Raffi Quirke revealed recently that every autumn his phone's flashback feature throws up images from 2021, when he scampered in for England's final try in a dramatic win over world champions South Africa at Twickenham.Relentlessly physical, snappy with his distribution and with a sharp eye for a fringe gap, he seemed the coming man then. Instead, he has largely gone…

The milestone victory also made an impression on coach Pat Lam, although he was more mindful of getting things right in Friday's home game against Sale Sharks after the Bears were beaten at Ashton Gate by Exeter Chiefs in last season's Christmas fixture.Lam said: "We equalled the Saracens 2011 team and now at Bristol Bears we've beaten that record. To…

Saracens: Williams; Elliott, Cinti, Tompkins, Jackson; Burke, Van Zyl; Carre, Dan, Balmain, Itoje, McFarland, Gonzalez, Earl, WillisReplacements: George, Brantingham, Clarey, Wilson, Knight, Simpson, Lozowski, HallSin-bin: Itoje [46]Northampton: Hendy; Freeman, Litchfield, Hutchinson, Ramm; Smith, Mitchell; Iyogun, Langdon, Davison, Lockett, Munga, Coles, Parson, AugustusReplacements: Langdon, Haffar, Millar Mills, Mayanavanua, Pollard, McParland, Dingwall, SleightholmeReferee: Adam Leal

Glasgow Warriors: Rowe, Cancelliere, Jones, S Tuipulotu, Steyn (c); Jordan, Horne; Bhatti, Matthews, Z Fagerson, Brown, Cummings, Miller, M Fagerson, Mann.Replacements: Hiddleston, Sutherland, Schickerling, Samuel, Stewart, Fraser, Dobie, Weir.Edinburgh: Goosen, Graham, Currie, M Tuipulotu, Van der Merwe; Thompson, Price; Schoeman, Ashman, Rae, Sykes, Gilchrist, Ritchie, Crosbie, Bradbury.Replacements: Cherry, Venter, Sebastian, Skinner, Muncaster, Vellacott, Healy, Lang.