Two games into the season and two wins for a new-look Saracens team entering a new era. The hosts took a while to get going but a notable contribution from centre Alex Lozowski, who kicked 22 points and supplied a brilliant try assist for his speedy young winger Tobias Elliot, ultimately took the men in black clear of a Sharks side undermined by injuries.

It proved to be a distinctly frustrating day for England’s George Ford who lasted fewer than seven minutes before being forced off with an apparent thigh injury, while Sarries’ new captain, Maro Itoje, limped off just after half-time and could be seen pressing a bag of ice to his knee in the dugout. His departure did not obviously affect the outcome, though, as Sarries rammed home 33 second-half points.

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