Saracens beat Leicester to keep play-off hopes alive

Saracens' win keeps their hopes of a play-off place alive [Getty Images] The Prem Saracens (12) 19 Tries: Hartley, Caluori, Mawi Cons: Burke 2 Leicester (12) 15 Tries: Steward, Hassell-Collins Cons: Searle Pens: Searle Saracens kept their hopes of making the Prem play-offs alive with a 19-15 win over Leicester. The sides were level on 12 apiece at half-time after Olly Hartley and Noah Caluori scored excellent tries for the hosts while Freddie Steward and Ollie Hassell-Collins replied for Leicester. Eroni Mawi put Saracens ahead early in the second half before young star Caluori was sin-binned after an hour.

Billy Searle's penalty against 14 men got Tigers within four points, but they could not find a way past Saracens' strong defence. The win sees Saracens stay in sixth place - five points off fifth-placed Exeter - who have a game in hand - and one more off fourth-placed Bristol. Tigers remain in third place but missed the chance to potentially cut the gap on the top two.

More to follow Saracens: Malins; Caluori, Tompkins, Hartley, Segun; Burke, Bracken; Carre, George, Street; Itoje, Tizzard, McFarland, Earl, Willis Replacements: Dan, Mawi, Riccioni, Isiekwe, Michelow, Van Zyl, Farrell, Cinti Yellow card: Caluori (59), Cinti (79) Leicester: Steward; Hamer-Webb, Perese, Bailey, Hassell-Collins; Searle, Van Poortvliet; Smith, Blamire, Heyes; Henderson, Chessum (capt), Liebenberg, Moro, Cracknell Replacements: Clare, Van der Flier, Hurd, Martin, Williams, Whiteley, Wand, Radwan Yellow card: Perese (14) Referee: Karl Dickson