There has been a lot of grouching about the start of Europe's top club competition but this is the sort of showdown that ...
The free-flowing Premiership has been criticised, at times, for not providing suitable preparation for the international game ...
Mark McCall had conflicting emotions in Limerick – pride that his Saracens team had scrapped but unhappy that a late chance was wasted.
Saracens came to Thomond Park sensing opportunity and with close to an hour played it was shaping up nicely for the visitors.
The kings of making life difficult for themselves looked like they were at it again before a stunning second-half comeback ...