Rugby-Superb Saracens 保持する European 肩書を与える
EDINBURGH, May 13 (Reuters) - Saracens 配達するd another magnificent combination of technique, talent and mental resilience to 結局 打ち勝つ Clermont Auvergne 28-17 and 保持する the European 支持する／優勝者s Cup after a gripping final at Murrayfield on Saturday.
The London club led 12-0 after two 早期に tries and looked in 支配（する）／統制する but Clermont fought 支援する to 確実にする there was only a point in it going into the last 10 minutes.
Saracens, however, as they have so many times before, held their 神経 under 圧力 as Alex Goode broke through for the 殺し屋 third try in the 73rd minute which Owen Farrell crucially 変えるd from the touchline.
The victory made Saracens the fourth team to 保持する Europe´s 首相 club 肩書を与える after Leicester, Leinster and Toulon while perennial bridesmaids Clermont, who have lost 11 of their 12 French 選手権 決勝戦, became the first to play in three 決勝戦 and lose them all.
"It was an incredible 業績／成果 and it needed to be." said Saracens director of rugby 示す McCall. "We just couldn´t get away from them. I felt we had a lot of 圧力 and were 支配的な in a lot of areas but then it was a one-point game.
"After they 得点する／非難する／２０d that unbelievable 100-metre try we had to show our experience and resilience and I'm really pleased with the way we attacked and went after them in that last 20 minutes."
Against a 背景 of deafening noise and colour, Saracens roared out of the 封鎖するs and only a desperate 取り組む by Nick Abendanon 妨げるd Chris Ashton 得点する／非難する／２０ing after 90 seconds.
But the Toulon-bound former England winger was not 否定するd for long as 11 minutes later he ran on to a chipped kick by Goode to gather and dive over to become the tournament´s かつてない 主要な scorer with 37 tries.
With man-of-the-match Billy Vunipola in irresistible form, the 支えるもの／所有者s looked in total 命令（する） and stretched the lead to 12-0 when lock George Kruis 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金d over に引き続いて more good work by Goode.
Clermont, however, gathered themselves and working tirelessly through their 今後s sent Remi Lamerat over for what was the first first-half try Saracens had 譲歩するd in the 競争 all season.
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Morgan Parra 変えるd and it stayed 12-7 at the break.
Farrell 延長するd it with a 刑罰，罰則 but Clermont, with a succession of 決裂／故障 turnovers, got 支援する to within a point when Abendanon finished a brilliant move that started in 前線 of their own 地位，任命するs with Scott Spedding making ground and then another break and offload by Peceli Yato. A 刑罰，罰則 apiece for Farrell and Parra meant it was 18-17 長，率いるing into the last 15 minutes with the 緊張 palpable.
Saracens 徐々に 強化するd the noose though and their relentless goalline 圧力 結局 opened the way for Goode to 得点する／非難する／２０ their third try seven minutes from time.
The ice-veined Farrell made it a 決定的な eight-point lead, which looked 決定的な and became so a minute later when Camille Lopez 行方不明になるd an 平易な 刑罰，罰則 at the other end.
Saracens will now turn their attention to trying to 完全にする the 二塁打-二塁打 - they 直面する Exeter away in the 首相の職 半分-決勝戦 next week.
Clermont, beaten by Toulon in the 2013 and 2015 決勝戦, will have to regather for another 強襲，強姦 on the French 選手権, where they 現在／一般に 嘘（をつく） second.
"We are 絶対 gutted. We don't know what we're 行方不明の but hopefully one day it turns our way," said Spedding.
Abendanon said he would have put his mortgage on Clermont victory, such was the belief in the （軍の）野営地，陣営 this week.
"When it was 17-18 I thought we were going to do it but unfortunately again it hasn´t gone our way," said the Englishman.
"It's not a nice feeling to be the first to lose all three 決勝戦 - we´ve just got to hope that next year´s going to be our year."
(令状ing by Mitch Phillips, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
