Saracens have announced the signing of tighthead prop Fraser Balmain from Gloucester, as reported by RugbyPass.
It was last week, when hosting a virtual media briefing to discuss the decision by Owen Farrell to take a Test rugby sabbatical from England, when the London club’s boss Mark McCall explained his team’s lengthening concerns at prop.
Gallagher Premiership leaders Saracens have signed a prop from Wasps - but it isn’t their old StoneX Arena crowd favourite Vincent Koch. The Springboks tighthead was confirmed last December as a new signing by the Coventry-based club after six seasons in London.
Beaten finalists Saracens have added to their squad ahead of the new 2022/23 Gallagher Premiership season by signing James Flynn, the former Sale loosehead, from Championship club Jersey Reds.
Saracens have named a full-strength side as they seek to secure a home semi-final with a win over Northampton Saints.
Saracens have said that absent England captain Owen Farrell remains on course to return from injury, but a miracle return in time for Six Nations remains off the table.
Saracens have issued an injury update on seven players, including the revelation that Jackson Wray suffered a worrying knock last Sunday.
Needing front row cover for Eroni Mawi and Ralph Adams-Hale, Saracens have visited the Championship, the league they will soon play in, for Robin Hislop.
Saracens have shown faith in rookie prop Ralph Adams-Hale by offering him a long-term contract extension despite his serious ankle injury last November.
