REVEALED: Saracens complete triple signing ahead of season in the Championship
Rugby NewsWednesday, 22 April 2020 at 19:49
According to The Rugby Paper, Saracens have completed a triple signing ahead of their season in the Championship.
They were relegated from Premiership following persistent salary cap breaches.
Sarries had already been deducted 35 points for the current Premiership campaign and fined £5.4m for three seasons’ spending above the cap.
Firstly, rugby transfer guru Neil Fissler revealed they’ve snapped up USA international fly-half Will Hooley from Bedford Blues.
Cambridge born Hooley is a former England Under 20 international who came through the Academy system at Northampton Saints before going on to make 14 first team appearances and scoring 77 points.
Ealing Trailfinders centre Harry Sloan is also expected to complete a move to Allianz Park after being spotted at the clubs training ground alongside Hooley
The former Harlequins centre was a member of the same England U20 World Cup-winning side as Maro Itoje.
They have also reportedly added to their front row ranks with Alec Clarey, who had been linked with a move to Gloucester, from Championship rivals Jersey Reds.
A former England Students prop, Clarey helped Hartpury rise through the leagues before joining Bristol in 2016 and is currently in his third season on the island.
Four Saracens signings who were meant to be the business…but weren’t
Saracens have occasionally suffered misfortune in the transfer market when it comes to exciting signings that ultimately proved disappointing.
We’ve gone from the inception of the Premiership in 1997/98 because, as you all know, that’s when club rugby ‘started’.
Gavin Henson
What can you say about this man that hasn’t already been said? Henson had not played professional Rugby for 18 months before joining Sarries in 2010 but was an exciting addition nevertheless with the 33-cap Wales international making his debut on boxing day.
After failing to break into the team regularly, Henson secured the release from his contract in February 2011 and joined Toulon shortly after.
A deal that offered so much, but delivered nothing.
Joel Tomkins
In 2011, the club paid £250k for the rugby league star to be released from his contract with Wigan Warriors.
Struggling to adapt to the code-switch early on, he proved to be a decent operator at times in the Sarries midfield, winning a handful of England caps during his three years at Allianz Park.
However, towards the end of his contract, he looked out of his depth and returned from where he came as soon as his contract expired in 2014.
Cătălin Fercu
More frustrating than anything.
Tongues were wagging when the Romania international, who has now accumulated 107 caps, arrived at Allianz Park in 2014, with the fullback being compared to Welshman Leigh Halfpenny by the press at the time.
He was intended to come in and play a pivotal role in the team but would depart at the end of the season after only six appearances. The speedster probably warranted longer to prove himself, but this was a mediocre transfer nonetheless.
Takashi Kikutani
Fresh from winning player of the year in the Japanese Top League, the experienced international, who had accumulated 66 caps up to that point, arrived at the club from Toyota Verblitz on a training contract in 2013 with the prospect of joining the club permanently.
However, nothing materialised and what started as an exciting transfer move became a complete waste of time.
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