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Last Updated: Sunday, 26 February 2006, 17:10 GMT

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Saracens 13-19 Bristol

Glenn Jackson of Saracens can find no way through the Bristol defence

Saracens (3) 13
Try: B Russell
Con: Jackson
Pens: Jackson (2)

Bristol (16) 19
Try: Stanojevic
Con: Strange
Pens: Strange (4)

Jason Strange's boot did the damage as he kicked 14 of Bristol's points to condemn fellow-stugglers Saracens to an eighth straight Premiership defeat.

Glenn Jackson's early penalty put the home side in front but they did not add to that until the 50th minute, by which time Bristol were well ahead.

Three penalties by Strange and a converted Marco Stanojevic try had put Bristol out of reach by half-time.

Jackson converted Ben Russell's try but Saracens had left it too late to win.

Saracens' head coach Mike Ford:

"The youngsters who came on are probably the players we have to look at now. At least they have the hunger to take us forward.

"The first four penalties we gave away were down to senior players so they are going to have to be accountable.

"A few home truths must be said and players have to put their hands up."

Bristol head coach Richard Hill:

"They threw all their young lads on and they showed a lot of heart. I thought they were going to win the game but our defence was outstanding.

"Somehow we managed to hang on and that was an extremely important win.

"It takes a lot of doing when you are near the foor of the table to win away from home. That's a huge game for us."

Saracens: Bartholomeusz, Scarbrough, Sorrell, Harris, Vaikona, Jackson, Bracken, Lloyd, Byrne, Visagie, Raiwalui, Chesney, Randell, Seymour, Vyvyan. Replacements: Kyriacou, Broster, B. Russell, Armitage, Rauluni, Johnston, Powell.

Bristol: Going, Robinson, Higgitt, Cox, Stanojevic, Strange, Perry, Hilton, Regan, Crompton, Budgett, Llewellyn, Salter, Short, Ward-Smith. Replacements: N. Clarke, Nelson, Sambucetti, Lewis, Nicholls, Hayes, Denney.

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