• Pool 4: Saracens 44-3 Ospreys• European champions outclass under-strength visitors
Back on home turf and, on the field at least, business as usual for Saracens. Six tries, a handful of
World Cup stars returning – including an impressive debut for Elliot Daly – and a demonstration that they will not give up their European crown without a considerable fight. This emphatic victory kick-starts Saracens’ campaign on the continent and tees up a mouth-watering double header with Munster next month.
Rotimi Segun finished with two tries, Jack Singleton, Alex Lewington, Richard Barrington all one apiece with Saracens awarded a penalty try to boot but it was Daly who shone brightest on his first appearance. He teed up two tries for Segun and was the standout performer but the very fact the defending champions have added England’s full-back to their already illustrious squad hardly leads to much sympathy for their plight amid the salary-cap scandal that hangs heavy over the club.