Baxter: Sarries is a huge game

ROB Baxter was eager to play down the potentially explosive festive Premiership battle with arch rivals Saracens after seeing his team rise to the top of the table at Christmas.
The director of rugby, whose side are hot favourites for the title following Saracens’ 35-point deduction, insisted: “We will worry about Sarries on Monday. Right now the players can enjoy what they have achieved here, and then start preparing for next weekend. It’s a huge game, they always are against Sarries, and it feels good to go into that g ame on the back of a fine win.

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