Glen Jackson is intent on bowing out with a winner's medal as he brings an emotional end to his playing career tomorrow at Twickenham.

The New Zealand-born fly half will finish his six-year spell with Saracens by trying to help them win their first Guinness Premiership title. Jackson is preparing to return to his homeland this summer to complete the unlikely transition into a referee but is determined to leave England with a trophy.

Jackson said: "It would be a great way to finish my career at a club where I've had a lot of enjoyment. It would be a nice reward for the board to give Nigel [Wray] some silverware because they deserve the Premiership trophy. It's the best prize and we've got a chance.

"Leicester have been there and done it over so many years. They are seasoned pros at winning and we're not but we are a squad that believe we can win. I just know winning will be a great feeling.

"It feels really good. I've been here for six years and we've come really close but always lost out in the semi-finals so it was nice to finally win one and give ourselves a chance of some silverware."

The 34-year-old general knows better than most what it feels like to be in the losing team of a big clash having been part of a Sarries team beaten in six semi-finals of a major competition in the last three years. Saracens have already ended that unwelcome streak by getting past Northampton Saints in the last-four but the side still have one more hurdle to overcome.

Jackson believes the current group of players are the most talented he has worked with during his time at the club and is convinced the strength in depth has enabled them to have the edge on their rivals at the business end of the season.

Jackson said: "I think we've got a much better squad than we had in previous years. There have been at least 28 players that could play at any time. In previous years we've been out on our feet because we've probably had 15 or 18 guys playing every game. When it came down to the semi-finals at the end of the season the rotation policy has been a big factor.

"The rotation could only work if the club bought well. Over the summer they brought in some really good players. Brad Barritt has always been a class act and he has shown what he can do.

"Him and Alex Goode were unlucky not to get into the England side. The likes of Schalk Brits and Ernst Joubert have come over and adapted very well and guys like Mouritz Botha have come up from the Championship and done really well."

All the pressure came down to Jackson's boot in Saracens’ dramatic semi-final triumph over the Saints with the score tied at 19-19. But he held his nerve and his conversion sent the Men in Black through to the showpiece final. Jackson insists he wasn't nervous about the chance to make history and puts the club's form down to their incredible self-belief.

"It felt great," he added. "I was so tired but I was just trying to concentrate on what I have been doing for 14 years. I wasn’t that nervous at the time but it was nice to get the kick over and to finally get a win out of it.

"The whole week we felt like we were going to win. We have a very talented squad that have got on so well. This year is a bit more talented than we've had in the past.

"The previous wins over Leicester and Northampton helped a lot. We had massive belief and when you've got that it goes a long way in sport.

"From the beginning of the season when we won ten games we got a lot of belief and confidence. Then we started to play some nice rugby and our confidence grew. There were times on the pitch, like when Northampton scored, where in previous years we might have believed we were going to lose."