Saints 36 - Sarries 6

Over the last couple of years the Sarries have become a bit of a bogey team for the Saints. There are several reasons behind it - some of the support is more football like than rugby, the Tiny incident, the fact that they keep beating us (!). Anyway, having finally got a win last week this was theoretically not the match that we now needed. Yes, it's LV Cup so not the full first choice Sarries, but it isn't our top team either. Some interesting choices in the team though - Vasily Artemyev making his debut, Jamie Elliott finally back from injury, Tom Wood back from the World Cup, Sarge back from injury. And on the bench Dylan, Courtney, Tiny, Cesare.

It turns into a dream start for Vasily (now nicknamed Vaseline for his ability to slip through) and he has a try within minutes of the whistle. Like last week the team are showing signs of playing and running. A second try for Vaseline before half time and he has won over the fans. Sarries putting on pressure but other than two penalties they can't follow through.

The second half continues well. Vaseline gets his third try, a hattrick on his debut, how's that to light the rugby world, and Jamie Elliott gets a brace. When the Saints run then hey are fun and dangerous. When they go back to a kicking game then it becomes less dominant and some worrying moments. When the Saints play well though it is a great game, audacious off loads which don't always go to hand but you can forgive for the vision. And without the ones that don't go to hand then those that do wouldn't happen either and we wouldn't have 5 tries. It's worth mentioning the last try, a beautifully weighted chip from Smyler going into Elliotts hands for him to dive over after a sprint for the line.