Vyvyan puts the boot into Biarritz

Saracens 22 Biarritz 10

The Saracens pack, having been tested early, assumed control as the game wore on and the 11,167 inside Vicarage Road knew it was to be their day when captain Hugh Vyvyan, a loose-forward, landed a 40-metre drop goal.

Not since 2000, when Saracens beat the mighty Toulouse home and away, have the supporters' fez been raised to acclaim such a European performance.