Guinness Premiership

New Zealand star Glen Jackson was the hero for Saracens once again on Saturday - kicking 14 points for the 'home' side as they recorded a 19-14 win over Northampton in the first-ever rugby match played on the Wembley turf.

A hard fought battle between two very ambitious sides, Saracens went into the break just 9-3 ahead after two penalties and one drop goal to Jackson against just a drop goal from Saints flyhalf Shane Geraghty.

The an exciting second half saw both sides score tries inside the first 10 minutes, Noah Cato for Saracens and Jon Clarke for Northampton.

Wembley then witnessed a dramatic final quarter of an hour after two penalties from Geraghty and one from jackson took the score to 19-16.

Adding to the drama, Saracens hooker Schalk Brits picking up a yellow card with just 12 minutes left on the clock.

Having come back from the brink last weekend no one was doubting that Saints could snatch something at the death. Fighting for every hard, the two teams battled it out right up until the final whistle.

Saracens had enough though - holding on to take the win. 

Full report to follow...

The Scorers

For Saracens:

Tries: Cato
Pens: Jackson 3
Cons: Jackson
DG: Jackson

For Northampton Saints:

Tries: Clarke
Pens: Geraghty 2
Cons: Geraghty
DG: Geraghty

Yellow Cards: Schalk Brits (Saracens - 68 min)

The teams:

Saracens: 15 Alex Goode 14 Noah Cato, 13 Kameli Ratuvou 12 Brad Barritt, 11 Chris Wyles 10 Glen Jackson, 9 Neil de Kock, 8 Ernst Joubert, 7 Andy Saull, 6 Wikus van Heerden, 5 Hugh Vyvyan, 4 Steve Borthwick, 3 Carlos Nieto, 2 Schalk Brits, 1 Rhys Gill.
Replacements: 16 Fabio Ongaro, 17 Tom Mercey, 18 Richard Skuse 19 Mauritz Botha, 20 Michael Owen, 21 Justin Marshall 22 Derick Hougaard, 23 Richard Haughton.

Northampton: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Paul Diggin, 13 Jon Clarke, 12 James Downey, 11 Bruce Reihana, 10 Shane Geraghty, 9 Lee Dickson, 8 Roger Wilson, 7 Scott Gray, 6 Phil Dowson, 5 Juandre Kruger, 4 Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe, 3 Santiago Bonorino, 2 Dylan Hartley (captain), 1 Soane Tonga’uiha
Replacements: 16 Brett Sharman, 17 Regardt Dreyer, 18 Brian Mujati, 19 Courtney Lawes, 20 Neil Best, 21 Alan Dickens, 22 Barry Everitt, 23 Chris Mayor

Referee: Andrew Small (37th Premiership game)