04-01-2026 19:54 via theguardian.com

Billy Searle pulls the strings as Leicester prove too strong for Saracens

Leicester 36-28 SaracensTigers close gap on top fourThe temperature was zero at kick-off but when the pluses and minuses were totted up, Leicester were comfortably in credit and Saracens were out in the cold. A clinical and cohesive performance by Geoff Parling’s Tigers has them looking upwards, contemplating the playoffs, while the Saracens director of rugby, Mark McCall, must reflect on his team’s inconsistency. As the regular season reaches halfway this was a highly significant mi
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