Barbarians put the brakes on a few England careers

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

JEFF PROBYN

Poor preparation: England were humbled by the Barbarians last weekend
PICTURE: Getty Images

The two best Premiership teams played out an exciting, if one sided, finale to a disappointing Premiership season at Twickenham last Saturday as Saracens outplayed an Exeter team that had swept all aside during the regular season.
I must admit I still find it hard to understand how a team that wins the league is not crowned champions and have to compete in a play-off. If there has to be a play-off, I would allow the ‘champions’ a break at the ...

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