Biggar gets Saints SOS

him for competition winner.

“I remember him joining as an 18-year-old,” said George. “He drove from Dorking every morning, getting up at 5am, not getting paid any money to do it.

“I think he was 90 kilos. He was awful. Everyone was like, ‘We’re just handing trials out? He’s a competition winner?’

“The next minute he gets in the gym and puts on 29kg. In terms of setting standards you don’t need to look much further.”

Liam Williams this week became the first of Saracens’ stars to ship out after the club was found guilty of multiple breaches of the salary cap.

The Wales ace has rejoined Scarlets and is expected to face England in what could be Kruis’ 23rd and final Twickenham Test.

“It’s always emotional playing for England, clearly an absolute privilege,” said Kruis, attempting to deflect attention from the potential significance of the game.

“But you could get injured and then not play. So for me it is very much a game at a time on that front.”

aWALES playmaker Dan Biggar has been pressed into service for Northampton against Saracens in the Premiership today.

Biggar, below, was due to be rested by the Saints for the Six Nations fallow weeks but a concussion for stand-in James Grayson has led to a call-up, which Wales could do without ahead of next Saturday’s England clash. With Jonathan Davies and Josh Adams already injured and George North working his way through the return-to-play protocols after being concussed during the defeat to France, the Welsh backline can ill afford any more absentees. Coach Wayne Pivac will hope Biggar comes through OK. The same applies for centre Nick Tompkins, who will start for Saracens today.