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'Best days are ahead of him': Saracens unveil replacement for Koch
By Liam Heagney
Saracens have announced that Christian Judge will re-join the club after signing a two-year deal to return to StoneX Stadium. The tighthead prop, who originally joined in 2018 on loan from Cornish Pirates, made 22 appearances that season for the Londoners, including the Premiership final victory over Exeter Chiefs at Twickenham.
Judge then signed for Bath and since moved to Worcester where he has made 22 Premiership appearances this season. The 29-year-old prop will now add 120kg to the Saracens front row as he is now heading back to the capital for a second spell at a club that will lose Springboks World Cup winner Vincent Koch to Wasps for the 2022/23 season.
Judge said: “To be rejoining Saracens is something I’m hugely excited about. My first season with the club was an unforgettable experience and for me, it’s a special place. I’m looking forward to getting stuck back in and making more memories.
“I’d also like to thank and wish everyone at Worcester Warriors all the best for the future. Whilst results haven’t always gone our way, it has been a great privilege to represent the club and work alongside some brilliant people.”
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall added: “We are delighted to be welcoming Christian back to the club this summer. He was a well-respected and popular member of the group during his loan spell and he returns having picked up invaluable experience over the last three seasons. We are convinced that his best days are ahead of him.”
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Disagree.
The challenge for the All Blacks now that they have 7 of 8 starting forwards locked in and all but one bench forward (only one loose forward and bench loosie to settle on) is to sort out the starting backline as only 9 Roigard, 12 J. Barrett, 11 Clarke and 15 Jordan had good to outstanding seasons in 2024. All the other backs were inconsistent or poor and question marks going into 2025.
Go to commentshe should not be playing 12. He should be playing 10 and team managers should stop playing players out of position to accommodate libbok.
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