Spencer Cuts Ties For Sake Of His Family

Bath-bound England scrum-half Ben Spencer heads to the West Country next month with a remit to stamp his mark on proceedings at the Recreation Ground and boost his Test chances.

- Neale Harvey

Spencer, whose dramatic late call-up for the injured Willi Heinz saw him come off the bench in last November’s World Cup final, has bucked the trend among Saracens teammates who opted for loan deals and will instead cut ties completely after signing a three-year deal at Bath.

It was a decision he made with a heavy heart with Spencer, 27, telling The Rugby Paper: “Potentially I could have gone on loan too, but the thinking involved my family as well.

“I’ve just had my third child and my eldest starts school in September so that was a big factor and I didn’t want to uproot them all for a year and then come back.

“It’s been an awesome nine years at Saracens and I’m sad to be going. I can’t speak highly enough of the people there and I wouldn’t be where I am now without their help.

“It’s not just me but my family as well and all the off-field stuff they help you with. Unless you’re in the environment you don’t really see that, but they’ve been amazing to work for.