Saracens won 36-19 in the end, although they made heavy weather of things in the first half.
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Cobus Visagie can't get to his feet quick enough to stop Andrea Benatti, so he just crawls after him!
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Towards the end of the game, Viadana had too many props injured and the scrum went uncontested.
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Andy Kyriacou tries to run off with the ball, while Viadana try to organise themselves.
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Chris Jack leaves the Viadana defence in his wake, with Saracens for support following him.
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Nick Lloyd attempts to sneak off the back of a ruck, but Matthew Harvey is on his case.
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Adam Powell steams through the midfield on his was to an excellent try.
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Replacement Scrum Half Mickey Wilson looks for a friendly Saracen to pass the ball to.
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Hugh Vyvyan has a go at the try line, but it just brought up short by the yellow defence.
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Saracens push up to the Viadana try line, scoring shortly afterwards.
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Ben Skirving goes down low to take the tackle from the Viadana defence.
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Chris Jack hides behind the ball as he catches it.
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Saracens Captain Steve Borthwick does his best to stretch for the ball, but Sean Hohneck has a safe pair of hands.
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Viadana staying onside for a change.
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Scrum Half Mickey Wilson takes a run with the ball, closely followed by the Viadana defence.
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Ben Skirving tries to avoid a tackle from the Viadana defence.
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Chris Jack leaps high to disrupt an Italian throw.
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Saracens Wikus van Heerden and Noah Cato close in for the tackle on Pablo Canavosio.
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Viadana Scrum Half Pablo Canavosio looks for the ball, watched closely by Mosese Rauluni.
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Wikus van Heerden takes a high catch early in the game.
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HRH Richard Hill, emotional at the end of the game, embraces fellow Saracen Mosese Rauluni. It's certainly the last time Hilly will play a game of such intensity, and could well be his final shout on the pitch if he doesn't turn out against Bristol for Sarries' last game of the season. Rugby's gonna miss you, Richard!
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Richard Haughton clings on valiantly as Paul O'Connell takes off with the ball.
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Hugh Vyvyan started the match with a scrumcap, but it got trashed part way through the game, so he carried on without. Here he takes a lineout throw with ease.
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David Wallace tries to get away from Richard Haughton as the sun begins to shine again.
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Another wet scene, as Paul O'Connell passes the ball to a disinterested-looking David Wallace.
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Alan Quinlan gets his mits on a wet, slippery ball as the rain comes lashing down, early in the second half.
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Francisco Leonelli provides the filling, with Munstermen Alan Quinlan and David Wallace as the bread.
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Paul O'Connell is lifted by his Munster team mates to take a restart kick, while Hugh Vyvyan tries to get in on the act too.
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Tomas O'Leary clears from a Munster ruck, watched closely by Saracens Matt Cairns, Ben Skirving and Richard Hill.
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John Hayes lines himself up for a tackle on Ben Skirving, but the No. 8 is pretty fast on his feet.
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Ronan O'Gara gets his mits on Adam Powell close to the Munster line, with a pile of other bodies around, just for good measure.
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Richard "Delboy" Haughton evades the clutches of David Wallace, but there's plenty more red shirted Munster men coming up fast.
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Wonder how many times Richarh Hill has packed down over the course of his career?
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Glen Jackson looking for some support as Ronan O'Gara closes in.
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Kameli Ratovou outpaces the Touch Judge and Tomas O'Leary, who's just missed the flying winger by inches.
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Richard Hill, making one of his final appearances for Saracens, gathers the ball on those oh-so-creaky knees of his.
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Flanker David Wallace passes the ball to team mate Rua Tipoki as the Saracens defence closes in.
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Kris Chesney jumps for the ball but can't quite take it from Paul O'Connell.
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Neil de Kock waits for Ben Skirving to pass him the ball from a lineout, while Paul Gustard and Nick Lloyd provide the lift.
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Doug Howlett tries to hide behind the ball, with Saracen Nick Lloyd homing in to intercept it.
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