Saracens beat the Leicester Tigers 44-17 in Saturday's English Premiership semi-final in London.

The European champions scored four first-half tries, including two from winger Chris Wyles, to lead 31-0 at the break.

The Tigers dominated the third quarter of the match, scoring 17 unanswered points, but had left themselves with too much to do.

Flyhalf Owen Farrell slotted two penalties to end any hope of a Tigers comeback, with winger Chris Ashton scoring his second try, and Saracens' fifth, to round off a convincing win.

Saracens will play Exeter, who beat Wasps 34-23, in the Twickenham final.

Saracens – Tries: Will Fraser, Chris Wyles (2), Chris Ashton (2). Conversions: Owen Farrell (4), Charlie Hodgson. Penalties: Farrell, Hodgson (2).
Leicester Tigers – Tries: Telusa Veainu, Dom Barrow. Conversions: Owen Williams (2). Penalty: Williams.

Saracens – 15 Alex Goode, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Duncan Taylor, 12 Brad Barritt (c), 11 Chris Wyles, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Richard Wigglesworth, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Will Fraser, 6 Michael Rhodes, 5 George Kruis, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Petrus du Plessis, 2 Schalk Brits, 1 Mako Vunipola.
Subs: 16 Jamie George, 17 Richard Barrington, 18 Juan Figallo, 19 Jim Hamilton, 20 Jackson Wray, 21 Neil de Kock, 22 Charlie Hodgson, 23 Marcelo Bosch.

Leicester Tigers – 15 Mathew Tait, 14 Telusa Veainu, 13 Peter Betham, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Vereniki Genova, 10 Owen Williams, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Lachlan MCCaffrey, 7 Brendon O’Connor, 6 Mike Fitzgerald, 5 Graham Kitchener, 4 Dom Barrow, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Harry Thacker, 1 Marcos Ayerza.
Subs: 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 17 Ellis Genge, 18 Logovi’i Mulipola, 19 Ed Slater, 20 Will Evans, 21 Jono Kitto, 22 Tommy Bell, 23 Adam Thompstone.

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