ON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEIL FISSLER

England lock Nick Isiekwe is the latest player to agree to a new deal to remain with Premiership champions Saracens beyond the end of the season when his current contract ends.
Isiekwe, 25, played a key role in the Saracens 35-25 victory at Twickenham over Sale Sharks in the Premiership Final last May, a year after undergoing open-heart surgery at London Bridge Hospital.
The 6 ft 7 in ace who can also play flanker has won three Premiership titles with Saracens and a Champions Cup crown and hopes to add to his 12 England caps in next year’s Six Nations after...