Disappointments of last year can make us stronger, says Brad Barritt

Rob Wildman on why the Saracens captain is using the memory of double setback to fire team against Clermont
Brad Barritt is nothing less than a rugby warrior, in the words of Mark McCall.

The England centre is fit again to the delight of Saracens’ director of rugby.

Barritt proved his fitness, after a knee injury, in the Aviva Premiership win over Leicester last week and will captain Saracens today, in the absence of the injured Alistair Hargreaves, against Clermont Auvergne, in Saint- Étienne.

It is also a big opportunity for Maro Itoje, the captain of England’s Junior World Cup winners …