By Duncan Bech, Press Association Sport
Published: 17:37 BST, 4 May 2019 | Updated: 17:39 BST, 4 May 2019
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Saracens will enter their Champions Cup final against Leinster buoyed by a 38-7 drubbing of Gallagher Premiership title rivals Exeter at Allianz Park.
Although the league's top two teams rested the vast majority of their stars for a fixture that served as a likely dress rehearsal for the climax to the season at Twickenham on June 1, it was still an impressive win.
And the five-try try rout has offered hope that Saracens could yet finish top of the table at Exeter's expense with one round remaining in what would be a morale-boosting victory only given both sides are already assured of home semi-finals.
A much-changed Saracens side recorded a thumping Premiership win over Exeter
Saracens wing Alex Lewington crossed in both halves to help his side to victory over Exeter
Replacement Dominic Morris also registered a brace during the second half for the hosts
SARACENS: Gallagher; Segun, Bosch, Tompkins, Lewington; Malins, Wigglesworth (capt); Barrington, Gray, Koch, Isiekwe, Skelton, Clark, Burger, Earl.
TRIES: Lewington 2, Tompkins, Morris 2
CONVERSIONS: Malins, Bosch 2, Whiteley 2
PENS: Whiteley
REPLACEMENTS: Woolstencroft, Thompson-Stringer, Judge, Day, Reffell, Whiteley, Vunipola, Morris.
EXETER: Dollman; O'Flaherty, Bodilly, Whitten, Cuthbert; Steenson (capt), J Maunder; Moon, Cowan-Dickie, Francis, Atkins, Caulfield, Lonsdale, Capstick, Lawday.
REPLACEMENTS: Taione, Keast, Street, Salmon, Kaufusi, S Maunder, Simmonds, Hendrickson.
REFEREE: Ian Tempest
TRY: Capstick
CON: Steenson
European champions Leinster await in Newcastle on Saturday as Mark McCall's men chase a double that was given renewed impetus in changeable weather conditions that included sunshine, hail, strong winds and driving rain.
A tense first-half gave way to a glut of tries with two in three minutes shortly after the
