Premiership Highlights: Bath v Saracens
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Saracens claimed a 25-12 away win over Bath in round 5 of the Premiership. The battle of the boot dominated the opening 30 minutes, with Bath slotting three penalties to two to lead 9-6. However, Saracens would finish the first half strongly, running in the opening try before adding another penalty to take a 16-9 advantage into the break. Saracens added another penalty early in the second half, with Bath cancelling that out with a kick of their own shortly after. Saracens pressure continued to mount as the visitors kept the scoreboard ticking over with a further two penalties to take control of the match. Despite a yellow card for Saracens with ten minutes to play, Bath were unable to muster anything in response as the visitors ground out a 13 point victory.