Saracens poised to bring in Scotland"s Jim Hamilton to replace Steve Borthwick

Saracens have sold more than half of their initial allocation of 5,000

tickets, ranging from £35 to £75, with the remainder expected to be sold

shortly. About 15,000 tickets are also being released for general sale via

Ticketmaster.

Toulon are expected to bring 1,000 supporters to the Welsh capital. More than

40,000 tickets for the final had been sold before the semi-finals last

weekend and it is expected to be a 72,500 sell-out.

Mark McCall, Saracens’ director of rugby, has been shortlisted for the

Premiership rugby director of the season award along with Leicester’s

Richard Cockerill and Steve Diamond of Sale Sharks.

“All three on the shortlist were presented with their own different

challenges, and have led their clubs into next season’s European Rugby

Champions Cup,” Phil Winstanley, Premiership Rugby’s director of rugby, said.

South African lock Rynier Bernardo has signed a three-year deal to join the

Ospreys next season. The 22-year-old will make the switch from Eastern

Province Kings and is the Ospreys’ fourth signing for next term alongside

Josh Matavesi from Worcester and Dragons pair Dan Evans and Sam Parry.

Article source: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/dec/29/rugby-union-premiership-roundup-harlequins-saracens

Saracens poised to bring in Scotland"s Jim Hamilton to replace Steve Borthwick