Saracens have handed director of rugby Mark McCall and seven other members of the coaching staff new contracts until June 2017.

The other staff to be given new deals are Alex Sanderson (forwards coach), Paul Gustard (forwards coach), Dan Vickers (kicking coach), Kevin Sorrell (backline coach), Joe Shaw (skills coach), Phil Morrow (performance director) and Joe Collins (head of medical).

Saracens chairman Nigel Wray said: “I believe we have assembled an outstanding group of people, on and offer the field.

"They are intelligent, hard-working and absolutely dedicated to the challenge of maintaining our progress in recent seasons, and we are delighted they are all so eager to guide the club through the years ahead.”