Saracens may not be popular but who else has the steel to hold off Clermont? | Robert Kitson
1 decade ago by The GuardianMark McCall’s men are the unloved flag-bearers for the Premiership in the European Champions Cup semi-finals, and Mark McCall’s maverick methods mean they will have a chance on Saturday• Owen Farrell...
Clermont v Saracens: Teams
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbySaracens have named England fly-half Owen Farrell on the bench for their Champions Cup semi-final against Clermont.
Clermont Auvergne v Saracens (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsOwen Farrell is set to return from injury after being named on the Saracens bench for the Champions Cup semi-final against Clermont Auvergne. The England fly-half has been out of action...
Owen Farrell set to return for Saracens to face Clermont Auvergne
1 decade ago by The Guardian• England fly-half missed entire Six Nations with knee injury• Saracens’ Mark McCall: we have to find way to put Clermont under pressure• Dean Ryan: Sarries’ kicking game unlikely to tick boxes...
Saracens will lose but not by much - Guscott
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsThe first of this weekend's European Champions Cup semi-finals sees England's last representatives, Saracens, facing one of the hardest challenges Europe's elite club tournament can offer. Clermont...
Champions Cup semi-finals are unfair - they need to be over two legs
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThe European Champions Cup semi-finals have a problem. They need to be played over two legs. At this stage of the tournament, the location of the deciding matches should not be pulled randomly out...
Farrell ready for competitive comeback
1 decade ago by Lions RugbyBritish & Irish Lions fly-half Owen Farrell is set to make his return to competitive action when Saracens visit Clermont Auvergne for their European semi-final on Saturday.
Owen Farrell set for sideline stint after Mark McCall sticks to winning formula
1 decade ago by The TimesSaracens have decided against starting Owen Farrell, the England fly half who has recovered from the knee injury that kept him out of the RBS Six Nations Championship, in Saturday’s European Champions...
World Cup winner Ali Williams warns over southern hemisphere exodus
1 decade ago by The Guardian• The former All Black worried about impact on Test rugby• Toulon eyeing up a third successive European Cup final • Owen Farrell hopes to be fit for Saracens’ semi-finalAli Williams, a World Cup...
Saracens' Billy Vunipola not guilty of headbutt and clear to face Clermont
1 decade ago by The TelegraphSaracens' impassioned defence of Billy Vunipola at a disciplinary hearing in London on Tuesday night brought due reward after a citing charge of headbutting and reckless play against the No 8 was dismissed...
