Saracens back to winning ways

Gerald Arasa sprints over for Saracens' final try

Saracens 33-11 Bath

Bath found themselves in even deeper relegation trouble after fellow strugglers Saracens recorded their first league win of the year.

Saracens are now eighth but Bath are just one point above bottom club Leeds and still without an away Premiership victory this season.

The West Country outfit were only trailing 9-6 at half-time but were blown away after the break as Saracens ran in three tries in 12 minutes.

We were never in the running in that game and this has been a real reality check for everyone.

New Bath boss
Michael Foley

England scrum-half Kyran Bracken opened the floodgates when he finished off a superb move created by England team-mate Richard Hill's 40m break from the back of the scrum.

And before Bath could recover from that setback, flanker Kris Chesney stormed over, collecting Hill's pass and blasting through the combined challenge of Iain Balshaw and Rob Thirlby.

Saracens completed the demolition job eight minutes from time, with wing Gerald Arasa capitalising on more weak tackling to take the home side past 30 points and out of sight.

We would hope to make an announcement about a new coach this week and I am hoping that we can put the situation to bed

Saracens' chief executive
Peter Deakin

Centre Kevin Sorrell chipped in with 15 points from three penalties and three conversions while caretaker-coach Tim Horan, playing at fly-half, added a 57th-minute drop goal.

All Bath could muster in reply were two Olly Barkley penalties and a late consolation try by England centre Mike Tindall when he charged down Saracens' full-back Adryan Winnan's attempted clearance.

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Saracens: Winnan, Arasa, Shanklin, Sorrell, O'Mahony, Horan, Bracken, Flatman, Russell, Durant, A. Benazzi, Murray, Chesney, Roques, Hill.
Replacements: Harbut, Cairns, Roche, Cole, Walshe, Smith, Johnston.

Bath: Balshaw, Voyce, Crockett, Tindall, Danielli, Barkley, Dalzell, D. Barnes, Regan, Mallett, Borthwick, Grewcock, G. Thomas, N. Thomas, Lyle.
Replacements: Chrystie, Mears, Emms, Thirlby, Cox, Scaysbrook, Gabey.

Referee: R Goodliffe (Sheffield (RFU).