Caluori scores as Saracens too strong for Bristol
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The Prem
Saracens (11) 30
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Tries: Caluori, O'Driscoll, penalty, J. Bracken Cons: Farrell Pens: Farrell 2
Bristol (0) 7
Tries: Randall Cons: Williams
Saracens continued their hold over Bristol Bears at the StoneX Stadium with a convincing 30-7 victory.
Bristol have now failed to win in all eight of their Prem visits to Saracens' home since they reached the top flight, with this loss also their first defeat of the 2026-27 campaign.
Saracens' star wing Noah Caluori dived into the corner to touch down one-handed immediately into his first Prem start of the season, and Owen Farrell kicked two penalties to make it 11-0 to the hosts at the break.
While Harry Randall put Bristol on the board early in the second half, tries from Alex O'Driscoll and Jack Bracken, plus a penalty try, ensured Saracens took the maximum five points from the match.
After the try-fest that took place at between Northampton and Bath earlier in the afternoon, this was a more traditional Prem affair with only one try during the first half.
After a sensational breakthrough season where he scored 18 tries, Caluori picked up where he left off just four minutes into his first game since recovering from wrist surgery, as Saracens stripped the ball off Bristol in midfield and moved the ball out wide into his hands to make it 5-0.
Farrell kicked a penalty to make it 8-0 before the hosts had Olamide Sodeke sent to the sin bin for a head-on-head tackle on George Taylor.
Bristol could not capitalise on the numerical advantage and Farrell then kicked his second penalty to make it 11-0.
The Bears should have been on the board right before the break with their best move in attack, but Jack Bracken picked off Sam Worsley's pass to deny Louis Rees-Zammit a try in the corner.
They fluffed their lines again as Luka Ivanishvili was bundled into touch in sight of the line, but Randall finally got them over 60 seconds later, teaming up with Aidan Boshoff to break down the left and run in unopposed.
But Saracens re-established their 11-point lead when prop O'Driscoll barged over for his first Prem try and Bristol gradually faded.
Replacement prop Lovejoy Chawatama was sent to the bin for collapsing a driving maul and Saracens were awarded a penalty try.
Jack Bracken then clinched the bonus point score by skipping past one tackler and holding off a second to run into the corner for their second win of the campaign.
Saracens: Malins; Caluori, Cinti, Va'enuku, J. Bracken; Farrell, C. Bracken; Brantingham George, Clarey; Sodeke, Martin, Itoje (c), Knight, Earl.
Replacements: Clarke, O'Driscoll, Weilbach, Isiekwe, Onyeama-Christie, Williams, Burke, Hall.
Sin bin: Sodeke (14)
Bristol: Wilson; Rees-Zammit, Clark, Williams, Boshoff; Worsley, Randall (c); Woolmore, Oghre, Kloska; Wells, Batley, Taylor, Ivanishvili, Grondona.
Replacements: Gwilliam, Chawatama, Halliwell, Owen, Harding, Marmion, Bates, Ibitoye.
Sin bin: Chawatama (60)
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe