Mark McCall’s decision to step down as Saracens director of rugby after this season will be the end of a 15-year era, and he leaves with a record of success that will take some beating.
No other coach of an English club has won three European Cup titles, and when you add to that six Premiership titles, it is a remarkable haul for the Northern Irishman who became a main driver in transforming the north London club into a major rugby force.

There is no escaping that the naysayers will bleat about Saracens being guilty of breaking the salary cap regulations in 2019, and argue that it makes th...