IF IT is at all humanly possible, Saracens will be even more highly motivated than usual when they open their defence of the Champions’ Cup in Paris this afternoon.
For a club well versed in the tricky business of beating the odds, Racing at their indoor arena will be more than another test of their survivability.
They will attempt to do so without a single member of their England contingent, a further handicap on top of the double whammy of the £5m fine and 35-point Premiership deduction for salary cap offences.
The one World Cup player who does make the starting XV is a 20-yea...