Saracens grind win against Newcastle with Jackson Wray at the double

• Saracens 23-14 NewcastleMore often than not – nine times out of 13 so far – the team who finish top of the table do not go on to become champions. Saracens are not afraid of that little quirk of history and they confirmed their position as table toppers with this win over Newcastle, securing their first-seed status for the play-offs in what is surely the longest, most arduous seeding mechanism in sport.Saracens look the likeliest top seeds to buck the trend since, well, the last time they finished top, two years ago, when they yielded the title to Northampton, courtesy of a last-minute-of-ex…