Gerry Thornley: Saracens have targeted Leinster for eight months

Weakened defending champions remain daunting Champions Cup quarter-final opponents

Saracens training with Farrell in Sexton role ahead of quarter-final

Outhalf is suspended for Saturday’s match but is playing his part in preparations

Gordon D’Arcy: Munster persist with a game they are only partially resourced to play

On- and off-field leadership lacking as province succumb to familiar failings

Saracens boss Mark McCall planning for Leinster game without Owen Farrell

Outhalf set to learn his fate during online disciplinary hearing on Tuesday

Owen Farrell to face disciplinary panel on Tuesday after red card

Outhalf could miss Champions Cup quarter-final after dangerous tackle

Saracens give hint at approach to Leinster tussle in London Irish rout

Mark McCall’s side score six close-range tries in mismatch at the Stoop

The Offload: All eyes turn to testing time in Munster

‘Risky’ rugby hacks sidelined for annual Lansdowne dance; British and Irish Lions

Premiership teams could have to forfeit 20-0 if players can’t play

Ramifications for the league would be significant if there was a Covid-19 outbreak

Maro Itoje commits his future to relegated Saracens

He follows the Vunipola brothers, Owen Farrell, Jamie George and Elliot Daly

The Offload: Eddie Jones back sticking needles in people’s eyes

Sam Burgess bites back and savages Ford, English RFU keen to reduce two metre rule

George Kruis leaves the door open as he prepares to depart Saracens

Lions second row still hopes to add to his England caps as he readies move to Japan

Gerry Thornley: Empty stadiums could help bring some changes for the better

Officials might stop trend of over-the-top celebrations and goading of the opposition

Saracens to lose €2m a year Allianz sponsorship deal at the end of the season

German insurance company ends team and stadium deal after eight years

Leaked: The disciplinary report on Saracens’ salary cap breach

A copy of the 103-page disciplinary report has been leaked to Sky News

Gordon D’Arcy: There’s more to Saracens’ success than money

The club deserve to be punished but the fallout could adversely affect England

Gerry Thornley: Saracens very late to apologise for repeated cheating

Siege mentality which has served club well will be called upon again for Leinster clash

The Offload: Saracens eye chance to extend tainted record

Rule-breaking squad pose a major threat in Champions Cup where they face Leinster

Saracens to accept second 35-point deduction and effective relegation

English champions admit club are unable to get under salary cap this season

Chastened Munster leave the champions’ lair with regrets

Vunipola brothers help Saracens up the ante following all-in melee in the third quarter

Wounded Munster left facing a win-or-bust clash in Paris

Unseemly fracas during defeat to Saracens to be investigated by tournament organisers

European Rugby to investigate Munster and Saracens brawl

30-man melee sparked after Munster medic said something ‘horrible’ to Jamie George

Saracens consider lodging complaint over Munster medic

Exchange between doctor and Jamie George sparked mass brawl in second half

Champions Saracens provide litmus test for new Munster

Trip to face the defending champions will be toughest test yet in Munster’s pool of death

Jean Kleyn primed to renew power battle with Sacarens pack

Munster lock believes province is becoming a hard-edged outfit

The Offload: Television backlash for Rory Best

Former Ireland captain criticised for Schmidt quotes, Nucifora review unacceptable

Leinster and Ireland sweating on Sexton scan after positive weekends

Cullen’s team on course for home quarter-final while Munster likely to need away victory

Peter O’Mahony gives Billy Holland credit in lineout wars

Munster captain lauds secondrow for set-piece work in victory over Saracens

Munster mix the old with the new in victory over Saracens

Early salvos a sign of hosts’ progress before weather turns second half into grim affair

Mark McCall says Saracens will bring back big guns for return leg

Bonus point keeps champions in the frame to qualify for knockout stages

Mark McCall: ‘We wanted to be more like Munster to be honest’

The Saracens coach still has faith in European champions despite their travails

Munster find themselves in must-win territory again as they brace for Saracens

McCall’s decision to leave number of big guns at home bodes well for province

Gerry Thornley: Anglo-Irish clashes pivotal to European hopes

December's games come fast on the back of a quartet of tough Franco-Irish battles

Gerry Thornley: French clubs loom large for the provinces

France’s international contingent set to ensure tough test for Irish provinces in Europe

2019-20 Champions Cup pool-by-pool guide

Gavin Cummiskey looks at the contenders ahead of the first round of Champions Cup games

Matt Williams: Leinster are like Keyser Söze, in command of all Europe

Blues in box seat with Sarries’ troubles set to exclude them from usual suspects for glory

Questions on salary cap breaches off limits at Saracens

European champions in no mood to surrender their trophy

Munster and Connacht resources already stretched as European action looms

Western province facing a full-scale second row crisis after further injuries to O’Brien and Dillane

Mark McCall says Saracens could sacrifice Europe to avoid relegation

English club set to put out youthful sides in defence of Champions Cup

Mark McCall frustrated despite Saracens moving closer to double

Nick Tompkins scores hat-trick as they make Premiership final

England want Mark McCall - but does he want the England job?

Saracens boss is favoured successor to Eddie Jones but prizing him away could be tricky

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