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Saracens moved up to second place in the Premiership after beating leaders Leicester 34-27 in a entertaining game.

Vincent Koch crashed over a for a bonus point just after half-time, but Nic Dolly was forced over from a lineout.

Ollie Chessum went over from close range to bring the scores close before Woolstencroft got his second late on.

Leicester’s losing bonus point sees them 12 points above Sarries, who are one clear of Harlequins and with a game in hand.

Saracens were dealt a blow when captain and England prop Mako Vunipola limped off with an ankle injury after getting his leg trapped in a ruck inside the first three minutes.

Tigers saw Kini Murimurivalu miss the chance to score soon after as he failed to get on the end of a grubber kick, but Tigers did not have to wait long for Snyman to be forced over from close range.

Woolstencroft’s close-range try drew Sarries level before a George Ford penalty gave the visitors a slim lead.

But Saracens took command as a wonderful passing move between Alex Goode and Elliot Daly saw Lewington go over in the corner – and it cost Tigers 10 points as Murimurivalu unnecessarily crashed into the try scorer with his shoulder after he had gone in to concede a penalty and be sin-binned.

Ford and Alex Lozowski exchanged penalties before Snyman dropped Saracens’ kick-off and Nick Tompkins had the presence of mind to steal the ball and set Maitland away in the right corner for his side’s third try.

Koch took advantage of quick hands from Goode to find a gap in the Leicester defence just after the break for the bonus-point score, only for Dolly to strike back from a lineout maul soon after.

The hosts had scrum-half Aled Davies sin-binned after a head-to-head clash with Ford, but their 14-man defence was excellent as they held out Leicester on a number of occasions.

But they were finally broken when Chessum went in from close range after more sustained pressure, only for Woolstencroft to get his seventh try in his last five games with two minutes to go to kill off any late Leicester ambition.

Saracens: Daly, Maitland, Lozowski, Tompkins, Lewington; Goode, Davies; Mako Vunipola (capt), Woolstencroft, Koch, Hunter-Hill, Swinson, Christie, Wray, B Vunipola.

Replacements: Segun, Taylor, De Haas, Earl, McFarland, Wainwright, Barrington, Lewis.

Sin-bin: Davies (60)

Leicester: Burns, Potter, Moroni, Scott, Murimurivalu; Ford (capt), Van Poortvliet; Whitcombe, Dolly, Heyes, Green, Snyman, Chessum, Reffell, Martin.

Replacements: Nadolo, Porter, Wigglesworth, Wiese, Robinson, Leatigaga, Van Wyk, Clare.

Sin-bin: Murimurivalu (29)

Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU).