The Premiership run-in produced a highly competitive cracker of a match at Franklin’s Gardens on Friday, with Northampton securing a 41-30 victory over Saracens to stay top of the table.
It was cut-and-thrust, but there was also a sharp defensive edge that ensured there were few soft tries for either side, despite nine touchdowns, with Saints outscoring the reigning champions five to four.
However, with only a handful of matches to decide the four clubs to go into the play-offs, the current closed-shop Premiership is a competition which, even at this stage, produces too many blowout scorelin...