Thursday Round-Up
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Thursday Round-Up
Barritt signs new deal: Brad Barritt has signed a new long term extension to his Saracens deal. Barritt joins Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje and George Kruis in signing new deals at the North London club. The centre, who has won 22 caps for England and played over 140 games for Saracens, said he was "absolutely delighted to stay a part of the Saracens family, I consider this place home and I’m really looking forward to the years ahead with this fantastic club." Director of Rugby Mark McCall, said: "Since Brad arrived at Saracens in 2008 he has developed into one of the most influential players in both the club and international scene. We're over the moon that Brad sees his long-term future at Allianz Park."
5 shortlisted for player of the year: EPCR have announced the 5 man shortlist for the award of European Player of the year. Nick Abendanon, Fritz Lee, Steffon Armitage, Jamie Heaslip and Billy Vunipola have all been nominated and will find out their fate after the Champions Cup final in May. In addition to the decision of the judges, the 40 clubs in the Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup will have the opportunity to vote for the shortlist contender while supporters can also have their say on Twitter using #EPCRPlayer2015, and on the tournament Facebook pages.
Dan Hayes
