David Strettle completed his hat-trick in the final moments to give Saracens a narrow 34-28 win over London Wasps in their opening match in this season's Aviva Premiership at Twickenham.
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Saracens made a strong start to the match, with Chris Ashton opening the scoring just six minutes into the tie, before David Strettle extended their lead by chasing down a kick forward.
Wasps got themselves back in the match at the start of the second half, putting Saracens under pressure in the opening couple of minutes before Nathan Hughes forced his way over.
Christian Wade gave Wasps the lead shortly after, before adding his second of the afternoon within six minutes to increase the advantage.
Strettle added his second late on to leave Saracens just a point down with just over 15 minutes still to play, before sprinting for the line two minutes from full time to complete his hat-trick.
Sian Cowper
