Owen Farrell returned to Saracens to lead them to a strong away win over the revamped Newcastle Red Bulls in their opening match of the new season.

Saracens welcomed back Farrell as he put in a masterclass performance with the Londoners scoring five tries en route to beating Newcastle 39-17.

Despite all the excitement around the rebranded Newcastle outfit's new era in front of their first sell-out crowd of 10,210 since 2018, it was a similar story as the ex-European champions turned the screw in the second half.

Saracens may not be one of English rugby's fancied sides but an excellently-executed second-half showing marked Mark McCall's men out as a team with big ambitions to banish last season's dip in form.

With Kingston Park full of excitement and new Newcastle owners Red Bull's bran

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