GLOUCESTER‘S head coach George Skivington accepted that defeat in their opening league fixture was difficult to take. “I’m disappointed to lose as we knew what Sarries would bring as they are a clinical side. Every ball we dropped, they capitalised on and our inability to get on the front foot cost us.
“The positive is that we played with endeavour for the whole 80 minutes and to get a bonus-point was pleasing. We dropped a lot of balls in the first half as their line-speed shot us down and their work at the breakdown was outstanding.”
Saracens‘ director of rugby Mark McCall was delighted with his revamped side: “We approached pre-season differently as we’ve got a younger squad with a pack which is more athletic and faster so we were able to work them harder
“Obviously the victory is pleasing but today was about how we approached the game in terms of effort and competition.”
