Wasps win salvages English interest but big picture remains bleak | Robert Kitson

Saracens have their former local rivals to thank as they scrape into quarter-finals but Scarlets are the real ones to watchIn the end it could have been worse. At no stage in the history of European club rugby have England’s clubs endured a leaner pool return in Europe but a dismal January afternoon in Coventry did belatedly yield some solace. Whatever Saracens do in the knockout phases they owe a big debt to their former local rivals Wasps for supplying their passport into the tournament’s latter stages. Related: Owen Farrell orchestrates Saracens romp against Northampton Related: Dan J…