Pirates 25-17 Saracens: Sarries crash in wild west showdown

FALLEN giants Saracens were left in no doubt as to what it will take to regain their Premiership status after suffering another tumble on the opening day of their Championship campaign in the wild west of Cornwall.
Dominated by a monster of a Pirates scrum, repeatedly picked off at the lineout and decidedly second best when it came to sheer heart and fighting spirit, they discovered the hard way just how tough it can be in the second tier of English rugby.
Pirates co-head coach Alan Paver, who lives round the corner from the Mennaye Field, went out to buy his side post-match dressing room b...

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