Paul Rees looks ahead to the Champions Cup semi-finals where Quins and Saints are facing an uphill battle

BEFORE this season’s Champions Cup started, there was a YouTube video assessing the prospects of the 24 teams taking part. Northampton were among six teams given a less than 1 per cent chance of hoisting the trophy with Harlequins slightly better fancied at 2.5 per cent.
Northampton were 80-1 to emerge victorious next month at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium but there they are in the May 4 semi-final against Leinster at Croke Park after winning all six games so far as well as leading the Pre...