Aviva Premiership final live: Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs - Sarries win the double after sealing Twickenham victory
Re-live the action from Twickenham as Saracens beat Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership final
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Your support makes all the difference.Saracens have won the double after defeating Exeter Chiefs 28-20 in the Aviva Premiership final at Twickenham, two weeks after winning the European Champions Cup,with tries from Duncan Taylor, Chris Wyles and Alex Goode ending the Devonians' spirited comeback. Follow the latest here.
- Saracens claim a third Premiership title with 28-20 victory
- Duncan Taylor and Chris Wyles both score tries before the break
- Exeter fight back from 23-6 down thanks to tries from Jack Yeardle and Jack Nowell
- Alex Goode score three minutes from tie seals victory for Sarries
- Title adds to European Champions Cup success a fortnight ago
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Everything you need to know about the Premiership final
Previous Premiership final winners:
2015 – Saracens
2014 – Northampton Saints
2013 – Leicester Tigers
2012 – Harlequins
2011 – Saracens
2010 – Leicester Tigers
2009 – Leicester Tigers
2008 – Wasps
2007 – Leicester Tigers
2006 – Sale Sharks
2005 – Wasps
2004 – Wasps
2003 – Wasps
Saracens are bidding to join Wasps and Leicester as English double winners.
Alex Goode celebrates with his Saracens team-mates after scoring the crucial third try
Full-time: Brad Barritt launches the Aviva Premiership high into the air as Saracens break into celebration, with all the fireworks and champagne acustomed to such a great achievement. Are they the best team in the world? It's hard to argue against them, and they can now call themselves three-time Premiership champions as well as the kings of Europe.
Credit must go to Exeter too, as they were nothing short of brilliant in the second half and made a proper game of it. Reducing the lead to just three points made the closing minutes a real contest, only for Goode to decide the match with a crucial try.
Full-time: That's all from us for today's Premiership final, although it's just the start of our live sporting coverage today as he have the Championship play-off final unfolding as we speak as well as the Champions League final later this eveing.
Congratulations to Saracens for proving they are simply a cut above the rest of England - and indeed Europe - this season. Thanks for joining me, and don't miss our live coverage tomorrow of England vs Wales as the summer programme clicks into gear.
See you then.,
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