Saracens cruised to a comfortable victory over reigning LV= Cup champions Leicester Tigers this evening.

Lucas Guillaume was shown a yellow card after eight minutes to give Saracens an early advantage.

First-half tries from Jamie George, Duncan Taylor and Joe Maddock helped the home side to a 30-0 lead at half-time.

Tigers fought back after the break, with two tries in three minutes giving hope to the visitors.

Andy Saull got the fourth try for Saracens, opening up a 21-point lead for the home team.

Harry Thacker scored a third for Leicester in the last minute.

Matt Cornwall added the extra points with the conversion in the final action of the game.