Rugby union: Premiership talking points from the weekend’s action

Mark McCall pointed out some home truths, Eddie Jones caught his first glimpses of live Premiership rugby, and George Ford struggled for BathTwo seasons ago Mark McCall made 13 changes to his Saracens side for the trip to Kingston Park and they beat Newcastle 23-18. Last term he made six alterations and they won 25-23. Yesterday he made nine changes and the champions ran out winners 38-3, securing a bonus point with the final play. It showed the growing strength in depth of the north Londoners - and, as their ditrector of rugby was keen to point out, it suggested that there is much more to the…