Rugby union: talking points from the weekend’s Premiership action

London Irish can bounce back from relegation and Dylan Hartley’s absence from Northampton’s line-up may be a worry for EnglandWhat a difference a week off makes. Exeter were refreshed after Wasps eliminated them from Europe while their opponents, after their defeat to Saracens, looked like wasps at the end of the summer: weary, woozy and wobbly. The rested Worcester and Newcastle stunned Leicester and Saracens respectively in the first-half of their games, but lacked the quality and know how to see it through. Exeter are a few cuts above and what was most impressive in a dominating performance…