Frustration and anger were the feelings of assistant coach Matthew Ferguson after seeing London Welsh throw away a fantastic chance to get their first win of the season, writes Simon Williams.

Opponents Saracens fielded a youthful team that was essentially their A League side, for the LV= Cup fixture, with star players on international duty ahead of the Six Nations and other first-team players absent after playing against South African team Blue Bulls the previous day.

An experienced Exiles side, therefore, should have ended a losing run that now stands at 22 games – as Ferguson admitted after the 20-15 loss.

“I feel that there were opportunities there for us to kick on, for us to find that elusive win we have looked for," he said.

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"My frustration is we were our own worst enemy. We beat ourselves.

"That wasn’t as we’ve had in certain games, with a number of top-class international players cutting us apart.

"What we have done is killed ourselves by not being accurate.

"We lost that game because of our inaccuracy and our inability to get over the line. That’s probably the poorest way to lose."

Ferguson said Welsh lacked the clinical finishing and the"killer instinct" to close out the game.

The coach praised No 8 Opeti Fonua, who scored both Welsh tries and came close to getting a hat-trick.

Ferguson said: "Opeti is a phenomenal carrier and he only carries when we get on the front foot. We have to make sure we to give him the opportunities to make those carries."

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