■From NICK CAIN at the Ricoh
Threat: Liam Williams breaks with the ball
SARACENS put a smile back on the face of English rugby yesterday.
They saw off Munster with a ruthless second-half display, with tries by Michael Rhodes and Billy Vunipola – as well as a near flawless kicking return from Owen Farrell – earning them their third European Cup final in the last four years.
At the end Saracens No.8 Vunipola was happy to do a circuit of the pitch, fielding the cheers from Saracens fans as well as the boos from their Munster counterparts, because he had done his job on t...