STORY OF THE SEASON:
Hugely impressive when at full strength and then hanging tough when short handed. Saracens know they are going to get hit hard with player absences during the international windows while putting together a competitive European campaign is hugely demanding. So they make hay when the sun shines in the Premiership and cleverly manage their playing resources. This season they started like a train with eight wins out of nine with their solitary defeat coming at Harlequins. That run also included a notable 34-13 win at Exeter and generally they coped well during the autumn ...