Grandest day for Owen Farrell but no grand adieu for Dan Carter | Eddie Butler

For once Racing 92’s legendary All Black could only watch as Saracens ruled Europe thanks to Owen Farrell’s grit on a rain-soaked afternoon in LyonHaving sat back and let Maxime Machenaud run the show in the semi against Leicester, what would Dan Carter do in the final? The great New Zealander has hardly ever been intimidated by the grand occasion – his performance last October in the World Cup big one was sublime – and this was a chance to shine, perhaps for the last time. It was too alluring to do anything but bring out the best in him again, wasn’t it?There was by way of an alternative scen…