The margin of victory was every bit as convincing as the scoreline suggests and four of tries came from senior players - with Mark Foster grabbing two in the first-half.
Not everything Gloucester did turned gold but there was enough enthusiasm and graft in the likes of number eight Dan Williams and flankers Matt Gilbert and Andrew Rose to compliment a heavy-duty scrummaging performance from Patrice Collazo.
Saracens, despite some hard running from David Seymour and a functioning line-out that owed a great deal to Iain Fullarton, never really got going behind and were eventually ground down by Gloucester's forwards.
The home side got the perfect start when lock Dan Tuohy combined with Hartpury stand-off Tim Stephenson in centre field with an outside break, James Bailey came into the line from full-back and despite a half-tackle linked with Foster, who jinked inside two defenders to score behind the sticks. Stephenson converted.
Gloucester did struggle at times to clear their lines - three times scrum-half Mike Prendergast was charged down - and when Saracens retrieved possession and built on a series of close range drives that heavily involved Seymour, they spread play right and centre Mike Stanley combined with full-back Edd Thrower who put winger Dan Caprice over in the corner.
Saracens were indeed competitive at this point and it took Gloucester until the second quarter to get on top at scrum-time - but once Collazo started to cook the home side were in business.
Gloucester built on their 7-5 lead after 18 minutes when Saracens coughed up the ball attempting to play from deep. Fullarton turned over after stand-off Gordon Ross elected to go wide following a big Gloucester scrum and Foster was able to take Prendergast's pass, shrug off two attempted tackles and go in for try number two.
Stephenson converted and Gloucester were 14-5 up. The home-town front row were having a right old time of it and when Stephenson kicked across field it was Collazo who caused to odd heart murmur as Saracens retreated to win a close-range line-out.
The result was fairly predictable - once Gloucester had won the ball - and hooker Olivier Azam was bundled over to take Gloucester 19-5 ahead at the break and that was despite a yellow card for Christian Califano.
The second half was not as explosive but there were some very neat touches from Williams, who has obviously benefitted from his time with Moseley, Andrew Rose got through plenty of work and there were some neat touches from wing Dan Ajuna.
Gloucester's fourth try came eight minutes after the break and from a scrum Stephenson linked with Williams who had the strength and power to reach the corner to score.
Saracens were never really in the game thereafter and Ross was substituted which effectively diluted their offensive capabilities even further. There was still time from Ajuna, Dan Norton and Williams to combine brilliantly from one side of the pitch to the other but Williams' inside ball was adjudged forward to Bailey to prevent what would have been a sensational try.
But it was fitting the home side had the last word in the final minute when flanker Rose was driven over the line for try number five to complete a very comfortable and deserved victory.



