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Morgan has been flooded with support(Image: Geraint Nicholas\/Huw Evans Agency)<\/p>\n
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Jac Morgan flooded with support<\/p>\n
Wales captain Jac Morgan has been flooded with support after he announced the tragic death of his rugby player cousin Harri<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Sunday, the British & Irish Lions star paid an emotional tribute to his “best friend” as he revealed he had died suddenly last week, adding that the Brynamman RFC vice-captain “meant the world” to him and his family.<\/p>\n “This week I suddenly lost my cousin and best friend Harri,” wrote Morgan on Instagram. “He meant the world to us as a family. He loved so much about life, but his greatest joy was playing rugby for Brynamman.<\/p>\n “Yesterday I played my game [for the Ospreys<\/a> against the Sharks] in honour and memory of Harri. It felt important to go out there and make him proud, playing the game that he loved.”<\/p>\n JOIN OUR WALES RUGBY FACEBOOK PAGE Latest news, analysis and much more<\/a><\/p>\n Morgan has since received an outpouring of love and support from across the rugby world, with Wales team-mate Joe Hawkins writing: “Thinking of you and the family mate.”<\/p>\n Carmarthen-born Ireland coach Aled Walters commented: “Meddwl amdano chi gyd Jac. [Thinking of you all, Jac],” while ex-Wales U20s international Lennon Greggains wrote: “Sending my love brother.”<\/p>\n Wales team-mates – including Dewi Lake, Rio Dyer, Gareth Thomas, Taine Plumtree, Joe Roberts, Louie Hennessey, Sam Costelow and Adam Beard – were among those to send messages of support through loveheart emojis, as were fellow Lions tourists Ellis Genge and Ben Earl.<\/p>\n Former internationals James Hook, Paul James and Jonathan ‘Jiffy’ Davies have also shown their support to the Ospreys star.<\/p>\n Morgan has also shared a link to a GoFundMe page for Harri’s brothers, Cerith and Ifan, and friends, who are running the Swansea<\/a> Half Marathon later this year in his memory. You can donate to the GoFundMe here.<\/a><\/p>\n “If anyone is struggling, please reach out to your friends, your family, or anyone around you,” the 26-year-old wrote.<\/p>\n “There are always people you can talk to, and there is help out there with @jaclewisfdn. His brothers and close friends are running the Swansea half marathon in June in memory of Harri and there is a GoFundMe link in my Bio to donate.<\/p>\n “Cysga\u2019n dawel Harri. Caru ti. [Sleep peacefully Harri. I love you].”<\/p>\n Carre scores as Saracens seal record PREM victory<\/p>\n By Press Association Sport Staff<\/p>\n Noah Caluori claimed another remarkable five-try haul against Sale as Saracens kept alive their outside hopes of reaching the Prem play-offs with a stunning 85-19 win.<\/p>\n The 19-year-old winger ran in five tries on his first Prem start for Mark McCall\u2019s men in the reverse fixture against Sale last October and he grabbed another handful here in Saracens\u2019 record Prem victory.<\/p>\n Sarries ran in six unanswered first-half tries to lead 38-0 at the break after ruthlessly exposing Sale\u2019s brittle confidence and defensive weaknesses as the hosts slumped to a record Prem defeat.<\/p>\n Rotimi Segun opened the scoring and Caluori added a second before Tom Willis, Rhys Carre, Fergus Burke and Caluori again ensured the visitors went in at the break in total control.<\/p>\n Tom O\u2019Flaherty \u2013 with two \u2013 and Asher Opoku-Fordjour scored second-half tries for Sale but Saracens added seven more of their own with Caluori claiming three more and Charlie Bracken, Nathan Michelow, Max Malins and Ben Earl all touching down.<\/p>\n Saracens have had a disappointing campaign but this bonus-point win takes them to within nine points of fourth-placed Exeter with five rounds remaining.<\/p>\n The result marked another major setback for Sale, who slumped to their 10th defeat from 13 league games this season and are marooned in seventh place.<\/p>\n The Sharks were also dumped out of the Champions Cup by a 43-13 quarter-final defeat at Leinster last Saturday and are firmly on course for a bottom-half finish in the Prem.<\/p>\n Sanderson confident he can take Sale forward<\/p>\n Despite Sale’s humiliating thumping at the hands of Saracens, director of rugby Alex Sanderson believes he is still the right man to lead his side.<\/p>\n Addressing the brutal defeat after the final whistle, he said: \u201cI\u2019ll take my part in it. I am leading this group and clearly I was not able to get the boys motivated enough for what we wanted from the next eight to nine weeks.<\/p>\n \u201cI was not able to push those buttons, ask the right questions or bring the group together because we did not play like a team.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we just turned up today and after a poor start, looked to stick in and survive. You are always going to come off a second best against a team going for the top four.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t think we were at the races at all from a mentality and physical perspective and that bled through all aspects of our game: set-piece, aerially, gainline,” Sanderson added. “We were well beaten, battered actually.\u201d<\/p>\n Quizzed on his future, the Sale boss responded: \u201cI\u2019m confident I can take them forward, 100 per cent I can.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I felt like I was losing the group then that\u2019s a different question \u2013 I would just walk.<\/p>\n \u201cBut at the moment internally we\u2019re very tight and we feel like we\u2019ve got the answers moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n Follow all of our channels to ensure you stay up to date with the latest Welsh rugby news. 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