There were some big calls at Twickenham, but Northampton were the deserving winners of a terrific game which leaves me thinking there are direct comparisons between Saracens and England. Saracens, rather like England at present, have the team ethic, work-rate and commitment that every coach dreams of and are hugely competitive. But at the elite level, they are a couple of world-class players short of being able to seal the deal. Northampton in contrast had the two ‘special’ players on view yesterday in Courtney Lawes and George North who would both command a place in any current World XV on form like that.
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Northampton beat Saracens 24-20 (AET) in the Premiership final
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Steve Borthwick bows out as one of the greats of the game
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Chris Pennell must leave Worcester to further England career
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France's T14 is better than Premiership believes Woodward
That is two huge finals @placeholder have lost in the last week on top of two big semi-finals last season.