NIK SIMON'S GAIN LINE: Sale eyeing ambitious move for Jonny Hill and Jonathan Joseph
Daily MailSale are eyeing up an ambitious move for England internationals Jonny Hill and Jonathan Joseph. Rob Baxter is facing a battle to bring Exeter’s collective salary under the new £5million cap, with Wasps and Leicester also interested in recruiting Hill, should he decide to leave. The ability to recruit players from outside the Premiership also becomes harder.’ Centre Joseph is out of contract with Bath next summer and is understood to be on Sale’s shortlist if Rohan Janse van Rensburg returns home to South Africa.’ Sale are eyeing moves for England stars Jonathan Joseph and Jonny Hill Jonny Hill could be brought in to replace Glasgow-bound JP du Preez who has an exit clause JONES KEEPING EYE ON ASHES Eddie Jones’s management team are keeping close contact with their cricket counterparts in Australia for the Ashes. Jones said: ‘We will definitely pick up some information from them.’ Eddie Jones and England's rugby side are set to travel to Australia next summer COVID PASSES GIVING CLUBS A HEADACHE Club owners are weighing up the financial viability of employing additional stewards to monitor Covid passports.