Saracens lock Nick Isiekwe, speaking to Premier Sports: "We had a lot to make up for after last week [losing to Newcastle in the Premiership] as a team.

"The first half was difficult against the wind, balls were getting kicked backwards and things like that, but we got through it. They're a big physical team, we knew we had to front up and I felt like that was prominent in the first half.

"With the wind, it was a little easier to get out of our half and get territory, and I felt like we were clinical when we needed to be."

Saracens try scorer Tom Willis, speaking to Premier Sports: "We knew in the first half against the wind that it was going to be tough, it was just a case of scrapping and finding different ways.

"We knew that kicking wasn't going to work in this, so we found different ways to get out of our half and luckily put a bit of pressure on them.

"The half-time chat was more of the same, except we had the wind so just to use our physicality and discipline, and it got us over the line."

On his try: "There wasn't much to it! We did a great job getting the right territory, it was a big break from Eroni Mawi and I just had to dot it down."

Quotes on the way from try-scorer Tom Willis and lock Nick Isiekwe after that Saracens win, before we start the build-up to our 20:00 GMT kick-offs.

Pool One

• Sharks 39-21 Exeter (FT)

Pool Two

• Clermont Auvergne 28-0 Benetton (FT)

Pool Three

• Northampton 38-8 Castres (FT)
• Saracens 27-5 Bulls (FT)
• Munster 33-7 Stade Francais (FT)

Pool Four

• Stormers 14-24 Toulon (FT)
• Glasgow v Sale (20:00 GMT)
• Racing 92 v Harlequins (20:00 GMT)

Saracens won that game in the first half really, going into half-time 8-5 up having had a really strong wind in their faces for the first 40 minutes.

After the break, with that wind in their favour, second-half tries from Jamie George, Tom Willis and Ben Earl sent them on their way to a bonus-point win.

Given the conditions and the standard of opposition, that's a very impressive and pleasing win for Saracens.

Meanwhile, into the closing seconds at StoneX Stadium, where Saracens have one final defensive scrum to navigate before they're able to celebrate victory.

A big win for Munster who open their Champions Cup campaign with a well-deserved bonus-point victory as Stade Francais played much of the second half with 13 men.

It's all been a bit stop-start in the past five minutes at StoneX Stadium, where Saracens are on course to match Northampton's bonus-point win earlier today and join them at the top of Pool Three.

Despite being two men down, Stade Francais have been the better team since those dismissals and are pushing for another try with all the rugby in the last 10 minutes coming in Munster's half.

Mark McCall is pacing around the back of the box where his staff are located, arms folded and muttering something.

I'm sure he will feel there are areas for improvement for Saracens - all bosses do - but he'll also be delighted with the probable outcome of this Champions Cup opener.

There have been a few moments to forget for Bulls in this one.

Fly-half Johan Goosen can't gather a high kick in the swirling wind and it bounces into the arms of Sebastian de Klerk, who is standing in an offside position.

The penalty is kicked to touch but Sarries can't take advantage.

But Saracens give away the penalty at scrum time and Bulls escape for now.

Bulls are back to 15 men now but it's still all Saracens.

Fergus Burke kicks ahead into space and chases brilliantly, forcing Devon Williams to ground the ball behind his own line.

A scrum five metres out and a big chance for a try bonus point.

Things are going from bad to worse for Stade Francais as they lose another second row to a red card.

Baptise Pesenti is dismissed after a WWE style move on Craig Casey, he lifts him up and drops him down again on the ground, with Casey very lucky not to land on his head.

The referee shows no hesitation in brandishing the red card for dangerous play.