Jones hurt by Sarries snub
May 13 2008
Saracens will warmly welcome new England captain Steve Borthwick to their ranks next season after leading the country on their series in New Zealand.
The 28-year-old lock is to join the North London outfit for the start of the 2008/09 season and the fact he has been named skipper has delighted incoming Director of Rugby Eddie Jones.
However, the former Australian boss was left disappointed that more of the Guinness Premiership club's players were not included in the main Test and Saxons squad.
Prop Nick Lloyd is the only current Saracens player to have been named in either selections and will be taking part in June's Churchill Cup, while the likes of Richard Haughton and Adam Powell have both missed out.
"I'm delighted for Steve and it's fantastic for Saracens that we will have the England captain as part of our club next season," Jones said.
"He's had an excellent season for Bath and the fact that he has been named as captain demonstrates the leadership abilities he has both on and off the pitch.
"We always knew that he was going to be a great addition to the team next season but this morning's news makes that even more exciting and everyone is looking forward to working with him. He will be a real asset to Saracens.
"Congratulations also must go to Nick Lloyd on his selection in the Saxons.
"He's had a fine season and deserves the call-up, but we are disappointed that more of our players were not selected.
"Certainly someone like Richard Haughton, who is the club's Player of the Year, has been performing at a consistently high level all season and he along with some other players at Saracens are unlucky not to be touring this summer."