Chris Ashton believes Saracens are “in a good place” after positioning themselves for another full-blown assault on major European silverware.

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Ulster head coach Les Kiss believes Saracens are the greatest threat to Toulon’s reign as European champions.

Racing Metro 92 11 Saracens 12: Marcelo Bosch basked in the gratitude of his team-mates after kicking Saracens into the semi-finals of the Champions Cup in dramatic scenes in north Paris.

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Saracens Rugby confirmed that recent signing Chris Ashton was attacked and struck with a glass while out with teammates in London on Saturday night.

Saracens rugby director Mark McCall is hoping his side can push on from the quarter-finals and become one of Europe’s elite clubs.

HEINEKEN CUP boss Derek McGrath has handed Irish provinces the chance to cash in on their huge followings abroad and play ‘home’ games overseas.

SARACENS have confirmed the signing of England rugby league international Joel Tomkins, but will have to wait at least three years beforehaving the chance to gettheir hands on his younger brother.

THE FIRST part of the challenge has been overcome and Leinster move forward to Paris on Friday with sights firmly set on securing a home Heineken Cup quarter-final draw.

SARACENS come to Dublin this week marooned at the bottom of pool four, eight points behind Leinster, but Richardt Strauss has reason enough to approach Saturday’s Heineken Cup encounter with due care.

SARACENS kept the pressure on the Aviva Premiership leaders yesterday, inflicting another defeat on struggling London Irish.

Director of Rugby Brendan Venter makes two changes to his Saracens side to play Leinster in the second round of the Heineken Cup at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

SARACENS crashed to a 25-10 defeat at the hands of French champions Clermont-Auvergne in their Heineken Cup opener in Leinster’s pool on Saturday.

CONNACHT’S new coaching director Eric Elwood is sweating on the availability of players before a ball has been kicked in this season’s Magners League.

SARACENS director of rugby Brendan Venter has been charged by the Rugby Football Union with “conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game” following his criticism of referee David Rose.

SARACENS continued the English romp through the European Challenge Cup with a clinical 53-3 win over French side Mont de Marsan at Vicarage Road yesterday.

Saracens Director of Rugby Alan Gaffney has set out his stall to test Munster's scrum ahead of Sunday’s Heineken Cup semi-final at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.

SARACENS reached their first ever Heineken Cup quarter-final last night as they ended Glasgow’s remote chances.

ULSTER coach Mark McCall rejected claims the television match official had robbed his side of victory in Saturday’s Heineken Cup clash with Saracens.

SARACENS face a crucial Heineken Cup clash against Ulster in Belfast tonight, with rugby director Steve Diamond admitting: “We don’t need to motivate the players for this game.”

Ireland international Shane Byrne will be at hooker when Saracens make the difficult trip to meet in-form Ulster at Ravenhill tomorrow night.

SARACENS prop Cobus Visagie has been called before an RFU disciplinary hearing after being charged with stamping.

Jason Leonard will equal international rugby’s world cap record when he lines up for England against Wales on Sunday.