Rugby Union - European Champions Cup Final - Leinster Rugby v Saracens - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - May 11, 2019 Saracens players celebrate winning the final with the trophy after the match Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith
NEWCASTLE, England (Reuters) - Try scorers Sean Maitland and Billy Vunipola will grab the headlines but it was the relentless defensive commitment of the entire squad which carried Saracens to their third European triumph in four years on Saturday.
Defending champions Leinster, who swept the London team aside in last year’s quarter-finals, arrived in Newcastle having lost one of their last 17 games in Europe’s premier competition and surged into an early 10-0 lead in pursuit of an unprecedented fifth title having never lost a final.
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