rauluni and Dan Scarbrough were enough to earn the hosts all five points, leaving Leeds in deep trouble after their heavy defeat to Wasps.</p><p></p><p>The game started with the typical vigour that one expects from a Guinness Premiership encounter, with both sides fighting for possession, but the Warriors soon lost their will to fight as they float in the safety of mid-table.</p><p></p><p>Pat Sanderson was back to captain the visitors after his recent back injury, and he found himself right in the thick of the action as Saracens' forwards take control of the contest.</p><p></p><p>Roared on by the home support, Sarries drove their counterparts back, and Vaikona benefited with a third-minute try.</p><p></p><p>Having watched on as his forwards did the hard work in the maul, the Tongan then took a fine pass from Glen Jackson to go over in the corner.</p><p></p><p>Jackson's performance in open play was making up for his early lack of accuracy with the boot, missing a conversion and penalty as Sarries failed to make their domination pay.</p><p></p><p>Such an error is a dangerous mistake to make against Worcester and Shane Drahm, and the fly half nailed a 55-metre penalty to keep the scores tight at 8-3.</p><p></p><p>However, the contest's turning point came a minute before the interval, as the hosts benefited from a kind bounce off Shane Byrne's overthrown line-out, with Ben Johnston exploding onto the loose ball before feeding Bartholemeusz to score.</p><p></p><p>That left the Warriors staring at a 15-3 deficit at half time, and they were soon completely out of the clash as they collapsed in a poor seven-minute spell.</p><p></p><p>First the Saracens attack exploited Warriors' lack of concentration down the left, with Rauluni forcing over after Hugh Vyvyan's powerful surge along the flank.</p><p></p><p>Then Johnstone played a significant part for the second time in the match, breaking through the defence to feed Scarbrough - whose touchdown earned the bonus point.</p><p></p><p>With the game wrapped up, it was time for Saracens to ease off the accelerator, allowing Saosi Vaili and Aisea Havili to grab two consolations for the Warriors.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullitt, post: 61001"] 26/3/06 [b]Sarries close in on league survival[/b] [img]http://home.skysports.com/images/sports/Saracens/bartholomeusz_try.jpg[/img] Saracens produced another big performance to beat Worcester Warriors 29-15, opening up a significant 12-point gap between themselves and Leeds Tykes at the bottom of the Premiership. The arrival of former Wallaby coach Eddie Jones on a consultancy basis seems to have really sparked the Sarries camp, and they were fully worthy of their bonus-point victory at Vicarage Road. Tries from Tevita Vaikona, Mark Bartholemeusz, Moses Rauluni and Dan Scarbrough were enough to earn the hosts all five points, leaving Leeds in deep trouble after their heavy defeat to Wasps. The game started with the typical vigour that one expects from a Guinness Premiership encounter, with both sides fighting for possession, but the Warriors soon lost their will to fight as they float in the safety of mid-table. Pat Sanderson was back to captain the visitors after his recent back injury, and he found himself right in the thick of the action as Saracens' forwards take control of the contest. Roared on by the home support, Sarries drove their counterparts back, and Vaikona benefited with a third-minute try. Having watched on as his forwards did the hard work in the maul, the Tongan then took a fine pass from Glen Jackson to go over in the corner. Jackson's performance in open play was making up for his early lack of accuracy with the boot, missing a conversion and penalty as Sarries failed to make their domination pay. Such an error is a dangerous mistake to make against Worcester and Shane Drahm, and the fly half nailed a 55-metre penalty to keep the scores tight at 8-3. However, the contest's turning point came a minute before the interval, as the hosts benefited from a kind bounce off Shane Byrne's overthrown line-out, with Ben Johnston exploding onto the loose ball before feeding Bartholemeusz to score. That left the Warriors staring at a 15-3 deficit at half time, and they were soon completely out of the clash as they collapsed in a poor seven-minute spell. First the Saracens attack exploited Warriors' lack of concentration down the left, with Rauluni forcing over after Hugh Vyvyan's powerful surge along the flank. Then Johnstone played a significant part for the second time in the match, breaking through the defence to feed Scarbrough - whose touchdown earned the bonus point. With the game wrapped up, it was time for Saracens to ease off the accelerator, allowing Saosi Vaili and Aisea Havili to grab two consolations for the Warriors. [/QUOTE]
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