ON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEIL FISSLER

Saracens have held talks with Wales loosehead Nicky Smith about a switch to the Premiership when his Ospreys contract runs out at the end of the season.
Smith has spent the whole of his career with his hometown club and is weighing up his options which include putting pen to paper on a new contract to stay in south Wales.
The 29-year-old, below, has attracted interest from several Premiership sides, including Bath, Bristol, Gloucester, Northampton and Saracens.
Smith, seen as one of the best scrummagers in the United Rugby Championship, was a victim of the...