Saracens vs London Irish Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Saracens vs London Irish taking place? Saracens vs London Irish will take place on Saturday 6th November, 2021 at 15:00 (UK)
Where is Saracens vs London Irish taking place? Saracens vs London Irish will take place at StoneX Stadium in London
Where can I get tickets for Saracens vs London Irish? Ticket information for Saracens vs London Irish can be found on each side’s official website
What TV channel is Saracens vs London Irish on in the UK? Saracens vs London Irish will not be televised live in the UK
Where can I stream Saracens vs London Irish in the UK? Saracens vs London Irish cannot be streamed live in the UK
THE TEAM NEWS
Saracens: 15 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14 Alex Lewington, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Duncan Taylor, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Alex Goode (cc), 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Ben Earl, 7 Jackson Wray (cc), 6 Andy Christie, 5 Tim Swinson, 4 Nick Isiekwe, 3 Alec Clarey, 2 Tom Woolstencroft, 1 Mako Vunipola
Replacements: 16 Ethan Lewis, 17 Richard Barrington, 18 Sam Wainwright, 19 Theo McFarland, 20 Sean Reffell, 21 Aled Davies, 22 Dom Morris, 23 Sean Maitland
London Irish: 15 Tom Parton, 14 Kyle Rowe, 13 Terrence Hepetema, 12 Benhard van Rensburg, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Matt Rogerson (c), 7 Tom Pearson, 6 George Nott, 5 Rob Simmons, 4 Adam Coleman, 3 Marcel van der Merwe, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke
Replacements: 16 Mike Willemse, 17 Allan Dell, 18 Ollie Hoskins, 19 Steve Mafi, 20 Isaac Curtis-Harris, 21 Ben White, 22 Rory Jennings, 23 Matt Williams
THE PREDICTION
Saracens are doing all they can to stay in touch with Leicester Tigers at the top of the Premiership and a 22-29 win away at reigning champions Harlequins cements their status as the favourites for the eventual title. With a game in-hand over Leicester pretty much a ghost win in the bag, there is realistically only four points in the race that could have been a lead had they not been pipped 13-12 by the leaders last month. They face London Irish next after the Exiles lost 33-45 at home to struggling Bristol. Irish had previously won away at struggling Exeter to suggest a rare run of form but this looks too tough a task on Saturday. Billy Vunipola’s injury is unwelcome news, particularly as he was left out of the England squad and free to play for Sarries over the Autumn Internationals, but they should still have enough to comfortably oust their visitors.
