Saracens exile was 'bewildering', says returning Lozowski

Sale centre Alex Lozowski says the end of his decade-long stint at Saracens was "sad" and "bewildering" after being reduced to a fringe player for his farewell campaign.

The 33-year-old England international made only two Prem appearances for Saracens last season, with a 10-minute Champions Cup cameo off the bench his only game time since the end of February.

"It was a sad ending for everyone I suppose," said Lozowski.

"They finished fifth, which is not where they wanted to be, and I wasn't part of it at all.

"It was probably just a bit of a damp squib at the end of the season really, which was a shame. It was bewildering and peculiar to me.

"They have their decisions and their reasons and, even though you can disagree with them as strongly as you like, it doesn't really count for much."

Lozowski, whose form in the 2024-25 season won him call-ups to England's squad for both the autumn internationals and Six Nations, was overlooked in favour of a midfield combination of Olly Hartley and Nick Tomkins for Saracens' run-in.

A streak of five successive victories took the London club to the brink of the play-offs before they lost away to Exeter in a semi-final shootout in the final round of the regular season.

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