Maro Itoje will be available for Saracens’ crucial Premiership play-off push after having a citing for a dangerous tackle against Bath dismissed. The England forward was initially deemed to have committed a red card offense, but an independent disciplinary panel determined that initial contact was not with the head, allowing him to avoid a suspension.
The Rugby Pod goes global this week, with Jim in Tokyo, Japan, Bigs in the South of France, and Rob in sunny Stockton-on-Tees. They’ve got loads for you this week, including some intel on Jim’s interviews with Ardie Savea, Eddie Jones, and PSDT, Leinster and the monster squad they’re building over there in Dublin, a big showdown in the Top 14 and the run-in for the premiership and URC is heating up. Enjoy!
