Martin Crowson's 'Five Things' rugby column
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1) Northampton Saints got a introduction to what it feels like to be league champions at Wasps on Sunday.
Their first defeat of the season came against a Wasps team that played with the vigour, physicality and intent of a side desperate to knock the title holders off their perch.
It was the best and most combative Wasps performance I have seen in years.
And Saints, who played their part in a fantastic game of rugby, can expect more of the same wherever they go this year as they travel with a target on their backs – just like Leicester have done for so many years over the past decade.
I…
Their first defeat of the season came against a Wasps team that played with the vigour, physicality and intent of a side desperate to knock the title holders off their perch.
It was the best and most combative Wasps performance I have seen in years.
And Saints, who played their part in a fantastic game of rugby, can expect more of the same wherever they go this year as they travel with a target on their backs – just like Leicester have done for so many years over the past decade.
I…
