#2. George Kruis (Panasonic Wild Knights expire)
According to RUCK sources, Leicester boss and former England coach Steve Borthwick want the England lock to join Leicester when his contract with Panasonic Wild Knights expires. Aged 18, Kruis was taken under then-England captain Borthwick’s wing and spent five years mentoring the lock to becoming a Saracens star as well as an England international and British and Irish Lion.
