We’ve just been too inconsistent, admits Farrell

By PAUL REES

Owen Farrell succinctly summed up Saracens’ season in two words before what turned out to be his final match for the club on Friday: consistently inconsistent.
From the high of defeating Harlequins 52-7 one week to the low of conceding 41 to Northampton the next, even if a late rally to secure a try bonus point showed the vestiges of defiance in a side that had made seven of the previous eight Premiership finals they had a chance of making.
“We have had some big emotional spikes and played well in them,” said Farrell, the club’s captain who is joining Racing 92 in the summer. “...

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