Saracens are still hopeful of making the last eight in the Champions Cup following their bonus point victory over Northampton Saints. They are the second best of all the second placed teams. Since three progressing to the last eight, they stand a chance.
The Saints led in the opening exchanges through CobusReinach and NafiTuitavake but Nathan Earle came on for the defending champions to change things. The winger, who is set to join Harlequins at the end of the season, combined well with Alex Goode, Owen Farrell, Marcelo Bosch and Richard Wiggleworth. The Saracens kept scoring tries, with Sean Maitland and SioneVailanu adding theirs after half time.
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