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Sleightholme and Mitchell steer Northampton to victory at Saracens

  • Saracens 12-18 Northampton
  • Late Lewington try gives hosts hope but Saints hold firm

Around this time last year, Northampton surrendered a big lead in the final quarter to lose yet again at Saracens. This time, they did not.

Saracens found themselves in the news this week, not for the usual excellence of their play, but the decision of their – and England’s – captain, Owen Farrell, to step away from the international game for a while. If this performance was anything to go by, Farrell’s presence is more important to the teams he plays in than his bewildering number of critics might realise.

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