• Saracens 29-14 Exeter
• Ben Earl scores twice to leave Chiefs winless

So far, so good for Saracens, who are now the only Premiership side to boast a 100% winning record thanks to a comfortable victory over Exeter. They made light of Maro Itoje’s injury-enforced absence with five tries, including two for Ben Earl, to condemn the winless Chiefs to an unwanted 100% record of their own.

Steve Borthwick was in attendance to watch Earl shine along with the five other Saracens players on show from the squad he will convene on Monday (Itoje will also attend) to begin preparations for England’s autumn campaign. The No 8 Tom Willis was another to impress but it was arguably one of Saracens’ youngsters who most caught the eye.