Saracens 52-7 Harlequins: Theo Dan, Sean Maitland score twice as Sarries cruise to emphatic bonus-point win

Saracens destroyed Harlequins in 'Showdown 4' with a 45-point victory in front of over 60,000 fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.

Sarries dominated the London derby from the first kick scoring four tries in the first half-hour with Alex Lewington, Theo Dan and two from Sean Maitland, who only came into the side moments before kick off due to Rotimi Segun's injury.

Quins had to come out for the second half with a point to prove but four minutes after the restart Dan scored his second try.

Alex Dombrandt finally got Quins on the board but Saracens responded with three more tries from Lucio Cinti, Juan-Martin Gonzalez and Alex Goode.

The win lifts Saracens up to second in the table with Quins dropping two spots to fifth, as Exeter Chiefs also leap-frog them after their 25-16 victory over Newcastle Falcons.

One of club rugby's biggest showcases of the season needed a better contest than this. Even the most partisan of Saracens fans would have surely liked a contest today. Instead the game was over a few minutes into the second half.

At least the crowd were treated to some Harlem Globetrotters tricks from Saracens, with Daly's pass through his legs which led to Maitland's second try and Cinti's scintillating try were moments worthy of the occasion.

The confidence Saracens will get from this performance, on their return to club action, may well be the launchpad to a silverware-heavy end of season, as they look to send club legend Owen Farrell off in style.

It could have been a raffle between the Saracens backline who were all fantastic, with their forwards also dominant. Daly produced the moment of the game with his pass between his legs and was a key part of the unstoppable machine going forward all game, while defensively he was very strong taking each high ball.

Saracens: Daly 9*, Maitland 8, Cinti 8, Tompkins 7, Lewington 8, Farrell 8, Van Zyl 7; Vunipola 7, Dan 8, Judge 7, McFarland 8, Tizard 7, Gonzalez 8, Earl 7, B Vunipola 7.

Subs: George 6, Mawi 6, Riccioni 6, Isiekwe 6, Willis 6, Christie 6, Simpson 6, Goode 7.

Harlequins: Green 6, Lynagh 6, Beard 6, Estherhuizen 6, Murley 6, Smith 6, Care 5; Marler 5, Walker 6, Collier 6, Launchbury 6, Hammond 6, Lewies 5, Evans 6, Dombrandt 7.

Subs: Baxter 6, Lewis 6, Herbst 6, Trenholm 6, M Green 6, David 6.

3' TRY! SARACENS (LEWINGTON) 5-0 HARLEQUINS! Farrell with a shoulder ball for Daly and he moves wide to Lewington who pivots in the tackle and dives over.

15' TRY! SARACENS (DAN) 12-0 HARLEQUINS! Fourth time around, Saracens get their try through hooker Theo Dan.

18' TRY! SARACENS (MAITLAND) 19-0 HARLEQUINS! Marler lost the ball to Vunipola and Saracens raced near to the goal-line and then a long pass from Farrell found the man without a number, Maitland, and he could have walked in for the try.

24' TRY! SARACENS (MAITLAND) 24-0 HARLEQUINS! A fantastic pass under his legs from Daly sets up Lewington who then draws the last defender and passes to Maitland who fends off two defenders before scoring another.

44' TRY! (DAN) SARACENS 29-0 HARLEQUINS! All so easy for Saracens and Dan who dives over for his second try, with Saracens horribly organised to defend the drive after the line out.

51' TRY! SARACENS 31-5 HARLEQUINS (DOMBRANDT)! They take advantage of a lineout close to the Sarries line and Dombrandt finds the soft part of the line on the short side and dives over near the corner.

62' TRY! SARACENS (CINTI) 36-7 HARLEQUINS! A fantastic team try from Saracens. Farrell feeds Tompkins who has a show and go then breaks the Quins line before feeding Daly and he throws inside for Cinti to run in untouched to score.

67' TRY! (GONZALEZ) SARACENS 43-7 HARLEQUINSIt is too easy for Saracens. Green turned the ball over on the 22 and then Saracens passed wide, Maitland was stopped five yards short of a hat-trick but Gonzalez was there to add another five points.

71' TRY! SARACENS (GOODE) 50-7 HARLEQUINS! A break from Lewington and Saracens have a three-on-one, Lewington passes wide to Gonzalez who then feeds back inside to Goode who touches down.

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