London - Owen Farrell came out on top in his personal battle for No10 supremacy with England rival George Ford to engineer Saracens second English Premiership title success on Saturday.
Farrell amassed 18 points including a fine opening try as Mark McCall's men overcame a Bath side which fought back strongly in the second half but came up short at Twickenham Stadium.
Victory for Sarries, in their fourth English Final in six years, helped them exorcise the mental demons of last year's double Final defeat by Northampton and Toulon. But it was a tough defeat for a Bath side playing in their first English Premiership Final for 11 years.
Jamie George and Chris Wyles also crossed for Sarries, who finished fourth in the table, with Bath's only try coming from England centre Jonathan Joseph.
Bath began nervously and Sarries dominated the opening half to grab a commanding 25-3 lead by the break.
It would also have been a tense afternoon for England head coach Stuart Lancaster with 19 of his World Cup training squad involved in the contest.
Farrell was, however, fortunate to escape at least a yellow card for a clear high-tackle on Bath full-back Anthony Watson. Referee Wayne Barnes chose to merely give a penalty as England's second choice full-back dangerously dragged his international team-mate to the turf.
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