Premiership

‘Slim-line’ Skelton in the best shape of his life

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The Rugby Paper Team
2 September 2018

By NEALE HARVEY

Feeling good: Will Skelton

GARGANTUAN Saracens lock Will Skelton has revealed how losing ten kilos has enabled him to hit the new season in his best shape ever.
Skelton, 26, still harbours hope of representing Australia at next year’s World Cup but knows he must first deliver for Saracens as their Premiership title defence begins.
Shedding excess weight was the start of that process, with Skelton telling The Rugby Paper: “I’ve lost ten kilos and I’m 136kgs (21st 4lbs) at the moment, so I’ll try to play at that weight for the rest of the seaso...

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