Farrell passed fit to start Premiership final

11:32 AM GMT

Saracens fly-half Owen Farrell has been passed fit for Saturday's Aviva Premiership final against Exeter at Twickenham.

There were doubts as to whether Farrell would be available after the No.10 suffered rib damage during Sarries' semifinal victory over Leicester last weekend.

However, Farrell starts with Mark McCall naming an unchanged XV from their win over Tigers. With newly-crowned European champions Saracens chasing back-to-back Premiership titles and a historic double, Mako Vunipola will make his 100th appearance for the club when the teams run out on Saturday.

He is joined by Schalk Brits and Petrus Du Plessis in the front row, with Maro Itoje and George Kruis named at lock. Michael Rhodes, Will Fraser and Billy Vunipola complete the back row. Richard Wigglesworth partners Farrell in the halves.

Alex Goode starts at fullback, with Chris Wyles and Chris Ashton making up the back three. Duncan Taylor and Brad Barritt complete the line-up in the centres.

Exeter have also named an unchanged starting XV, with Rob Baxter keeping faith in the side that beat Wasps last weekend. Their only changes come on the bench, with Thomas Waldrum and Sam Hill both missing out through injury.

Kai Horstmann and Michele Campagnaro come into the fray, while Damian Welch has recovered from a knee injury to take place as a replacement; Ollie Atkins misses out altogether.

Saracens: Goode, Ashton, Taylor, Barritt, Wyles, Farrell, Wigglesworth; M. Vunipola, Brits, Du Plessis, Itoje, Kruis, Rhodes, Fraser, B. Vunipola.

Replacements: George, Barrington, Figallo, Hamilton, Wray, De Kock, Hodgson, Bosch.

Exeter: Dollman, Nowell, Slade, Whitten, Woodburn, Steenson, Chudley; Moon, Cowan-Dickie, Williams, Lees, Parling, Ewers, Salvi, Armand.

Replacements: Yeandle, Hepburn, Francis, Welch, Horstmann, Lewis, Campagnaro, Short.

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Farrell passed fit to start Premiership final