London Irish’s hopes of reaching the Premiership playoffs were extinguished in brutal fashion by Saracens, who ensured they will finish top of the pile, all but confirming a home semi-final against Northampton in three weeks’ time.
Sarries were not at their best but in many ways it was a vintage performance, the kind they have served up so often in these parts, recovering from a slow start to grind Irish down before squeezing the life out of them with Owen Farrell to the fore.
