European round-up: Mark McCall admits Saracens had to dig deep for win

Mark McCall admitted Saracens had to dig deep in their 29-20 Champions Cup quarter-final victory over Northampton at Allianz Park.

England wing Chris Ashton crossed in the 69th minute to finally put the tournament favourites in control before Chris Wyles produced a late try to sweep the game beyond Saints’ reach.

“In the first half we didn’t play anywhere near to the level that we can,” director of rugby McCall said.