Saracens Girls put in a second-half clinic to ease away from a resilient Exeter facet and prolong their lead on the high of the desk.
On a day when Lotte Clapp made her 150th look for the membership and Georgia Evans her 50th, Saracens put in a efficiency that each can be pleased with.
There’s a variety of rivalry between Saracens and Exeter within the girls’s recreation and this match was the following chapter of what it already turning into a storied and aggressive duel.
In fact, Exeter began the higher, as they constructed the phases within the Saracens half.
Alex Austerberry’s facet although, have been first out of the blocks and it got here in gorgeous circumstances.
Jess Breach fielded her personal kick, with the bounce of the rugby ball deceiving Meryn Doidge, earlier than Poppy Cleall stored play flowing, to permit Ella Wyrwas to skip over for an outstanding opening rating!
Sarries have been persevering with to pepper the Chiefs defence, as they attacked in waves, with one other attempt following shortly after.
This time, it was Sophie Bridger inflicting chaos, earlier than Sarries stored the ball alive. Might Campbell popped up with the ball and, after preserving herself alive within the sort out, the hooker bounded over the road with an outstanding dive to increase her facet’s benefit.
Exeter are too good a facet to present an inch although and so they hit again after the 20-minute mark via Hope Rogers to chop the deficit.
Exeter have been constructing now and so they scored a second from shut vary via Cli Moloney, to hit the entrance.
Saracens wanted a response and so they discovered it via their Canadian famous person Sophie de Goede, as she picked up the ball on the far facet and burst via a number of tackles to crash over out large and retake the lead.
The match was ebbing and flowing now and, while Exeter didn’t handle to cross once more earlier than the break, they did straight after the restart, as Katie Buchanan raced free and fed Claudia MacDonald, as her facet retook the lead.
Saracens caught to their activity although and have been again forward once more shortly after, as a flowing backs transfer allowed Paige Farries to wrestle over out large.
As with the primary half, Saracens have been now the facet dictating the play, with Donna Rose popping up with some crunching tackles.
Clapp then practically collected a crossfield kick to cross on her milestone afternoon, however Sarries weren’t to be denied for lengthy, as Jess Breach pounced from 40m, after Exeter spilt the ball involved, with Sarries feeding the ball to the speedster to race clear.
Exeter have been at sixes and sevens now, as Poppy Cleall was denied a rating on a day the place she put in one of many particular person performances of the season. Cleall was in every single place all afternoon in each assault and defence, however this time, she was denied because the referee noticed an infringement after she crossed the road.
Heading into the ultimate ten minutes, Sarries wanted one other rating to take the sport away from Exeter. On a day the place defence had dominated at maul time, Sarries lastly made this one depend, as Marlie Packer burst over to extend her facet’s benefit.
Exeter continued to probe, however they have been handed a sucker punch with minutes to go, as Leanne Infante intercepted an Alex Tessier move to race in from 80m and seal the victory for her facet.
Exeter managed to seal a attempt bonus level within the recreation’s closing act, as Kanako Kobayashi crossed, nevertheless it was far too late within the day to disclaim Sarries a seventh straight bonus-point win, heading into subsequent weekend’s conflict with Gloucester-Hartpury.
