Owen Farrell’s Saracens overcame an orange powder protest and the best Sale could throw at them to march back to the top of the English game.
Four years after their last Premiership title they returned to the summit on an afternoon in which Twickenham became the latest sporting stage to be invaded by Just Stop Oil.
Star of the show was Farrell, captain of the Londoners as well England, who lifted the trophy then walked off the pitch and into a glowing tribute from his boss.
