The clock is ticking on Owen Farrell’s Saracens career and the fly-half knows the hands will reach midnight if they fail to overcome Northampton at Franklin’s Gardens on Friday.
Brad Barritt, the former captain, was at training in St Albans on Tuesdayas a reminder of the days when the London club were nearly invincible. But that aura has gone as they contemplate the Premiership semi-final against Saints and the break-up of a golden generation with the Vunipola brothers also leaving for France at the end of this campaign.
