Saracens

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Owen Farrell injury scare sours commanding Saracens win (Telegraph.co.uk)

Ben Coles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Saracens face a nervous wait to see if captain Owen Farrell will be available for their Champions Cup last 16 ...

"I must say, the way he dealt with the disappointment of not being in the Six Nations squad with the other group was unbelievable. We have attacked really well in other years and sometimes I don't think we get the credit for how well we attacked in those years, to be honest. Here, Vunipola laid down a marker, with McCall full of admiration for his work in recent weeks when all eyes were on the Six Nations. Then you have to make good decisions and not be this team who are loose and run all the time. The post-match celebrations might have focused on Saracens securing a home Gallagher Premiership semi-final but to get that far and no further would be catastrophic given the quality they displayed here. Mark McCall, Saracens' director of rugby, revealed the injury was a reaggravation of the ankle issue Farrell suffered before England's game with Ireland to round out the Six Nations.

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MATCH REPORT | Saracens Men 36-24 Harlequins (Saracens)

Saracens Men outlasted Harlequins 36-24 in a free-flowing, high-octane affair in front of a bumper crowd at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Malins’ regathered his own deft grubber kick to spark the attack and as the ball was moved wide two phases later, Christie neatly offloaded for Maitland to give Sarries their bonus-point try. The ruthless defence continued and allowed Sarries to launch an attacking raid off the back of it with half-time approaching. A build-up of phases moved Mark McCall’s men just five metres out, but Murley’s monstrous tackle on Malins forced a turnover to provide Quins with a temporary reprieve. Smith added the extras to reduce the deficit to eight. Five minutes later, Saracens took their first lead of the contest with a beautifully crafted score. Farrell made no mistake with the conversion and notched his 100th Premiership point of the season in the process to draw the scores level.

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Match Report: Saracens 36-24 Harlequins (Premiership Rugby)

Saracens came out on top at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as they beat Harlequins 36-24 to continue their march towards the Gallagher Premiership Rugby ...

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Saracens 36-24 Harlequins: Dominate display seals top-two ... (Evening Standard)

The Men In Black were always going to win this match and lock down a top-two Gallagher Premiership finish – the 36-24 scoreline merely completed the ...

The outside centre clotheslined Farrell after a failed charge-down, with the ball long gone. Goode’s rapid take and give created the extra man, before Christie applied a neat finish. Never a good sign, save of course for those in the Saracens defensive line. Saracens’ only worry on a brisk day’s business in front of a 55,000 crowd at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was an ankle injury to Owen Farrell. Cadan Murley bagged a brace that owed much to twice upending Max Malins, while Alex Dombrandt and Joe Marchant also crossed for Quins. [Harlequins](/topic/harlequins) fought back from the brink on a number of occasions but never sufficiently to trouble the result.

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Owen Farrell edges Marcus Smith to help Saracens overcome ... (The Guardian)

Owen Farrell edged his fly-half rival Marcus Smith to guide Saracens to a home semi-final in a 36-24 victory over Harlequins.

Harlequins were back to within eight points early in the second half with Cadan Murley’s first try but Sean Maitland soon finished off Saracens’ fourth after a delightful grubber and gather from Max Malins. Harlequins weathered the expected storm, conceding only one Farrell penalty while down to 14 men but soon after they were restored to 15 Saracens worked Andy Christie over on the left. Another strong carry from Vunipola brought a penalty and the platform for Saracens’ response – Alex Lozowski gathering Ben Earl’s offload to go over under the posts. Vunipola began with the air of someone with a point to prove. By the time he made way, Saracens had secured the victory they needed to secure a top-two finish before turning their attentions to the Champions Cup. Farrell departed 10 minutes from time in considerable pain after a nasty bang on his left ankle and must now be considered doubtful for Saracens’ Champions Cup last-16 tie against the Ospreys next weekend at least.

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Farrell stars for Saracens against Quins before injury strikes (FRANCE 24)

Owen Farrell had the better of his duel with Test fly-half rival Marcus Smith as Saracens defeated Harlequins 36-24 in the Premiership on Saturday only for ...

If it's more than that he won't play. "Whether or not it's still a grade one, we'll see. "It was a grade one strain before which is normally a seven-day turnaround, which he managed to do in the England week and play that game (Ireland)," said Saracens supremo Mark McCall.

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Saracens 34-26 Harlequins: Host side win the day to cement their ... (Daily Mail)

Marcus Smith attempted in vain to inspire a fight-back against his England No 10 rival's side but Saracens' dominance saw them end the day on top.

but victory may come at the price of an injury to captain Owen Farrell Quins centre Luke Northmore was next in the sin-bin for catching Farrell in the throat as he tried to charge down a kick and in the next play, Saracens drove over through their line-out in a try for Maro Itoje. The following Quins attack was broken down with Saracens doling out speedy punishment in the form of Vunipola and Malins involved before Lozowski and Tompkins combined to set up Andy Christie to score the try. Billy Vunipola was named man of the match after upstaging Alex Dombrandt, but at the start of the match, Dombrandt peeled himself off the floor having been hammered backwards catching the kick-off, and dummied to score the opening try after Quins made hay with a turnover. Farrell crested the wave of a dominant Saracens side that was firmly in control for large swathes of the match, but by the 70th minute, the England captain was forced to the sidelines after rolling his ankle whilst making a tackle. Saracens shored up their hold at the top of the Premiership and earned a guaranteed play-off spot, with the Farrell-Smith match-up the centre-piece of a fascinating

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Saracens and England wait on Owen Farrell ankle injury news (Chard & Ilminster News)

Owen Farrell eclipsed England fly-half rival Marcus Smith in their duel at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium but now faces an uncertain end to the season after his ...

He rolled straight in after the Six Nations and has been delivering from day one.” “He created a lot of opportunities for others and got us around the field. All the good stuff in attack, he was at the centre of that. He’s in great physical condition and this is as good as I’ve seen him. Farrell damaged both ankles in the 2021-22 season and his director of rugby Mark McCall said: “I’ve seen him in the changing room and he’s OK. “We want to make a good decision on it.

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