EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS SARACENS are on the verge of completing a deal to bring South African lock Eben Etzebeth to the club on a short-term basis.
The 24-year-old is currently contracted to the Stormers and South African Rugby Union but he’s set to move to England for three months after the November internationals.
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Etzebeth, capped 53 times by the Springboks, is widely-regarded as one of the best second-rows in the game and his arrival at Allianz Park would be a real coup for the Premiership champions.
His recruitment would offset the loss of former captain Alistair Hargreaves, who was forced to retire last week due to concussion.
Standing at 6ft 8in, Etzebeth is one of the most imposing forwards in world rugby and the prospect of a second-row partnership with Marco Itoje is a formidable one.
South Africa face the Barbarians, England, Italy and Wales during their Autumn schedule, which concludes on 26 November.
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Saracens close in on signing of Springbok to partner Itoje in formidable second-row
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS SARACENS are on the verge of completing a deal to bring South African lock Eben Etzebeth to the club on a short-term basis.
The 24-year-old is currently contracted to the Stormers and South African Rugby Union but he’s set to move to England for three months after the November internationals.
Etzebeth, capped 53 times by the Springboks, is widely-regarded as one of the best second-rows in the game and his arrival at Allianz Park would be a real coup for the Premiership champions.
His recruitment would offset the loss of former captain Alistair Hargreaves, who was forced to retire last week due to concussion.
Standing at 6ft 8in, Etzebeth is one of the most imposing forwards in world rugby and the prospect of a second-row partnership with Marco Itoje is a formidable one.
South Africa face the Barbarians, England, Italy and Wales during their Autumn schedule, which concludes on 26 November.
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