Saracens will be appearing in their sixth major final in the past four seasons when they battle Clermont Auvergne for the European Champions Cup in http://www.officialmarinershop.com/Luis_Sardinas_Jersey Edinburgh on Saturday, experience their Lions second row George Kruis says they need to exploit. The Premiership and European champions are aiming to make it seven by reaching the Premiership final for the fourth consecutive campaign, but first they are aiming to emulate Leicester, the only other English club to retain the European Cup. “We have a group of players who have been together a long time, who are very experienced and who know what a final week looks like,” says the England second row Kruis. “We know the pressures of it, our roles and that it is a bit different. It does not give us the right for anything, but it means we know where we are at and that we have to turn up to deliver. Thomas Young hat-trick helps Nelson Cruz Authentic Jersey Wasps beat Saracens to gain home semi-final Read more “There is not the mentality that this match is more important than any other and we will get our confidence from the preparation in the week. I think it would be more special than last year if we win the tournament because we will have done it again, but we have got the game to come.” Kruis is one of six Saracens who will be in New Zealand this summer with the Lions. “It gives us confidence, but as players we are no different to what we were before the squad was announced and we have not achieved anything more. It is good for the group, but all that matters is the final. “I am enjoying my rugby after spending a long time out injured this season. I knew I would return before the Lions named the squad and that I would have six or seven games of high intensity before the tour to get fit and sharp. As a group, we are buzzing about what is coming up in the next few weeks. We train hard for the games that are coming up and aspire to Cory Spangenberg Womens Jersey at the top.” Saracens and Munster serve up feisty tie to keep Warren Gatland on edge Read more If Saracens win, they will set a tournament record of 18 matches without defeat in the Champions Cup. Clermont were the last team to overcome them, in the 2015 semi-final, and their France and former Leicester hooker Benjamin Kayser believes they are equipped for a repeat result. “Saracens might have the best defence in Europe, but we can be the best attack,” says Kayser. “Let us see who wins. Saracens were a bit disappointing in the Champions Cup after winning in Toulon in the opening round, but they showed they were back in the semi-final against Munster when they were dominant. Munster could not go anywhere, but we have a very strong attacking system and we will give their defence the biggest test they have seen. Saracens are better than when we beat them two years ago, but so are we. We took our opportunities that day and will need to do so again.” Mark McCall the role model for old pal David Humphreys at Gloucester Read more It will be the seventh Anglo-French final, with English clubs having won four. “Saracens beat a http://www.officialpadrestore.com/Dave_Winfield_Jersey team in last year’s final that did not have much European experience,” says Kayser, who will be appearing in his fourth final having lost with Leicester in 2009 and for Clermont against Toulon in 2013 and two years later. “The Champions Cup is special to our club and it is the No1 in our calendar. We have learned from the two finals we lost: the great gods of rugby decided the ball would not bounce for us in the first but in the second we were beaten by the better side and had to suck it up. We are better than we were and time will tell if it will be enough
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