Saracens flanker Ben Earl crowned Premiership player of the season

Ben Earl has been crowned Premiership player of the season (Kieran Cleeves/PA)

Saracens flanker Ben Earl has been crowned Gallagher Premiership player of the season following his outstanding contribution to his club’s title challenge this season.

Earl returned to north London after a year spent at Bristol in the wake of Saracens’ salary cap scandal and made an instant impact with a series of uncompromising displays in the back row.