Saracens hold off Harlequins fightback to celebrate return to Premiership final

Ben Earl (right) scored a hat-trick for Saracens (Mark Pain/PA)

Saracens completed an immediate return to the Gallagher Premiership final after showing their steel to withstand a late Harlequins onslaught in a 34-17 victory at the StoneX Stadium.

In their first season back in the top flight after being relegated for repeated salary cap breaches, they overcame the defending champions in an intense semi-final despite being reduced to 13 men at one stage during the final quarter.