| Saracens: (22) 46 |
| Tries: Parton 3, McFarland, Willis, Hartley, Cinti Cons: Farrell 2, Manu Vunipola, 2 Pens: Farrell |
| Gloucester: (0) 24 |
| Tries: Hathaway 3, Blake Cons: Atkinson 2 |
Tom Parton’s hat-trick helped Saracens beat Gloucester 46-24 and consolidate their spot in the Premiership top four.
Parton scored three times a 13-minute spell – the quickest hat-trick in Premiership history – as Saracens overwhelmed Gloucester.
Theo McFarland got the bonus-point try soon after the break before Tom Willis added a fifth try for the hosts.
Josh Hathaway got a hat-trick for Gloucester as Olly Hartley and Lucio Cinti replied for the hosts.
Seb Blake got a late consolation try for Gloucester that ensured a try-scoring bonus point.
The win sees Saracens move above Bath – who take on Exeter later on Saturday – into second place in the table, seven points off leaders Northampton who beat East Midlands rivals Leicester.
Gloucester remain second-from-bottom as a result of the defeat.
Sarries took the lead after just seven minutes when Parton went over in the corner from Alex Goode’s pass and the winger doubled the tally five minutes later as Goode again put him through.
The winger sealed his hat-trick midway through the first period as Aled Davies darted down the blind-side of a maul and sent Parton over
Tom Willis had a fourth try disallowed for a knock-on in the build up, but a 30th-minute Owen Farrell penalty soon after put Sarries further ahead as Gloucester struggled to get a foothold in the game.
It got worse for Gloucester straight after the restart as McFarland gathered in Farrell’s cross-field kick to get the bonus point try before Albert Tuisue was sin-binned for a high tackle on Rotimi Segun in the build-up.
Gloucester held out with 14 men before a frantic final quarter that saw seven more tires scored.
Willis went over from a maul before Hathaway got his first three minutes later from Blake’s grubber kick.
Hartley immediately replied under the posts before Cinti went over in the corner with 14 minutes to go.
There was still time for three more Gloucester tries as Hathaway got two in two minutes to push Parton’s record close and Blake raced over in the final moments.
Saracens: Goode; Segun, Cinti, Tompkins, Parton; Farrell (capt), Davies; Mako Vunipola, Dan, Riccioni, Itoje, McFarland, Gonzalez, Earl, Willis
Replacements: George, Mawi, Hoskins, Isiekwe, B Vunipola, Simpson, Manu Vunipola, Hartley
Gloucester: Barton; Hathaway, Hillman-Cooper, Atkinson, Morris; Atkinson, Englefield; Vivas, Socino, Balmain, Clark, Thomas, Tuisue, Ludlow (capt), Clement
Replacements: Blake, Elrington, Knight, Eite, Nixon, Chapman, Reeves, Jones
Sin-bin: Tuisue (42)
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
