Lions unscathed as Sarries return to top

SARACENS confirmed their return to the Premiership with this eight-try thumping – and kept all their Lions fit for the South Africa summer tour.

Owen Farrell, Elliot Daly, Mako Vunipola, Jamie George and Maro Itoje were replaced after 53 minutes with the second leg of the Championship final

SARACENS 57

SARRIES WIN 117-15 on AGGREGATE

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wrapped up and will join up with Warren Gatland’s squad today in Jersey. Sarries strolled the first leg 60-0 and, although troubled in the first half in Barnet, which finished 10-10, they romped home. Sarries director of rugby Mark McCall, left, said: “It has been a long 12 months. We were in crisis mode around November 2019 and anything could have happened. But the unity and togetherness helped get us through.”