In one of the few fixtures not to be cancelled due to the adverse weather conditions, Clifton and Saracens went toe to toe on a wet and muddy pitch that was clearly going to present challenges for both teams. Clifton got off to a good start with both the forwards and the backs putting in some crunching tackles, with Dexter McVeigh setting the tone early on by putting his body on the line against some much bigger opponents. Will Pape was also doing a great job with his mauling and rucking, helping Clifton to win back some good ball. This hard work and positive start soon paid off with Matthew Wiacek scoring a well worked try.

With Stan Cannings-Banks still carrying an injury from the St Brendans game, Harry Searle stepped up to take the conversion, which was only narrowly missed. Clifton were 5 nil up after 5 minutes and looked like they would build on this lead as they continued to contain the Saracens attack with the forwards, in particular Henry Bogan, putting in a great performance. Eventually, the constant attack by Saracens became hard to fend off, resulting in them scoring their first try which was easily converted. The teams went in at half time with Saracens 2 points ahead and all to fight for in the second half.

Clifton kicked off by putting the ball deep into the Saracens 22, which was unfortunately picked up by their tall imposing captain who proceeded to run through the Clifton defence to score a great solo try under the sticks which was again converted. The game then became very scrappy, maybe a reflection of the pitch and conditions, with the referee regularly using his whistle to penalise constant infringements. With the pitch also rapidly deteriorating, it was becoming increasingly difficult for either team to get into a rhythm with lots of interrupted play and messy rucks and mauls. Saracens seemed to deal with this more effectively by using their strong players to run from deep inside their own half. Although Oli Hobson, playing at 15, put in some great defensive work, it was only a question of time before Saracens scored, which they managed twice in quick succession to make it 28 points to 5.

Clifton didn't let their heads go down, showing great character and fortitude with Bertie Skidmore and Martin Villabona constantly challenging the Saracens defence with some straight line running. Samuel Wilson was also making a great impact at number 9, helping to keep the team moving forward by keeping the Saracens defence guessing in true Danny Care style. Eventually, the team's hard work and determination was quite rightly rewarded with a last minute try by Matthew to get his brace. Unfortunately, the missed conversion signalled the end of the game with Saracens winning by 28 points to 10.

All the backs put in a great defensive shift, with man of the match going to Dexter McVeigh who made 7 significant tackles.