Stuart Barnes on European fortunes, Lions bolters, Simon Zebo, and bumping into a former Bath team-mate in need...
1. You know a club is confident when the public announcer, between bouts of roistering around, lets you know that 'we've nailed the weather'.
I knew before kick-off yesterday that Saracens influence was widespread, but the power to control the elements, I thought that was something only Zeus and his Greek gods decided.
The ground was full, a record attendance of 15,000 with a great contingent of Glasgow supporters; the smell of a Sunday roast stall and a slick performance from the home side.
Saracens and Glasgow are taking the game to parts of the union where it has been traditionally weak. Credit to both the clubs.
2. Credit to Saracens on the field. The storm-warning forecast to smash into Glasgow emanated a week ago when Bath were hit for fifty in a superb display of second-half offence.
As is our way, many attributed the scoreline to Bath ineptitude, but I like to see the brighter side of attack opposed to the poorer side of defence.
I arrived at Saracens on Sunday convinced Glasgow were up against it. So it proved as Owen Farrell produced another pass masterclass, as Billy Vunipola grew in influence as the game developed, as Schalk Brits dazzled as an impact substitute etc etc.
The current champions are very much the team to beat.
3. There's lots of talk of 'bolters' for the Lions. On Saturday Christian Wade did his chances no harm in defeat as he scored a cleverly-taken try but, more importantly, defused a dangerous Johnny Sexton up and under. He can catch a high ball.
Twenty-four hours later Chris Ashton scored another pair of tries to take his tally to 11 in 13 games this season. He also missed Lee Jones badly. His credit is still in the bank but if he is to make a late charge he will need Warren Gatland to be in a forgiving mood.
Joey Carbery was all-calm and all-class at full-back for Leinster - to think it's not even his best position. If there is to be a shock-inclusion kid, Carbery might just be the one. The odds are against youth being given too much head though: New Zealand is no country for young men.
4. An outstanding performance from Leinster, who brushed Wasps aside with some degree of comfort.
In England the entire resurrection of Leinster rugby is being linked to the arrival of Stuart Lancaster. I don't wish to denigrate the former England coach but maybe a bit of praise for the developed director of rugby, Leo Cullen, and the people running the Leinster Academy.
Whatever they are being paid, they deserve more. Those props, Garry Ringrose, Adam Byrne, Dan Leavy and Jack Conan are some players, not to mention Carbery and young Luke McGrath.
5. Last year we were being told that the financial firepower of the Anglo-French clubs would dominate European rugby in perpetuity; to such an extent that the tournament was endangered by the boredom of just the two countries battling out the knockout stages.
Now we see the duopoly of Leinster and Munster back in the fight for honours. It's not just a matter of having the money, but how you spend it.
6. Toulouse was a case in point in Limerick. One of the most 'resourced' of all French clubs, they plodded around Thomond Park like an oversized bunch of pensioners. Munster were nowhere near their best, but even with injuries to their key decision-makers through the game they were able to sneak past the forty mark.
7. A quick word on Simon Zebo. He played with real authority at full-back. One of the cleanest and safest of the weekend's performances. Could he be someone forcing his way onto the Lions tour?
He's an engaging man off the field, now he can be trusted not to throw the odd crazy offload on it. Able to play winger or full-back, he's a decent contender.
8. Things didn't turn out so well for Danny Cipriani. I wrote that Saturday was his final stand, alas it wasn't much of a stand as his game collapsed.
When Jimmy Gopperth moved to fly-half with Cipriani substituted, he immediately dashed through the opposition for a solo score. It was that sort of day for Danny.
9. Against him, Sean O'Brien found some form a notch or two up from his Six Nations efforts. He looked fitter, more dynamic, carried well, offloaded and made a defensive menace of himself.
All the talk is of Sam Warburton being captain, but when O' Brien is at his best he has a capacity to carry the fight to New Zealand in a way that Sam the Man does not.
Who's a six, who's a seven, and what about Peter O' Mahony - that menace at the lineout?
The Lions will need all the set-piece skills they can muster against New Zealand. Anyone not a Test contender in the back row?
10. Finally, a mention of my old Bath mate, one Jeremy Guscott. It's always a pleasure to bump into Jerry as I did in the press room of Saracens. As I made my way to the very fine heated shelf of pies, I was greeted with the welcome, "Hello, Stuart."
Now Jerry has called me many a name over the years but rarely my first name. I sniffed a rat... it transpired he had left his wallet in Bath and was low on petrol. "Help an old mate get back to Bath."
Next thing I knew I was charitably withdrawing a decent sum from my wallet - what do you do when a friend is down on his luck? Next time any former Bath friends greet me as Stuart, I am out of the room. Barner, Barnsey, Barrel - anything but Stuart.
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