Saracens kick off European campaign by crushing Clermont

From the start, Saracens, triple European champions and four-time finalists, pinned back their French visitors, themselves three times losing finalists. The hosts took the lead after 10 minutes when Elliott Daly's kick bounced nicely for Argentina centre Lucio Cinti. Clermont stopped a second Saracens try on 20 minutes at the expense of a yellow card for flanker Anthime Hemery. They survived the numerical disadvantage but then cracked, leaking three tries in seven minutes as Saracens locked up a bonus point by the break.