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Billy Vunipola says Saracens need to focus on next week's Exeter clash

Saracens' Billy Vunipola celebrates Champions Cup success
Image: Saracens' Billy Vunipola celebrates Champions Cup success

Saracens' Billy Vunipola says the Champions Cup winners now need to turn their attention to the defence of their Aviva Premiership title.

The Londoners retained their Champions Cup crown when they beat Clermont 28-17 in an exciting final at Murrayfield on Saturday.

But their season is far from over and they will remain on course for a third straight Premiership title if they can win at Exeter next Saturday.

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Highlights of the European Champions Cup final between Saracens and Clermont.

England number eight Vunipola says Saracens can be proud of the way they have overcome a series of injuries, but now want to end the season in style.

"As a team we're pretty out there and we want to win next week and hopefully push on to the Premiership final," he said.

"We don't want to say we're the best team blah blah blah, then miss out next week.

"This year has been a bit unorthodox with the way we've done things, with boys getting injured and everybody writing us off.

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"But the boys showed fight and determination to get back here again and then push it over the line.

"Our coach Mark McCall said to us at the start of the season that the potential was there for us to be better than last year, it's just whether we were willing to fight for it.

"It just shows how hungry we are, because it was tougher this year.

"At certain times we didn't have our whole team but we dealt with it amazingly well and that's testament to the group we have.

Saracens celebrate with the Champions Cup trophy
Image: Saracens celebrate having won the Champions Cup in back-to-back seasons

"It's just such a great thing to be a part of. I'm just happy to be involved with such an amazing team.

"We'll enjoy this one for a couple of days but we have a massive game next week and we need to recover, focus, then get back into it."

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