Saracens

Saracens are all but guaranteed of a home Aviva Premiership semi-final after seeing off a late Northampton comeback to win 28-24 at Allianz Park.

As Saracens captain Steve Borthwick prepares to make a record 263rd Aviva Premiership appearance, head coach Mark McCall has blasted the 'damaging' criticism he received as England skipper.

Saracens director of rugby will be playing it safe with England full-back Andy Goode, who was concussed during Saturday's Heineken Cup quarter-final win over Ulster.

A relieved Saracens head coach Mark McCall says Ulster deserve plenty of credit after his side won their Heineken Cup quarter-final 17-15 at Ravenhill.

Ulster played for all but four minutes of their Heineken Cup quarter-final with 14 men but pushed Saracens all the way before being beaten 17-15 at Ravenhill.

Ulster's Andrew Trimble insists that while the Province are up against it in Saturday's Heineken Cup quarter-final with Saracens, his side are capable of defeating the English giants at Ravenhill.

Saracens maintained their position at the top of the Aviva Premiership table with a bonus point 32-20 win over local rivals Wasps at Adams Park.

English and French clubs have dismissed enough "demons and ghosts" to usher in European rugby reform, according to Saracens Edward Griffiths.

Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall hailed an "amazing" performance as a makeshift fly-half by England reserve full-back Alex Goode after his side crushed rivals Bath 23-10 at the Recreation Ground.

We are all well-accustomed to seeing Saracens and England wing David Stettle speeding down the flanks and crossing the whitewash; however, the Lymn-born flyer is taking up a new role alongside his own game, by fronting a sevens festival – Sevens and the City.

Charlie Hodgson kicked all of Saracens' points as they secured a narrow 15-10 triumph over Sale Sharks at the AJ Bell Stadium.

As the majority of the rugby world draws their focus towards the Six Nations and the highs and lows of the tournament – the Aviva Premiership is still in full flow, and it’s looking closer than ever…

Saracens recorded a comfortable 41-8 victory over Newcastle to ensure they will finish top of pool one in the LV= Cup and progress to the semi-finals.

English challengers Leicester and Saracens will both face daunting Heineken Cup quarter-final missions later this season.

Saracens saw their hopes of topping Pool 3 in the Heineken Cup all but ended in south-west France as they were beaten 21-11 by Toulouse.

Brad Barritt looks ready to push hard for an England midfield place in this season's RBS 6 Nations Championship as he continues his impressive recovery from injury.

Saracens boss Mark McCall hailed "a great performance" by his Aviva Premiership leaders after Gloucester were crushed 29-8 at Kingsholm.

Rampant Saracens reclaimed top spot in the Aviva Premiership from their major title rivals Northampton after earning a crushing win over Gloucester at Kingsholm.

Saracens wrapped up an easy 26-8 Aviva Premiership victory to remain in charge at the top of the table and leave opponents Worcester staring ominously at the relegation trap door.

Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall was pleased with the "very satisfying" 26-8 bonus-point victory over Worcester that maintained his side's dominance of the Aviva Premiership.