Premiership Talking Points: Henry Pollock, George Ford and Jamie Benson

4,739 days.

Waiting for Harlequins for a away victory on the Saracens of the London rivals was long, dating back to March 2012 and a game by Wembley Arch.

In the shining surroundings of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, it seemed that the loser strip of Quins to the neighbors could extend even longer.

The Saracens, which included past captains who passed and present Maro Itje and Jamie George, between a series of internationals in their training, led 12-0 in half time.

But the halfway of 22 years Jamie Benson, making only her fourth appearance in Premiership, stole the show in the end, Wire quints at home by five out of five kicks off to Tee.

Having played for England Under-20s together with Quins, teammates Fin Baxter and Chandler Cunningham-South, Benson’s progress was slowed down by his completion of a degree in Natural Sciences at Cambridge University.

During his student period he also played in three games of Varsity, a fixed appointment that in his 80s saw the international future Rob Andrew and Stuart Barnes who face half the flight.

Benson could revive that tradition?

In the meantime, the Saracens are in danger of breaking their tradition.

You have to go back 16 seasons to find one, unaltered With their deduction of the 2020 points and the subsequent relegation, where they were unable to make the Premiership play-offs.

Currently Settimo, they play Leicester, Gloucester and salt, all above them in the table, in their next three games.