Mark McCall is to wrap his Saracens stars in cotton wool in a calculated attempt to prevent Champions Cup elimination derailing their Premiership title tilt.
The Londoners lead the league by 11 points with five weeks left of the regular season but face a challenge to reset after being outmuscled by La Rochelle.
Seven times in the last 10 years English rugby’s top-ranked team has failed to make it through the play-offs and, having booked their post-season spot last month, Sarries’ next match of consequence is not until the second weekend in May.
