Saracens today announced a mass player clear-out with Scottish international hooker Robbie Russell among those leaving the Zurich Premiership strugglers.

England boss Joe Lydon heaped praise on his side after they pulled off a shock to win the World Sevens Series in Brisbane today.

England booked their place in the knock-out stages of the IRB world series sevens tournament in Brisbane with an impressive 21-14 victory over Sevens specialists Fiji.