SARACENS skipper Brad Barritt has thrown down the gauntlet to his young guns by urging them to improve standards and lay claim to a firstteam jersey.

High standards: Saracens captain Brad Barritt
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By NEALE HARVEY
With 14 Saracens players missing during the World Cup, including eight of England’s 31-man squad, last season’s domestic and European double winners will be fully stretched in the opening weeks of the campaign and again during the subsequent Six Nations.
Younger stars such as forwards Ben Earl, Andy Christie, Joel Kpoku, Josh Ibuanokpe and Sam Wa...