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.
4. Scott Quinnell – Candles
The former Wales No. 8 is often on the TV - whether he is presenting the show School of Hard Knocks, popping up in Stella, or as a Postcode Lottery ambassador. He is also a hugely popular Sky Sports rugby pundit. However, away from rugby he is managing director of family business Quinnell Candles, which he runs with his family.
3. Martin Bayfield - Actor
Unexpectedly, Bayfield appeared in all of the Harry Potter films playing the half-giant Hagrid, as Robbie Coltrane's body and stunt double. He also appeared in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, as a young Rubeus Hagrid. Continuing the acting theme, he also played a cyclops in Jonathan Liebesman's Wrath of the Titans, the sequel to 2010 movie Clash of the Titans.
2. Olly Kohn - Sausages
Along with is two brothers, Josh and Max, the former Harlequins man launched a family-run sausage brand. The Jolly Hog journey began when Kohn’s wife bought him a sausage-making machine in 2008. The Jolly Hog business, which has 15 full-time employees, registered turnover of £1.3m last year.
1. James Haskell - MMA
After hanging up hos boots, Haskell signed to mixed martial arts promotion Bellator MMA as part of its Heavyweight division. Haskell had previously done analysis and commentary work for English promotions such as BAMMA and CFF.
In February 2020, it was announced that Haskell would make his professional mixed martial arts debut on 16 May 2020 at Wembley's SSE Arena. The event was ultimately postponed due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
