Ex-England captain Owen Farrell grateful to Saracens before Racing 92 move

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Owen Farrell says he is grateful to have been at 'special' Saracens for 16 years, as he prepares to leave the club.

Owen Farrell said he was grateful to have been at "special" Saracens for 16 years, as he prepares to leave the club.

"It's going to be strange not being with some of these lads next year and I'm sure this team's got a massive future ahead of it," he told BBC Radio 5 Live."This past couple of weeks, since the Sale game at home, has probably made me look back more than ever. I just look back at it so fondly and am so grateful to have been at a special place for this long."

Lucio Cinti's 78th-minute try had set-up a tense finish but the Men in Black ultimately fell just short reaching the final in Twickenham.England lock and long-time Sarries teammate Maro Itoje called Mako and Billy Vunipola and Farrell "legends of the game".

 

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