Guinness Premiership

Saracens flyhalf Glen Jackson helped his side to the perfect start to the new season on Saturday, scoring 13 points as they edged out London Irish 18-14 at Twickenham on Saturday.

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The Scorers:

For Saracens:

Tries: Jackson, Saull
Pen: Jackson 2
Cons: Jackson

For London Irish:

Tries: Stowers
Pen: Lamb 2, D Armitage

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 (captain), 3 Carlos Nieto, 2 Schalk Brits, 1 Rhys Gill
Replacements: 16 Fabio Ongaro, 17 Tom Mercey, 18 Richard Skuse, 19 Mouritz Botha, 20 Michael Owen, 21 Justin Marshall, 22 Derick Hougaard, 23 Richard Haughton

London Irish: 15 Delon Armitage, 14 Adam Thompstone, 13 Elvis Seveali'i, 12 Seilala Mapusua, 11 Sailosi Tagicakibau, 10 Ryan Lamb, 9 Paul Hodgson, 8 Chris Hala'Ufia, 7 Steffon Armitage, 6 Declan Danaher, 5 Andy Perry, 4 Nick Kennedy, 3 Paulica Ion, 2 Danie Coetzee, 1 Clarke Dermody (captain)
Replacements: 16 Dan Murphy, 17 James Buckland, 18 Faan Rautenbach, 19 Bob Casey, 20 George Stowers, 21 Peter Hewat,  22 Peter Richards, 23 Alfredo Lalanne

Referee: Dave Pearson
Assistant referees: Andy Watson , Stuart Terheege
TMO: Laurie Bryant