Mark McCall hopes Saracens’ selection gamble pays off

Saracens are set to bring their big guns back for the return match with Munster next weekend after leaving Limerick with a losing bonus point.

Director of rugby Mark McCall, whose second string had lost its opening Heineken Champions Cup clash at Racing 92 last month in the absence of 17 players recovering from their World Cup contributions, made a similar gamble in round three when they left a host of star names behind in London for their appointment at Thomond Park.