Saracens nick a Waratah

Eddie Jones' first act of being Saracens' new Director of Rugby has been to sign centre Ben Jacobs from Super 14 finalists the Waratahs.

Eddie Jones' first act of being Saracens' new Director of Rugby has been to sign centre Ben Jacobs from Super 14 finalists the Waratahs.

Jacobs, 26 and 1.92m tall, has been capped at A-level by the Wallabies, and has signed a three-year deal.

“Ben is a good solid rugby player and is a real team man,” Jones said.

“He's a strong runner, very good defensively and works very hard at his game – he's very much in the Kevin Sorrell mode. His arrival adds to the depth at outside centre and it now means we have four players competing for that spot.

“Historically, outside centre has been a difficult position to fill when Sorrell has been out injured for any length of time so it was important that we added to the competition in that area.

“Ben is still only 26 so he has a lot of rugby left in front of him and his performances for the Waratahs over the past few seasons have proved he can perform at the highest level.”