Sarries’ Brits braced for greatest of battles with Saints

Schalk Brits admits Saturday’s Aviva Premiership final against Northampton is Saracens’ biggest "grudge match" as two contrasting cultures collide at Twickenham.

Springboks hooker Brits revealed needle and niggle between the two rivals dates back to September 2009, when Saracens saw off Saints at Wembley.

And the 33-year-old free-running front-rower expects to be spurred on at Twickenham by his long-standing rivalry with England and Northampton counterpart Dylan Hartley.