Owen Farrell scored 17 points to guide Saracens to 32-7 victory over Toulouse in his side's European Rugby Champions Cup opener this evening.
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The home side put the French outfit under pressure in the early stages of the match, which yielded two penalties in kicking distance. The England fly-half showed his ability by sending both kicks through the posts to put his team ahead.
Saracens extended their advantage when Mako Vunipola completed a team move by powering over the tryline for a score from close range, with Farrell adding the extras in the 15th minute.
Three further penalties from the 23-year-old put the hosts in control of the contest before Chris Wyles was able to dive in at the left corner after Farrell, Brad Barritt and Alex Goode had created the opening.
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However, on this occasion the kick was missed by the fly-half, but Saracens still took a 27-0 lead into the break.
In the second half, Wyles put the match beyond doubt when he crossed the line by collecting a pass and bursting through a tackle to dive in for the score, although Farrell did miss the resulting conversion.
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The visitors got on the board in the 49th minute when Christopher Tolofua managed to find space in the home side's defensive line to dive for the tryline from close range to notch the score, and Nicolas Bezy sent his kick through the posts.
Both sides pushed to add to the scoreline, but neither could find a further score allowing the home side to ease to victory.
Simon Sinclair
