Saturday's defeat brought down the curtain on Mark McCall's 15 years as director of rugby at Saracens after the former Ireland centre announced in January he would be leaving at the end of this campaign.Saracens won three Champions Cups and six Prem titles under McCall but they were denied the chance to round off his reign with yet another trophy as Exeter won convincingly to finish in third place."I feel OK. I've been fortunate enough to experience the highs and the lows," said McCall after Saracens ended the season in fifth position. "I'm absolutely blessed to have worked with the people at the club for as long as I have done. I feel lucky."Exeter will now be away to reigning champions Bath, who finished in second after edging out Leicester 24-22, in a June 13 semi-final.Northampton will be at home to Leicester in a Midlands derby in the first semi-final on June 12, despite the table-topping Saints losing 38-31 at Harlequins.The Prem final is at Twickenham on June 20.Sale and Gloucester claimed the final two Champions Cup places on offer to Prem clubs by defeating Bristol and Newcastle respectively.Slade stars for Exeter
England centre Henry Slade dives over the line to score a try against Argentina at Twickenham on November 23, 2025 -- his last international appearance © Glyn KIRK / AFP
