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Saracens sign Kiwi lock Jack

21/04/2007

All Blacks lock forward Chris Jack has signed for Saracens and will play in the Guinness Premiership from next season.

The second row joins the London-based club from New Zealand side Canterbury Crusaders, where he has played for the last eight seasons and won the Super 14 title last year.

The 28-year-old is one of the all-conquering All Blacks' most experienced players with 57 international caps but he had recently announced his intention to leave the country of his birth to move to England.

Saracens director of rugby Alan Gaffney said: "We have signed a world class player in the prime of his career.

"Chris is one of the best players in his position in the world and is an integral part of the All Blacks side which has led the way in world rugby in recent seasons. He is an outstanding player."

Jack's three-year deal at Vicarage Road runs until the end of the 2010 season and he is seen as an integral addition to the Saracens playing staff for the upcoming year.

He will join up with his new team-mates following the end of the rugby World Cup in France, provided he is selected in the New Zealand squad.

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