- Saracens raced into an impressive 24-0 lead against the Premiership holders
- Northampton grew into the game but the hosts just proved too string for them
- Mark McCall’s Saracens will sit third in the Premiership table on Christmas Day
For this Gallagher Premiership clash, the league’s last before Christmas, Saracens organised for a man dressed as Santa Claus to deliver the match ball for kick-off.
What Mark McCall’s side could not have expected was for defending champions Northampton to give them a first-half festive gift of a 24-0 lead.
Playing into a difficult wind, Saracens should have had their backs to the wall for the first 40. But Saints couldn’t have been more generous. The visitors spilled ball whenever they had possession and…
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