Bath thrash Saracens to go top of Rugby Prem

Bath thrash Saracens to go top of Rugby Prem
Bath thrash Saracens to go top of Rugby PremSimon King / ČTK / imago sportfotodienst

Bath left no doubt about their appetite to defend their English Prem title as a nine-try 62-15 rout of Saracens sent them back top of the table on Friday.

In front of a capacity crowd, Finn Russell kicked 17 points from seven conversions and a penalty on his return from Six Nations duty with Scotland.

Saracens led 10-0 early on through Tobias Elliott's try and an Owen Farrell penalty.

But tries from Will Muir, Josh Bayliss, Alfie Barbeary, and Henry Arundell secured Bath the bonus point by half-time.

With Russell and England scrum-half Ben Spencer pulling the strings, they ran riot in the second period.

Spencer, Kepu Tuipulotu, Arundell, Guy Pepper and Bernard van der Linde ran in further tries to inflict a damaging defeat on Sarries.

Bath move three points ahead of Northampton at the top of the standings.

Saracens remain in sixth, four points adrift of the play-off places.