Gloucester 21 - 30 Saracens

Full time

27 Dec 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 8

Kingsholm

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Saracens triumphed over Gloucester Rugby with a score of 30-21 in a gripping encounter at Kingsholm. The away side struck first with a try from Dan, followed by a conversion from Farrell. Gloucester responded swiftly with a try from Thomas, converted by Byrne, to take the lead. However, Saracens regained control with two more tries from McFarland and Farrell, who also succeeded with a penalty. Just before halftime, Gloucester's Clark added another try, keeping the match competitive at 21-19. In the second half, Saracens continued their dominance with tries from van Zyl and McFarland, while Farrell contributed with crucial penalties. Gloucester managed a late try from Knight, but it wasn't enough to overturn Saracens' lead.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 7.5°C (Feels like 0.5°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 25.2 km/h, gusting to 45.4 km/h Humidity: 82% Cloud Cover: 70%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Substitution

Will Knight on for Will Butler · Gloucester
8'

Try

Theo Dan · Saracens

0 - 7
8'

Conversion

Owen Farrell · Saracens

0 - 2
15'

Substitution

Josh Hathaway on for Ben Loader · Gloucester
19'

Try

Freddie Thomas · Gloucester

5 - 7
20'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Gloucester

7 - 7
23'

Try

Theo McFarland · Saracens

7 - 12
23'

Conversion

Owen Farrell · Saracens

7 - 14
32'

Penalty

Owen Farrell · Saracens

7 - 17
39'

Try

Arthur Clark · Gloucester

12 - 17
40'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Gloucester

14 - 17
Halftime 14 - 17
Second Half
45'

Try

Theo McFarland · Saracens

14 - 22
49'

Substitution

Eroni Mawi on for Rhys Carre · Saracens
49'

Substitution

Jamie George on for Theo Dan · Saracens
51'

Try

Ivan van Zyl · Saracens

14 - 27
54'

Substitution

Harry Taylor on for James Venter · Gloucester
55'

Substitution

Jamal Ford-Robinson on for Andy Onyeama-Christie · Saracens
55'

Substitution

Ben Earl on for Nick Tompkins · Saracens
56'

Substitution

Fergus Burke on for Harry Taylor · Saracens
58'

Substitution

Cameron Jordan on for Theo McFarland · Gloucester
59'

Substitution

Juan Martin Gonzalez on for Ivan van Zyl · Saracens
67'

Penalty

Owen Farrell · Saracens

14 - 30
67'

Substitution

Tietie Tuimauga on for Marcus Street · Saracens
67'

Substitution

Olly Hartley on for Owen Farrell · Saracens
67'

Substitution

Ciaran Knight on for Val Rapava-Ruskin · Gloucester
72'

Substitution

Mike Austin on for Tomos Williams · Gloucester
76'

Substitution

George Knowles on for Jack Innard · Gloucester
81'

Try

Will Knight · Gloucester

19 - 30
82'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Gloucester

21 - 30
Fulltime 21 - 30

Player ratings

Gloucester

15 Charlie Atkinson 7.1
14 Ben Loader 6.0
13 Will Butler –
12 Seb Atkinson 7.7
11 Ollie Thorley 6.1
10 Ross Byrne 6.3
9 Tomos Williams 6.0
1 Val Rapava-Ruskin 6.2
2 Jack Innard 7.0
3 Afolabi Fasogbon 6.6
4 Freddie Thomas 7.4
5 Arthur Clark 7.9
6 James Venter 6.5
7 Lewis Ludlow 7.1
8 Jack Clement 6.6
16 George Knowles –
17 Ciaran Knight 5.9
18 Jamal Ford-Robinson 6.0
19 Cameron Jordan 5.9
20 Harry Taylor –
21 Mike Austin –
22 Will Knight 6.3
23 Josh Hathaway 6.1

Saracens

15 Elliot Daly 6.0
14 Rotimi Segun 9.0
13 Lucio Cinti 6.5
12 Nick Tompkins 6.9
11 Max Malins 5.4
10 Owen Farrell 6.9
9 Ivan van Zyl 8.1
1 Rhys Carre 6.2
2 Theo Dan 8.1
3 Marcus Street 6.9
4 Nick Isiekwe 6.9
5 Hugh Tizard 7.3
6 Theo McFarland 7.1
7 Andy Onyeama-Christie 6.4
8 Tom Willis 7.2
16 Jamie George 6.5
17 Eroni Mawi 6.0
18 Tietie Tuimauga 6.3
19 Juan Martin Gonzalez 6.5
20 Ben Earl 6.7
21 Charlie Bracken –
22 Fergus Burke 6.9
23 Olly Hartley 6.5