Saracens outplayed the Vodacom Bulls 27-05 in their first Investec Champions Cup fixture at the StoneX stadium.
There was little to separate Saracens and the Vodacom Bulls on the scoreboard after the first half in London with the tie poised at 08-05 after the first forty minutes.
After a balanced first half, it was hosts Saracens who upped their level in the second period. A Jamie George touchdown eight minutes into the second half made sure to set the London club well on the right tracks.
Tom Willis added to the hosts' festivities not long after with Fergus Burke’s conversion making it 22-05 before Ben Earl breached the South Africans’ defence once more on 64 minutes to seal the 27-05 opening win for the English side.
Scorers:
Saracens: Tries: Rhys Carre, Jamie George, Tom Willis, Ben Earl Conversions: Fergus Burke (3), Penalty: Fergus Burke.
Vodacom Bulls: Try: Sebastian de Klerk.
Teams:
Saracens: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Tobias Elliott, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 6 Theo McFarland, 5 Nick Isiekwe, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Jamie George, 1 Rhys Carre. Replacements: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Harry Wilson, 20 Ben Earl, 21 Gareth Simpson, 22 Tiff Eden, 23 Tom Parton.
Vodacom Bulls: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Sebastian De Klerk, 13 Canan Moodie, 12 David Kriel, 11 Devon Williams, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Cobus Wiese, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Francois Klopper, 2 Johan Grobbelaar (c), 1 Gerhard Steenekamp. Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Jannes Kirsten, 20 Marcell Coetzee, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 23 Harold Vorster.