Saracens’ vice captain Ernst Joubert has been ruled out for the remainder of the season.
The South African, 33, damaged his knee ligaments in Saracens’ Heineken Cup win at Ulster so will be unavailable for the duration of the 2013/14 season.
The experienced backrow joined Saracens in 2009 and has played 137 times, scoring 135 points.
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