Saracens meet Leicester Tigers at Twickenham in the Premiership final this afternoon.
It is the Tigers’ first appearance in English rugby’s showpiece fixture since 2013, when they won the last of their record 10 titles.
Leicester have gone from strength to strength under the tutelage of former England captain and forwards coach Steve Borthwick, sitting at the Premiership summit for the entire 2021/22 campaign and topping the pile for the first time in 12 years.
It has been some rebuild of a fallen giant at Welford Road, which would have been hosting second-tier competition last season were it not for Saracens’ points deduction and subsequent relegation due to salary cap breaches.
The departing George Ford inspired Leicester to a tense 27-14 victory against East Midlands rivals Northampton in last weekend’s last-four showdown, with Freddie Steward registering a late try to seal their final spot.
Owen Farrell-led Sarries, meanwhile, came out on top in their own terrific derby contest, fighting back to topple defending champions Harlequins 34-17 despite going down to 13 men with yellow cards thanks to a hat-trick from Ben Earl and further efforts from Nick Tompkins and Aled Davies.
Mark McCall’s Saracens finished second behind Leicester in the regular season, seven points adrift as they made a swift Premiership return following that year down in the Championship.
Leicester vs Saracens takes place today, Saturday June 18, 2022, at Twickenham Stadium in south-west London, with kick-off scheduled for 3pm BST.
TV channel: In the UK, the Premiership final can be watched live for free on ITV4, with coverage beginning at 2:15pm.
There is also live coverage available on BT Sport 1, where the build-up starts at 2pm.
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