Saracens’ rapidly European Champions Cup start is fuelled by World Cup frustration,Aaron Mauger is modernising Leicester and Scarlets can be a superpower againThe pillars of a fine Saracens performance were the England players: Richard Wigglesworth, Owen Farrell, or the Vunipola brothers and Brad Barritt. They looked mean and full of purpose. There was a pass by prop Mako Vunipola to Farrell was a technical and artistic moment to savour. There is a well of post-World Cup frustration and reinvention to tap into and designate McCall seems to know how to accomplish it. Toulouse,on the other hand, didn’t want to be here. Toby Flood spinning away from a pre-match warm-up exercise with an injured bicep was about as animated as they were all night. The French side had every apt to have other things on their intellect after the Paris attacks and losing on the road on a grim north London night was one tiny piece of numbness on a bleak weekend. Eddie ButlerContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com