Sarries need to bounce back from Bath hammering to stay in touch with the top when they face the Prem leaders
Prestigious Prem matches are scattered across the country on Saturday but none is more significant in the title race than Saracens’ date with Northampton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
By the time Sarries and Saints run out for their evening kick-off in north London, Gloucester will have played Leicester at Villa Park, before Bristol meet Harlequins at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
More than 100,000 fans will attend those three matches alone but when it comes to the destiny of the Prem trophy, table-topping Northampton’s trip to Tottenham is the one to watch – and also promises the most fascinating duel between coaches.
Sarries have won plenty under Mark McCall, the long-serving director of rugby who will step down in the summer. But after a frustratingly inconsistent season his side face a fight to make the playoffs, sitting sixth, eight points behind fourth-placed Exeter. Defeat is not an option.
