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14th May 2016
06:45pm BST

Racing, carrying Carter, laboured throughout and had only Johanes Goosens penalties to show for it. As the clock ticked down, former England outhalf sympathised with his former All Blacks foe. He told Sky Sports:
"It was the bane of my [playing] career. If the coaches say 'It's up to you', you say 'I'm playing'. It's dangerous... "You'll back yourself... Sometimes you need someone objective to come from outside the bubble, in an objective place, and say 'maybe not'."On the pitch, where it counted, you could not argue against Sarries. Mark McCall - the former Ulster coach - has worked damned hard to hew a team of winners. Tonight, they are champions.

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