SARAC
No.Name
15Alex Lozowski, FB
14Chris Ashton, W
T
13Marcelo Bosch, C
12Nick Tompkins, C
11Sean Maitland, W
10Owen Farrell, FH
9Richard Wigglesworth, SH
1Richard Barrington, P
2Jamie George, H
3Petrus Du Plessis, P
4Maro Itoje, L
5Jim Hamilton, L
6Michael Rhodes, FL
7Schalk Burger, FL
8Jackson Wray, N8
Replacements
16Schalk Brits, R
17Titi Lamositele, R
18Juan Figallo, R
19Will Skelton, R
20Kelly Brown, R
21Ben Spencer, R
22Tim Streather, R
23Nathan Earle, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: StoneX Stadium
3:15 PM, January 21, 2017
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Match Commentary

81'10-3 End of second half
80'Wigglesworth kicks the ball out. Saracens win and secure a home quarter final, Toulon are through with a losing bonus point. What a match.
79'Halfpenny hits the upright! High drama here.
78'Incredible defence again by Saracens. Will Skelton this time with a try saving tackle. Owens goes back for a penalty. And its a strange decision by Vermuelen, he's opted for the posts!
76'Massive defensive scrum from Saracens, Owens calls for a reset.
75'Toulon have gone close but Nigel Owens rules its held up. Scrum five metres out, remember a draw could deny Saracens a home quarter final.
74'Try saving tackle from Rhodes on Giteau!
74'Toulon are five metres away. Giteau finds Tuisova but he is quickly shut down.
74'Player substituted - Schalk Brits , Saracens
74'Substitute on - Jamie George , Saracens
73'Play resumes from a scrum and Toulon are on the attack.
73'Nigel Owens stops play, Duane Vermuelen is down injured. Schalk Britz also being looked at after a head knock.
71'Oh my days Alex Lozowski has been thumped in defence. Mathieu Bastareaud lines him up and has him for breakfast. Couple of big plays from the French midfielder.
70'Jackson Wray with a big return from Toulon's clearance. Bastereaud makes a tackle and turns it over but Toulon don't make the most of it. Gorgodze loses the ball. Saracens have a scrum on the 22.
69'Couple of great kicks from Wigglesworth. The second one trickles into touch, Maitland almost collects it. Toulon have a line-out five metres from their try line.
67'Saracens give away a scrum penalty. Leigh Halfpenny lines up the kick and nails it from 47 metres out. Could be a massive kick in the scheme of things.
67'10-3 Penalty goal - Leigh Halfpenny , Toulon
65'Player substituted - Juan Smith , Toulon
65'Substitute on - Samu Manoa , Toulon
64'Toulon have possession but Gorgodze drops it and he tries to pick it up from the ruck. The three time champions are in desperation mode now.
63'Substitute on - Jonathan Pelissie , Toulon
63'Player substituted - Sebastien Tillous-Borde , Toulon
62'The current scoreline would see Montpellier qualify for the Champions Cup quarter finals. Toulon need to get it back within seven points.
61'Substitute on - Titi Lamositele , Saracens
61'Player substituted - Richard Barrington , Saracens
61'10-0 Conversion - Owen Farrell , Saracens
61'Player substituted - Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe , Toulon
61'Substitute on - Liam Gill , Toulon
60'More on the try - Tompkins finds Ashton who passes it back to Tompkins who is tackled just metres short. Ashton peels back to the blindside, Wigglesworth finds him and the wing barges past Nonu and Giteau to score. Farrell converts.
60'8-0 Try - Chris Ashton , Saracens
59'TRY! He scored twice last week, and Chris Ashton has done it again!
58'Farrell's attempt is short and to the right. Toulon kick but don't find touch as Lozowski runs it back at the visitors.
57'Now its the fellow Sarries front row replacement Juan Figallo with a big play. Supports his body weight at the ruck and earns his side a penalty. Farrell with have a shot at goal from in front, 45 metres out.
55'Big run from Britz off the line-out drive. Great pace from the replacement hooker, but Wigglesworth gives away a penalty at the ruck.
54'Saracens have the momentum from the scrum as Wray goes on a big run, bumps off Giteau. Skelton gets the ball again, its a better offload but Berger drops the ball. There's a stoppage with a Toulon player down.
54'Skelton makes inroads with his first touch but throws and awful offload which finds Bastareaud who knocks on. Untidy rugby.
53'Plenty of changes in the forwards for Saracens including Will Skelton in his final appearance for the club before he heads back to Australia.
53'Player substituted - Jim Hamilton , Saracens
53'Substitute on - Will Skelton , Saracens
53'Substitute on - Marcel van der Merwe , Toulon
53'Player substituted - Levan Chilachava , Toulon
53'Substitute on - Schalk Brits , Saracens
53'Player substituted - Jamie George , Saracens
53'Substitute on - Juan Figallo , Saracens
53'Player substituted - Petrus Du Plessis , Saracens
52'Player substituted - Romain Taofifenua , Toulon
52'Substitute on - Jocelino Suta , Toulon
51'Toulon give the backs some ball, Nonu goes for the skip pass which finds Habana but its at least a couple of metres forward. Saracens let off the hook, have a scrum.
50'Toulon creep into Saracens' 22. Keeping it tight in the forwards at this stage, minus a man as Taofifenua is down injured.
48'Saracens finding it difficult to break Toulon's defence. Wigglesworth decides to go aerial, Maitland provides a decent chase but can't collect before Tuisova bumps off two defends. Finds Nonu who kicks to Lozowski who sprays his touch finder off the side of the boot.
47'Saracens attack but Toulon again are standing tall in defence. Richard Barrington, yes the loosehead prop, chips through and Halfpenny collects it on the full and calls the mark. Bit of a head scratching moment there!
44'Toulon lose the ball and Saracens counter. Bosch kicks through and Halfpenny drops it cold! Ashton regathers and passes to Tompkins who drops it too! Scrum Saracens.
42'Saracens give a penalty away at the ruck. Bit too far out for a shot at goal so Giteau kicks for touch. Line-out on Saracens 22.
41'Toulon restored to 15 men as Vermuelen trudges back on.
41'Both sides run back out on to Allianz Park. As things stand Saracens have a home quarter final, and Toulon are through. Still plenty of rugby to be played though as Owen Farrell resumes proceedings.
41'Player substituted - Laurent Delboulbes , Toulon
41'Substitute on - Xavier Chiocci , Toulon
41'3-0 End of first half
40'Tillous-Borde kicks it into touch from the line-out and that is half time. Tight contest thus far reflected in the scoreline.
40'3-0 Start of second half
39'Big drive from the line-out for Toulon. Tillous-Borde with the box kick but its too long and Lozowski calls a mark and then clears into touch.
38'Saracens kept it tight but again Toulon do well to contain them. One run off the ruck doesn't work, and Toulon earn a penalty for holding on. Visitors doing well without their captain.
36'Saracens get a penalty at the scrum. Points were on offer but the home side opt for the line-out.
35'Farrell goes for the spiral bomb, Tuisova does well to collect but the tackle from Bosch dislodges the ball.
34'Toulon's defence holding firm. They've pushed Saracens back 15 metres. And now a mistake. Giteau clears but it hasn't found touch.
32'The right wing Tuisova is going to fill in at number eight at the scrum while Vermeulen is off. Certainly has the body type of a forward!
32'Saracens spread it wide, they have a heap of numbers but Marcelo Bosch opts to go himself. He's held up. Scrum five metres out.
32'Great break from Tompkins right from the re-start. Saracens march into Toulon's half and now into their 22.
32'3-0 Penalty goal - Owen Farrell , Saracens
31'Farrell opens Saracens account, we have our first points!
31'Yellow card - Duane Vermeulen , Toulon
30'Saracens have a penalty advantage for a high tackle. Nigel Owens doesn't like it, Toulon captain Duane Vermeulen is given a yellow card. Was definitely high, stuck his arm out. Left Owens with little option.
28'Jackson Wray peels off the back of the scrum to the blindside, he's brought down by Lobbe and then Toulon counter ruck and earn the turnover. Habana collects the ball but knocks on. Another chance for Saracens.
28'Big defence from Saracens, pressure at the ruck sees Toulon cough up the ball. The hosts have a scrum inside Toulon's 22.
25'Drop goal-missed
24'Poor communication from Halfpenny and Nonu gives Saracens an attacking opportunity on Toulon's 22. Farrell has a drop goal attempt from 40 metres out but its well wide.
22'Giteau chips through for Habana and Lozowski watches it into touch. Clear strategy from the visitors to put the fullback under pressure.
21'Saracens managing to contain Toulon as they keep it in tight with the forwards. Giteau drops the ball backwards, but there's a little knock on from Saracens. Toulon scrum.
18'Saracens knock on as they try and counter from Toulon's kick. Midfield scrum for the visitors - where the hosts concede a penalty.
16'Taofifenua with a huge tackle that stops Saracens in their tracks. Wray loses the ball in contact and Toulon clear. Richard Cockerill shows his appreciation from the sidelines.
15'Saracens five metres away now. Very quick ball from the ruck.
14'Saracens finally have a chance to attack inside Toulon's half. Farrell with a nice chip through tidied up by Halfpenny and Habana.
12'Toulon knock on. Just to show the visitors dominance, they've had 88% territory and 75% possession.
9'It's been all Toulon so far. Saracens seem a little stunned. Giteau is making Lozowski work out of position at fullback.
8'Great clearance from the scrum from Wigglesworth.
7'Great work from Toulon, Josua Tuisova walks in but as he goes to plant the ball down it hits his right foot and goes forward! Inexplicable! Mike Ford will be tearing his hair out for that one. TMO rules Saracens scrum.
6'Deft chip through from Nonu of all players, Lozowski knocks on as Habana chases through. Toulon have a scrum inside Saracens 22, short blindside to work with.
4'Saracens lose out on a bit of kick tennis, Bosch finds touch out on the full. Toulon have a line-out 40 metres out.
3'No try, ball grounded short. Habana ruled for double movement. Saracens awarded a penalty, even though Toulon seemed to have the advantage. Strange.
3'Habana! Springboks wing slips through and goes within inches of the line. Nigel Owens wants the TMO to have a look.
2'14 phases and counting for the visitors.
2'Early attacking opportunity for Toulon.
1'Matt Giteau gets us underway!
1'Plenty at stake for both sides. Saracens need a win to guarantee a home quarter final next week, while Toulon require a bonus point to knock Montpellier out of contention and be involved in the last eight.
1'Welcome to the live coverage from Allianz Park as defending champions Saracens take on three time champions Toulon in the final round of Pool play in the Champions Cup.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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