2012/13 pool stage: Edinburgh Rugby 0 Saracens 45

Saracens kicked off their Pool 1 campaign with a thrashing of Edinburgh at BT Murrayfield Stadium, running in five tries as their opponents failed to get on the scoreboard.

The visitors’ only first-half score came through Joel Tomkins on 13 minutes, but three penalties from Charlie Hodgson, who would tally 25 points over the course of the game, had them well in control at the break.

Owen Farrell and Chris Ashton dotted down either side of the hour mark as the onslaught continued in the second half, with Alex Goode wrapping up the bonus point on 68 minutes before Hodgson added a try to his haul from the tee.

2012/13 pool stage: Saracens 40 Edinburgh Rugby 7

It was a similar story when the two sides met again in the final round of pool stage fixtures, with Saracens matching their five-try plunder at Vicarage Road.

Three Owen Farrell penalties and a Chris Ashton try saw the hosts race into a 14-point lead, but Greig Tonks capitalised on a series of errors to go over and help Edinburgh half the deficit.

The Scottish region would be unable to gain a foothold, however, with Matt Stevens, Charlie Hodgson and Chris Wyles crossing in the second period to earn Saracens a home quarter-final against Ulster Rugby.

With the pool draw for the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup completed, we’re looking back at the previous European meetings between opposing sides. Today, we recap the Heineken Cup contests between Saracens and Edinburgh Rugby, who clash in Pool A next season.