Being able to play in a variety of positions has always been a valuable commodity for a player to have but even more so now that Premiership squads have been streamlined to the max.
Rob Baxter's model showed the way on a huge Champions Cup weekend for English clubs.
The Chiefs have had an inglorious season but one last heroic effort could extend the most emotional of goodbyes
The Saints were outscored three tries to two but prevailed through Fin Smith's boot and a lot of ugly work.
Superb kicking from Northampton’s young outside half Fin Smith condemned Exeter to a third league defeat on the trot
Gloucester reeled off a fourth successive Gallagher Premiership victory and climbed to third in the table after beating Exeter 38-22 at Kingsholm.
Worcester have belatedly named their team for Sunday’s Gallagher Premiership match at home to Exeter after they were finally given permission by the RFU to stage the game as planned at Sixways.
Harlequins head coach Tabai Matson believes it was the correct decision to field a full-strength side in their 47-38 defeat to Exeter ahead of next week’s semi-final at Saracens.