South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth says club future remains undecided

Image: Eben Etzebeth trains at the Lensbury Hotel this week

South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth will resolve his short-term club future after this autumn's tour of Europe.

Saracens held talks with Etzebeth last month in the hope of signing him on a three-month contract to ease their second row injury crisis, only to be put off by his wage demands.

And Bristol, the Aviva Premiership's bottom-placed club, are reportedly now interested in signing the 25-year-old to aid their bid for survival, before he returns to South Africa to complete the final year of his deal with the Stormers.

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However, Etzebeth said: "I'm focusing on Saturday's game against the Barbarians and then the end-of-the-year tour.

"After that, nothing is pen on paper or certain. I'm loving being here in England and the weather is better than I thought.

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"I'm also off to the Arsenal on Sunday. I'm a big Arsenal fan so I'm looking forward to the derby [against Tottenham].

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"Saturday will be my first time playing at Wembley and I'm excited about that."

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South Africa will then face England at Twickenham on Saturday week, hoping to extend an unbeaten run against the Red Rose that dates back to 2006.

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