Saracens fly-half ended the game with a personal tally of 23 points
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Matches: Arix Viadana 12 - 35 Saracens

Teams: Arix Viadana | England | Italy | Saracens

Saracens cemented their position at the top of European Challenge Cup Pool 5 with a 35-12 victory over Viadana at the Stadio Luigi Zaffanella.

Glen Jackson steered Saracens to an away win over Viadana with a kicking masterclass.

Sarries fly-half Jackson showed ice-cool composure to boot 23 points, including seven penalties and a conversion, on a warm night in northern Italy.

The Guinness Premiership outfit cruised to victory over Mont de Marsan last weekend but they were forced to wait until the 70th minute to seal this win when Neil De Kock crossed.

Eddie Jones' men had fallen behind in the second minute when Viadana fly-half Charles Hore hammered home a penalty after early pressure from the hosts. But two long-range penalties from Jackson put the visitors into a slender 6-3 lead.

Hore and Jackson exchanged penalties before the New Zealander's sixth penalty edged Saracens 18-12 clear.

Gavin Quinnell was sin-binned for the hosts and Sarries took advantage when de Kock broke free from halfway to race home before Kameli Ratuvou's last minute try clinched a 35-12 victory.

Viadana (9) 12
Pens: Hore 4.

Saracens (12) 35
Tries: De Kock, Ratuvou
Cons: Jackson, Ross
Pens: Jackson 7

Att: 4,175

HT: 9-12

Viadana: S Bortolussi, K Robertson (S Pace 71), G Law (L Johansson 44), S Cox, I Coalala, C Hore, P Canavosio (R Curle 71), M Alonso, J Battilana, I Rouyet, G Quinnell (M Cagna 71), Q Geldenhuys (capt), J Sole (P Murphy 53), A Birchall (A Benatti 59), J Erasmus

Yellow Card - G Quinnell (64)

Saracens: C Wyles, R Penney (N Cato 54), K Sorrell, A Farrell, K Ratuvou, G Jackson (G Ross 74), N de Kock (M Rauluni 74), M Aguero (N Lloyd 67), F Ongaro (M Cairns 67), C Johnston (T Mercey 71), S Borthwick [capt], H Vyvyan, C Jack (D Barrell 50), A Saull, M Owen

Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)