Saracens’ second-half show enough to book spot in semi-finals
- 1897
London Welsh 17 Saracens 68
Mark McCall breathed a huge sigh of relief and then fixed his sights on
upsetting Northampton Saints, the reigning champions, in a potentially
monumental battle at Franklin’s Gardens.
The Saracens Director of Rugby admitted it had been “a stressful day” but
eventually a satisfactory one, as the visitors managed to overcome a
stubborn Welsh team to get the convincing win they needed.
Chris Ashton, the wing so anxious to get back into Stuart Lancaster’s good
books, certainly did his hopes and chances of a call up for the England
summer training camp no h…