- Saracens will enter 2023 as league leaders.
- Chiefs stay sixth and have now lost four of their previous six league games.
- Sean Maitland, Marco Riccioni and Nick Tompkins scored tries for Saracens.
Saracens extended their Premiership lead to ten points with a convincing win against Exeter Chiefs.
After 10 minutes, Andy Christie’s close-range score put the hosts ahead, before Exeter’s Joe Simmonds cut the lead with a penalty.
Sarries responded effectively via Sean Maitland, and Marco Riccioni’s try on the stroke of halftime increased the score 19-3.
Alex Lewington added the extra point after 71 minutes, and Nick Tompkins scored late from a driving line-out.
Saracens will enter 2023 as league leaders, having suffered only one defeat in their first eleven Premiership games, while the Chiefs stay sixth and have now lost four of their previous six league games.
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