A few days before Sarries-Ulster clash in Twickenham, it's become known to the pubilc that Saracens defence coach Paul Gustard has recently brought a pair of wolves into the team's dressing room.
Says Owen Farrell in today's Daily Telegraph:
We talked about the power of the wolf and why we picked our defence to be a wolf pack then suddenly Gussie [Gustard] brought two wolves in! They are pretty fierce animals and I was a bit on edge. Maybe I shouldn’t have picked to sit in the front row that day.
How will Ulster top this? Firstly there are no wolves in Ireland. A pair of tigers perhaps?
It's also revealed in today's British media that Gustard works off something called a 'Wolf Rating', whereby players rack up wolf points after fulfilling defensive targets created by their coach.
“It epitomises everything. The wolf rating is the most sought after.
“Against Wasps, Chris [Ashton] made a lot of tackles and every tackle that he made was a good collision. It is an incredible accolade.
“(The one that stands out was) when Wasps moved the ball, Chris spotted it and went for Christian Wade and caught him in their 22. We got a penalty shortly after.
“It was a wolf. I know it sounds bizarre but it works.”
