IF anyone needed persuading that Saracens are one of the great club sides of any era, pro or amateur, last weekend’s 50 point destruction of Northampton at Franklin’s Gardens provided incontrovertible evidence.
Their overall performance was reminiscent of a very accomplished international team hitting top gear, with an extraordinarily low error count despite backs and forwards linking seamlessly as Saracens rolled the Saints back with wave on wave of attacks.
It was an example of the ‘Total Rugby’ that so many coaches aspire to play, but so few outside the All Blacks...