Monday 18 February 2013 05:25, UK
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall was delighted with their start to Aviva Premiership life at Allianz Park after a 31-11 victory over Exeter.
He added: "At half-time we shouldn't have been as close as we were and in some areas our performance wasn't good enough today. "It was our first time in contact on a new surface, but I don't really want to look for excuses. "The pitch was all right. I'll speak to the players and see how they felt about it and we'll look at their bumps and bruises. "I said to the players you win and lose games in the Premier League. Sometimes a match gets away from you and today it did." The rampaging Vunipola, who played 70 minutes after appearing on the bench during England's Six Nations victories over Scotland and Ireland, carried the fight to Exeter throughout. "Mako was magnificent. He wasn't just good in the loose, where he's as good as anyone, but he was good in the tight as well," McCall said. "He's going to be a very, very, very, very special player. He's already a special player."
