By NICK CAIN

WITH Mako Vunipola wielding the cudgel up front and Owen Farrell slipping the dagger in when Northampton had been battered, this - try beating might yet be enough to see Saracens defend their European title.
The bonus point they had secured in a first half blitz ensured Saracens second place in their group on 18 points, behind Clermont. However, they face a fraught weekend waiting on other results because only the three best secondplaced teams progress to the quarter-finals.
If they do squeeze through the back door, on this evidence no-one will be too keen to host them becaus...