Sean Maitland could have been sent off after just 28 seconds, but instead sent Saracens to a ninth Premiership final with two tries in 16 minutes.
The Scotland wing’s heart would have been in his mouth when colliding with George Furbank in mid-air in the immediate exchanges at StoneX Stadium. But rather than any card, the 34-year-old was simply penalised – and five minutes later he was racing in for the first of two scores that sealed Saracens’ commanding 38-15 semi-final triumph.
