The league table is a list, but the Long Table shows you how close teams are…
Man the boats! There’s an ocean to navigate.
The gap between the top two and everybody else is ever-increasing and now stands at 12 points after Saracens terrific 29-6 win against Wasps at Allianz Park on Saturday.
Weekly, we’re seeing the three distinct mini-leagues of the Premiership take shape as expected: Top spot chasers, play-off pushers and battling drop-dodgers. Six clubs are separated by four points in the scrap to avoid the drop.
It’s all in the Long Table…