Impressive displays by Academy youngsters Gerard Ellis and Tom Fowlie failed to prevent holders London Irish from slipping out of the JP Morgan Premiership 7s.
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Exiles finished third in Group C at Allianz Park on Saturday after losing to hosts Saracens and first-placed Harlequins before beating Wasps in their final game.
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In the first game of the night, guest player James Greenwood scored two tries and David Treharne converted as Irish hit back to level after going 12-0 down.
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But Saracens pulled away again to seal a 24-12 victory, thanks to tries by Jack Watson, Nils Mordt, Ben Ransom and Tim Streather and a conversion apiece for Mordt and Streather.
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Skipper Ellis got Irish off to the perfect start against Quins in their second game when he charged his way over.
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But Quins responded with six tries in a 42-19 victory, courtesy of Patrice Agunda (2), Ollie Lindsay-Hague (2), Harry Sloan and Charlie Walker, along with conversions by Jeremy Manning (4) and Louis Grimoldby (2).
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Treharne weighed in with a try and two conversions for Irish, while 18-year-old Fowlie showed an explosive turn of pace in the final minute, running in from his own 22.
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Coach Peter Richards' youthful side saved their best performance until last as they battled it out with Wasps to avoid bottom spot.
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Although Irish knew qualification was beyond them, guest player Juliano Fiori quickly scored the first of their five tries in an impressive 31-19 win.
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Fowlie then showed his electric acceleration again as he raced down the touchline to score, while an Ellis try and a couple of Treharne conversions ensured a 17-0 half-time lead.
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Will Smith added Irish's fourth try, also converted by Treharne, before Wasps responded through Oskar Hirskyj-Douglas and George Eastwell. Both those tries were converted by Liam O'Neill.
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Greenwood produced a cracking individual effort, which he also converted for Irish, before Wasps' Sam Egerton went over for the final try of the match.
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Quins beat Saracens 24-21 in the final match of the night, but both teams had already secured the top two spots to guarantee their qualification for Friday's finals at Bath's Recreation ground.
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They will now battle it out with Newcastle Falcons, Leicester Tigers, Worcester Warriors and Gloucester.
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Final standings: Harlequins 15pts, Saracens 10, London Irish 5, Wasps 2.
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Results: London Irish 12 Saracens 24, Harlequins 26 London Wasps 19, Harlequins 42 London Irish 19, Saracens 21 London Wasps 17, London Irish 31 London Wasps 19, Harlequins 24 Saracens 21.
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Harlequins: 1 Ollie Lindsay-Hague, 2 Dave Ward, 3 Patrice Agunda, 4 Harry Sloan, 5 Jeremy Manning, 6 James Chisholm, 7 Sam Arnold, 8 Jack Clifford, 9 Jordan Burns, 10 Louis Grimoldby, 11 Ross Chisholm, 12 Charlie Walker.
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London Irish: 1 Gerard Ellis (c), 2 Juliano Fiori, 3 Geoff Griffiths, 4 Ed Tellwright, 5 Will Smith, 6 James Greenwood, 7 Jack Walsh, 8 Tom Fowlie, 9 Ed Hoadley, 10 Tom Rees, 11 Gerhard Wessels, 12 David Treharne.
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Saracens: 1 Eoin Sheriff, 2 Jack Wilson, 3 Scott Spurling, 4 Tim Streather, 5 Nils Mordt (c), 6 Chris Ashton, 7 Aaron Morris, 8 Ben Ransom, 9 Luke Baldwin, 10 Michael Tagicakibau, 11 Sam Stanley, 12 Matt Hankin.
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Wasps: 1 Matt Everard, 2 Guy Thompson, 3 Sam Egerton, 4 Jack Moates, 5 Oskar Hirskyj-Douglas, 6 George Eastwell, 7 Tom Howe, 8 George Saunders, 9 Tom Varndell (c), 10 Will Rowlands, 11 Gus Jones, 12 Liam O?Neill.
Source: http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/ellis-fowlie-shine-london-irish-5586956
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