Saracens claim victory over Munster is turning point in their season

Luck may have nothing to do with it but Munster might be asking themselves “why us” after running into a Saracens side which produced its finest performance of the season.

The English Premiership giants and last season’s Heineken Cup final runners-up have had, in the words of director of rugby Mark McCall, a stuttering season to date but they believe they have put that behind them following a comprehensive 33-10 Champions Cup pool victory over the Irish side at Allianz Park on Saturday.

“After about half an hour we were walking back as Owen (Farrell) was kicking and Chris (Ashton) said ‘it’s a great feeling again isn’t it, it’s great for us to be back’,” scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth said, recalling a mid-match conversation.