Former Saracens flyer Ben Harris has stepped away from rugby after just one campaign with Ealing Trailfinders.

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The 25-year-old winger, who cut his teeth in the London Irish academy, lit up the Championship last season, crossing for a staggering 15 tries in just nine appearances as Ealing stormed to the title.

Harris joined the Trailfinders last summer following a four-year stint with Saracens, bringing top-flight pedigree and Olympic experience to the Championship side.

A standout for Team GB at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, Harris dotted down in the bronze medal match—but couldn’t stop a defeat to Argentina.

He now leaves the game to chase a new opportunity outside of rugby.

“I’m sad to be leaving Ealing Trailfinders after having had a very enjoyable year with a great bunch of people,” Harris said. 

“I’d like to thank Ben Ward for bringing me in and giving me the opportunity to play rugby last season, and the fans for making me feel so welcome at Vallis Way.

“I’ve enjoyed my time here on and off the pitch, making memories and picking up some silverware. It’s a brilliant club that continues to grow and hopefully will be able to demonstrate that at the top flight of English rugby.

“I’d like to wish the team the best of luck for next season.”

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wen Farrell names four rugby players he can’t stand, including a World Cup-winner

Former England captain Owen Farrell is never afraid of sharing an opinion or two – especially when it’s about someone he doesn’t particularly like.

#1. Dave Attwood

Former England lock Attwood has opened up on the latest RugbyPass Offload about his ongoing rivalry with Owen Farrell.

The Bath lock won the last of his 24 caps for England back in 2016, which could have a lot to do with his relationship with the current England captain.

He revealed: “On the pitch, I struggle a lot with Owen Farrell. We just don’t see eye to eye on a lot of things,

“He hates me with a passion. Despite my earthy roots, he thinks I am a posh c***. He hates that. I bagged rugby league once jovially. I was saying it to take the piss kind of thing, ‘a bloody sport for the peasants’. He f**kin’ hated it.

“He had a bit of a shout at me and went off to the toilet and I followed him.

“We all had a drink or two after the game but we didn’t need to get carried away with this. I was in the urinal behind the door and he was three or four down and as I got in his dad walked in as well, he was coaching at the time. He was, ‘I don’t want to fuckin’ hear it’ or something like that and as he walked out he went to open the door and slam it into the back of me. There was like a stop on the floor so it hit the stop and almost clocked him back…

“We never really addressed it after that. That was where it started and it was like a drunken little bit of argy that went too far. He is an incredibly competitive athlete and he is also very f**kin’ good, he has got high standards. He is a very competitive athlete and in order to be that good, you have to flirt on the wrong side of competitive.

“So whenever we play each other there is always some element in the game where one of us is running at the other one or we are trying to bang each other. There always seems to be an element of that to it. I am sure he is like, I don’t even know that Dave is playing.”

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