Saracens hooker Jamie George has been linked with a shock exit from the club where he has spent his entire career.
According to The Rugby Paper, French side Clermont are confident of landing the England and Lions hooker.
George has played all of his senior career for Saracens, making his debut in 2009. He remained at the club when they were relegated to the Championship in 2020.
The hooker has won the Premiership trophy five times and the European Champions Cup three times with the club.
He has won three Six Nations titles with England in 2016, 2017 and 2020. The 2016 win was a Grand Slam.
He has also represented his country at two Rugby World Cups, in 2015 and 2019, and was a part of Eddie Jones’s side that lost 32-12 to South Africa in the 2019 final.
Jamie George facts:
- George married his long-term partner Katie in 2020. His Saracens and England team-mate Elliot Daly was his best man
- He made history to become the first men’s hooker to score a hat-trick for England in 2020
- George owns a business with best friend and physiotherapist Rhys Carter called Carter & George Practice. The company offers rehabilitation and physiotherapy services
- George has three A levels despite not sitting the exams because he was in Japan for the Junior World Cup. His mum, Jane, is a teacher and she found a loophole dating back to World War Two which meant he received a grade based on his coursework
- He supports Premier League club Aston Villa
LIST: 5 rugby legends who had unexpected jobs after retiring
There are some rugby stars who took up some unexpected jobs after they hung up their boots and retired. Here are five of them.
5. Richie McCaw – Helicopter pilot
It was revealed at his retirement announcement in 2015 that McCaw would work at Christchurch Helicopters, where he is a Director and Shareholder, and was obtaining a commercial helicopter licence.
McCaw has since obtained said licence and has continued working as a helicopter pilot. He flew several rescue and reconnaissance missions following the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake that struck the South Island.
He also performed milk drops around rural areas of New Zealand while having an endorsement with Fonterra, in which his sister and her husband are dairy farmers.