Northampton give Andy Farrell much to ponder before Lions unveiling

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Henry Pollock impresses but can the British & Irish Lions head coach afford to leave him out the squad on Thursday

One of the all-time great club knockout results could yet have big implications in the coming days. Northampton will now feel they have a genuine chance of lifting the Champions Cup for the first time in quarter of a century while Andy Farrell suddenly has much to ponder before Thursday's British & Irish Lions squad announcement in London.

Just as the Saints fully deserve to be contesting this month's final against French challengers Bordeaux-Beglès so the prospects of several of their players have been significantly enhanced. It is now less a question, for example, of whether Henry Pollock and Fin Smith could make the plane and more whether Farrell can afford to leave them behind.

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