Vunipola inspires Saracens to superb double Champions Cup triumph

By NEALE HARVEY

Mac-nificent: Owen Farrell and Brad Barritt lift the Champions Cup at Murrayfield with man-of-the-match Billy Vunipola celebrating far left
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OWEN Farrell was crowned European player of the year and Billy Vunipola was hailed as king of the bone-crushers as Saracens became the first English team since Leicester to retain the European Cup.
Vunipola’s 20 barnstorming carries and Chris Ashton’s record-breaking 37th European Cup try set Sarries on their way to a 28-17 victory at M...