Best of enemies

Rivals go head-to-head for their clubs today in the play-off semi-finals before they do battle for World Cup places with England
Tom Wood (Northampton Saints) v Maro Itoje (Saracens)Blind-side flanker
Wood already faces a battle to regain the England No 6 shirt from James
Haskell for the World Cup, and Itoje is coming up on the rails.

The
20-year-old Saracen may have the edge in ball-carrying, but Wood’s
hard-nosed experience is crucial to Northampton’s combative back row.


Luther Burrell (Saints) v Brad Barritt (Saracens)Inside centre
Burrell is the incumbent, but Barritt is the favo…