Reputation . and sentiment will be shoved aside in Cardiff this evening as Saracens’ ‘Wolf Pack’ set out to hunt down Jonny Wilkinson and Co and deny the . icon a fitting farewell and claim their own European glory. The . script surely dictates that England’s No 10 hero of the ages concludes . his last appearance on these shores as a champion again, in a Toulon . team who retain their Heineken Cup title. But Saracens do not intend to . yield to this fairytale scenario and in fact they are hell-bent on . honouring their own departing skipper in appropriate fashion. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Farrell praise WIlkinson ahead of Heineken Cup final . Pitch perfect: Jonny Wilkinson took part in Toulon training ahead of their Heineken Cup final vs Saracens . In the zone: Saracens fly-half Owen Farrell practices his place-kicking during their training session on Friday . On . Friday lunchtime, the Aviva Premiership finalists named Steve Borthwick in the second row, which apparently confirmed his recovery from . a pectoral injury. Whether or not the former England captain actually . leads his side on to the Millennium Stadium pitch just before 5pm cannot . be assured until that hour arrives, but his reassuring presence would . provide Saracens with a vital boost. Mark . McCall’s men will ensure Wilkinson will have to contend with a . monumental onslaught in this last instalment of the continent’s . blue-riband event, in its current guise. ‘We are a ferocious team with a . lot of intensity in our defence,’ said full back Alex Goode. ‘We . don’t believe in going in in ones or twos; we hunt as a team. We go . after the opposition and we are relentless in that pursuit of them. Whether that means Jonny or whoever, we keep coming and we keep coming. ‘We . were all pretty young when he won the World Cup with that kick. From . then on he’s been a hero to a lot of English people, but as far as we’re . concerned, we want to put as much pressure as possible on him.’ Top dog: Wilkinson scored all of Toulon's points in last season's 24-12 semi-final victory at Twickenham . That is the mindset which underpins the . Wolf Pack — a term coined by Saracens’ defence coach, Paul Gustard, to . signify the team’s commitment to hunting in numbers, without let-up. Owen Farrell added: ‘The Wolf Pack is what we call our defence. It’s . called the Wolf Pack because wolves hunt better in packs. It is . something we have talked about for a long time. The strength of the wolf . is in the pack. That’s how we operate.’ Under the closed roof, . Saracens will go big-game, big-name hunting, driven on by the ferocity . of their Namibian flanker, Jacques Burger, whose thunderous tackling and . breakdown work inspired the semi-final rout of Clermont Auvergne. He . and his team-mates will have to reach such stupendous heights again if . they are to deny a Toulon line-up laden with international glitterati. The Cote d’Azur club are favourites — 4-6 with Ladbrokes, while Saracens are the 6-5 outsiders. So . much attention will focus on the Wilkinson v Farrell contest at No 10; a . repeat of last year’s semi-final head to head which was comfortably won . by the veteran and his team. Winning smile: Wilkinson (centre) is looking for successive Heineken Cup successes with Toulon . Eyes on the prize: Farrell is looking to win his first Heineken Cup in Saturday's final against Toulon . Pass master: England international Farrell will face World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson in a fly-half battle . That game yielded the memorable image . of Wilkinson consoling his young rival after landing  a quick-reaction . drop goal. Recalling the incident, Farrell said: ‘We put pressure on him . for his drop goal and he managed to get it over. I think my words were . “There’s no way you got that over” because I hadn’t seen it — I couldn’t . see the posts. He said, “Sorry”. That was it!’ Wilkinson also . relived the moment when he patted Farrell on the head, adding: ‘It was a . gesture of respect and I think he understood that perfectly. ‘I . knew chance would play a big part in that drop goal and the  gesture was . to show my respect, like in tennis when a shot hits the net and drops . over the other side. I just wanted to say sorry because that’s what I . felt.’ Toulon have come to Wales armed with a multitude of  weapons, . from Bryan Habana to Matt Giteau, Carl Hayman in the scrum, fearsome . locks in Bakkies Botha and Danie Rossouw, the magnificent Puma captain . Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe  and exiled England flanker Steffon . Armitage. Captain fantastic: Steve Borthwick has been named in Saracens team for their Heineken Cup final vs Toulon . Scare: Borthwick (centre) injured himself during Saracens' Aviva Premiership semi-final win vs Harelquins . Sitting pretty: Saracens full-back Alex Goode looks on during practice at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff . But Wilkinson is the ringmaster and talisman, as his . coach,  Bernard Laporte, made clear when he said: ‘After we (France) lost against England at Twickenham a few years, I said, “We have Zidane . and they have Wilkinson”. I was right. We are happy to have him.’ The . fabled fly-half may have played in two World Cup finals and on two . Lions tours, but in keeping with his emphasis on the here and now, he . said: ‘Just as with every other game, this game is the  biggest game of . my career. As far as I am concerned, next week (French Top 14 league . final) doesn’t exist at the moment and neither does what’s gone before. ‘The . thought of leaving this final without a happy ending is a painful one, . so we have to make sure that it doesn’t end like that.’ If Saracens . have their way, that is exactly how it will end — with the UK leg of . Wilkinson’s farewell party well and truly spoiled. That’s the vision, . but despite their  heroics against Clermont it is still difficult to . envisage. Toulon have sufficient power and class to give their idol his dream send-off.
Wilkinson to play in his last game in Britain before retiring .
Steve Borthwick will start for Saracens after recovering from injury .
Toulon are the current defending Heineken Cup champions .
Reputation . and sentiment will be shoved aside in Cardiff this evening as Saracens’ ‘Wolf Pack’ set out to hunt down Jonny Wilkinson and Co and deny the . icon a fitting farewell and claim their own European glory. The . script surely dictates that England’s No 10 hero of the ages concludes . his last appearance on these shores as a champion again, in a Toulon . team who retain their Heineken Cup title. But Saracens do not intend to . yield to this fairytale scenario and in fact they are hell-bent on . honouring their own departing skipper in appropriate fashion. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Farrell praise WIlkinson ahead of Heineken Cup final . Pitch perfect: Jonny Wilkinson took part in Toulon training ahead of their Heineken Cup final vs Saracens . In the zone: Saracens fly-half Owen Farrell practices his place-kicking during their training session on Friday . On . Friday lunchtime, the Aviva Premiership finalists named Steve Borthwick in the second row, which apparently confirmed his recovery from . a pectoral injury. Whether or not the former England captain actually . leads his side on to the Millennium Stadium pitch just before 5pm cannot . be assured until that hour arrives, but his reassuring presence would . provide Saracens with a vital boost. Mark . McCall’s men will ensure Wilkinson will have to contend with a . monumental onslaught in this last instalment of the continent’s . blue-riband event, in its current guise. ‘We are a ferocious team with a . lot of intensity in our defence,’ said full back Alex Goode. ‘We . don’t believe in going in in ones or twos; we hunt as a team. We go . after the opposition and we are relentless in that pursuit of them. Whether that means Jonny or whoever, we keep coming and we keep coming. ‘We . were all pretty young when he won the World Cup with that kick. From . then on he’s been a hero to a lot of English people, but as far as we’re . concerned, we want to put as much pressure as possible on him.’ Top dog: Wilkinson scored all of Toulon's points in last season's 24-12 semi-final victory at Twickenham . That is the mindset which underpins the . Wolf Pack — a term coined by Saracens’ defence coach, Paul Gustard, to . signify the team’s commitment to hunting in numbers, without let-up. Owen Farrell added: ‘The Wolf Pack is what we call our defence. It’s . called the Wolf Pack because wolves hunt better in packs. It is . something we have talked about for a long time. The strength of the wolf . is in the pack. That’s how we operate.’ Under the closed roof, . Saracens will go big-game, big-name hunting, driven on by the ferocity . of their Namibian flanker, Jacques Burger, whose thunderous tackling and . breakdown work inspired the semi-final rout of Clermont Auvergne. He . and his team-mates will have to reach such stupendous heights again if . they are to deny a Toulon line-up laden with international glitterati. The Cote d’Azur club are favourites — 4-6 with Ladbrokes, while Saracens are the 6-5 outsiders. So . much attention will focus on the Wilkinson v Farrell contest at No 10; a . repeat of last year’s semi-final head to head which was comfortably won . by the veteran and his team. Winning smile: Wilkinson (centre) is looking for successive Heineken Cup successes with Toulon . Eyes on the prize: Farrell is looking to win his first Heineken Cup in Saturday's final against Toulon . Pass master: England international Farrell will face World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson in a fly-half battle . That game yielded the memorable image . of Wilkinson consoling his young rival after landing  a quick-reaction . drop goal. Recalling the incident, Farrell said: ‘We put pressure on him . for his drop goal and he managed to get it over. I think my words were . “There’s no way you got that over” because I hadn’t seen it — I couldn’t . see the posts. He said, “Sorry”. That was it!’ Wilkinson also . relived the moment when he patted Farrell on the head, adding: ‘It was a . gesture of respect and I think he understood that perfectly. ‘I . knew chance would play a big part in that drop goal and the  gesture was . to show my respect, like in tennis when a shot hits the net and drops . over the other side. I just wanted to say sorry because that’s what I . felt.’ Toulon have come to Wales armed with a multitude of  weapons, . from Bryan Habana to Matt Giteau, Carl Hayman in the scrum, fearsome . locks in Bakkies Botha and Danie Rossouw, the magnificent Puma captain . Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe  and exiled England flanker Steffon . Armitage. Captain fantastic: Steve Borthwick has been named in Saracens team for their Heineken Cup final vs Toulon . Scare: Borthwick (centre) injured himself during Saracens' Aviva Premiership semi-final win vs Harelquins . Sitting pretty: Saracens full-back Alex Goode looks on during practice at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff . But Wilkinson is the ringmaster and talisman, as his . coach,  Bernard Laporte, made clear when he said: ‘After we (France) lost against England at Twickenham a few years, I said, “We have Zidane . and they have Wilkinson”. I was right. We are happy to have him.’ The . fabled fly-half may have played in two World Cup finals and on two . Lions tours, but in keeping with his emphasis on the here and now, he . said: ‘Just as with every other game, this game is the  biggest game of . my career. As far as I am concerned, next week (French Top 14 league . final) doesn’t exist at the moment and neither does what’s gone before. ‘The . thought of leaving this final without a happy ending is a painful one, . so we have to make sure that it doesn’t end like that.’ If Saracens . have their way, that is exactly how it will end — with the UK leg of . Wilkinson’s farewell party well and truly spoiled. That’s the vision, . but despite their  heroics against Clermont it is still difficult to . envisage. Toulon have sufficient power and class to give their idol his dream send-off.
Aviva Premiership finalists named Steve Borthwick recovery from . a pectoral injury. Whether or not Auvergne. He . and his team-mates will have to 4-6 with Ladbrokes, while Saracens are the 6-5 successive Heineken Cup successes with Toulon . Wilkinson in a fly-half battle . That game