Northampton must take their chances to gain revenge on Racing 92, Alex Goode headlined Saracens’ dominant display and whichever Leicester side turn up, they are finding a way to win
Even before the grandstand finish that saw George Ford snatch victory with a nerveless touchline conversion, the watching England head coach Eddie Jones will have experienced mixed emotions. Neither team were at their best, despite the raft of England contenders, and the game was not quite the high-calibre Test trial it might have been. Bath’s head coach Mike Ford met Jones for a chat on Friday, when the Australian indicated he would be looking at the incumbent England squad members plus Semesa Rokoduguni. Ford also urged him to consider his young props Nick Auterac and Henry Thomas but, on the day, it was the Wasps props Matt Mulland and Jake Cooper-Woolley who mostly enjoyed the upper hand. Elliot Daly’s footwork and outside break for Rob Miller’s try also caught the eye but James Haskell and Joe Simpson will be hoping Jones reviews the tape of Wasps’ big European win over Toulon rather than basing his Six Nations selections entirely on the evidence of this game. Either way, the former Wallaby flanker George Smith is ideally placed to offer his old coach an expert opinion. Robert Kitson
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