SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall said: “In many ways it is the end of an era, but we showed all the qualities and characteristics we need on a new journey.
“This has been an incredible period for us in the last five seasons. This was our 23rd knock-out game in either Europe or the Premiership and we’ve won 19 of those games, which is an incredible record. “We put our heart and soul into that game and we can be proud of the players. They are a special group.” Saracens Lions’ hooker Jamie George said: “The element of the unknown is pretty horren...