Chris Ashton showed exactly why Stuart Lancaster has kept him around the England set up as he led Saracens into the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series Final.
A last-gasp penalty from Nick Evans spared Harlequins' blushes as they escaped from Kingston Park with a draw after a bruising encounter with Newcastle Falcons.
A busy Christmas schedule sees Bath travel to Franklins Gardens in search of some early festive cheer, whilst the top two square off at the Stoop with Quins heroes of the battle of Toulouse hosting champions Saracens.
Superior in territory and utterly dominant in the scrum, they led 15-13 with under 20 minutes left and would have counted on Wasps' chronic indiscipline to see them home
After 14 years of loyal service at Adams Park, you may have been forgiven for thinking Simon Shaw would see out his career at a club for whom he had given so much
Watching England's Under 20 side at the recent Junior World Cup in Italy I was truck not just by how talented their team looked and how impressive their pack was