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In a quite remarkable display of precise, attacking rugby, Wasps demolished defending champions Saracens at their Allianz Park home by 64-23.

Charles Piutau, Nathan Hughes and Dan Robson grabbed two tries apiece, while there were singles from Thomas Young and Jimmy Gopperth, who kicked a further 18 points.

This was Wasps’ first win over the league leaders in ten attempts, and the first time Sarries have conceded a try bonus point for 18 months.

This incredible result will send shockwaves through the Premiership, and marks Wasps out as a team who are able to beat anyone on their day.

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Dai Young’s team moved the ball wide at every opportunity in ideal conditions on Saracens’ artificial surface, and found holes in the home defence as a consequence.

This approach got them away to a phenomenal start and delivered three tries in the first seven minutes.

Christian Wade started things off when he recovered Dan Robson’s precise box kick and battled his way close to the line. Quick possession and secure handling then allowed Charles Piutau to stroll over in the left corner.

The visitors struck again direct from the kick off. A brilliant 70 metre counter-attack saw Elliot Daly combine with Josh Bassett, before Thomas Young popped up on the winger’s shoulder to charge over.

Incredibly, another score followed almost immediately. Wasps kept the ball through multiple phases, then Robson got on George Smith’s shoulder to cross after the Aussie flanker had found a gap in the home defences.

Saracens finally built a foothold in the match through their powerful scrum, which forced two quick penalties. Charlie Hodgson kicked the first of these, then put the hosts in the corner with the next.

From there, both centres charged in to join a well-contstructed lineout drive, and England discard Brad Barritt was awarded the touchdown.

Unbelievably, Wasps banked the try bonus point before the half hour. A series of strong forward carries punched holes, and Nathan Hughes proved unstoppable from five metres.

Gopperth missed an easy conversion, before his opposite number Hodgson reduced Sarries’ arrears to 11 points.

However, Hughes responded with his second and Wasps’ fifth try, when he charged over in support of another outstanding Smith break.

The hosts had the last word through Hodgson’s fourth successful kick of the half, but Wasps turned to play with the wind, and immediately made it count.

A long period of continuity ended with Gopperth stepping his way over from 25 metres, then adding a simple conversion.

When Sarries lost their skipper Alistair Hargreaves to the sin bin for deliberately slowing the ball on the ground, incredibly it was their first yellow card of the season in the league.

Gopperth kicked the resulting penalty, and also converted Charles Piutau’s second try, which came by way of a superb line from Gopperth’s inside pass.

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Wasps’ fly half added another three points from halfway, before a long period of pressure brought a score for Saracens, who drove over Barkers Butts’ product Jim Hamilton for a try which Hodgson converted.

An eighth Wasps’ score soon followed, when Dan Robson got on the shoulder of Nathan Hughes’ latest powerful surge, and raced 35 metres to the posts.

Gopperth’s conversion took his personal tally to 20 points, after which Sarries had a score ruled out by the TMO for foul play at an earlier ruck.

Amidst a flurry of late replacements, Elliot Daly then Saracens-bound replacement Alex Lozowski kicked late penalties from 57 and 49 metres to push Wasps past the 60-point mark.

Saracens: Marcelo Bosch; Mike Ellery, Nick Tompkins, Brad Barritt, Chris Wyles; Charlie Hodgson, Ben Spencer; Richard Barrington, Schalk Brits, Petrus Du Plessis; Jim Hamilton, Alistair Hargreaves; Michael Rhodes, Jacques Burger, Samu Vunisa.

Replacements: Jared Saunders, Rhys Gill, Titi Lamositele, Hayden Smith, Will Fraser, Richard Wigglesworth, Nils Mordt, Ben Ransom

Wasps: Charles Piutau; Christian Wade, Elliot Daly, Siale Piutau, Josh Bassett; Jimmy Gopperth, Dan Robson; Simon McIntyre, Ashley Johnson, Jake Cooper-Woolley; James Cannon, Kearnan Myall; Thomas Young, George Smith, Nathan Hughes.

Replacements: Carlo Festuccia, Matt Mullan, Phil Swainston, Will Rowlands, Alex Rieder, Jamie Stevenson, Alex Lozowski, Rob Miller.

Referee: Ian Tempest