(CNN) Saracens scored 20 unanswered points to defeat Leinster 20-10 in the Champions Cup final in Newcastle on Saturday, winning a third title which makes the north London side the most decorated English rugby team in European competitions.

It was a victory that denied Leinster a record of its own. A fifth European crown would have seen the Irish side surpass Toulouse and lay claim to being the most successful club side in the northern hemisphere.

Tiki tiki Tonga!!! ⚫️🔴 pic.twitter.com/ol3MUJYb7i — Saracens Rugby Club (@Saracens) May 11, 2019

But a Billy Vunipola try midway through the second half saw Saracens take control of what was a high quality, bruising encounter.

Saracens' attention can now turn to the possibility of winning a fourth English Premiership title in five years before the season comes to a close.

"Leinster are an amazing team and they are so good when they get on the front foot so we had to try and steal their momentum and we did that with line speed and physicality," said hooker Jamie George.

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