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16 SCENE SETTER 

18 CLUB NEWS 

26 MATCHDAY ENTERTAINMENT 

30 THE OPPOSITION 

32 FIVE TO WATCH 

48 A TO Z 

50 JUNIOR SARRIES 

52 PLAYER PROIFILES 

60 SARACENS WOMEN 

68 SARACENS IN THE SIX NATIONS 

76 MAVERICKS 

82 SARACENS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST 

86 COMMUNITY NEWS 

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96 FIXTURES AND RESULTS 

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IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO 

THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM FOR THE 

SHOWDOWN 4 IN ASSOCIATION WITH CITY INDEX! 

Thanks to our magnificent 

partners City Index and 

StoneX who have once again 

partnered with our biggest 

game of the season. 

The way that this event 

has grown over the last 

few years has been truly 

extraordinary and I would 

like to congratulate all of the 

staff who have made this a 

true staple in our sporting 

calendar. Ticket sales this 

year have been better than 

ever and I’m sure we all 

can’t wait to see the teams 

run out in front of a full 

stadium which should be very 

memorable. 

It seems like a long time 

since the men were last in 

action, but I’m sure we have 

all enjoyed watching our 

players on Six Nations duty. 

It is always a pleasure to 

watch them starring on 

the international stage, 

and the England win over 

Ireland will live long in 

the memory for many 

of us no doubt. 

Today we celebrate one of the 

true greats of our club. Owen 

will lead the team out for his 

250th appearance and I’m 

sure he will get an incredible 

ovation. Between now and 

the end of the season we will 

be doing plenty to honour one 

of the best players to ever put 

on a Saracens shirt, and that 

will start this afternoon on a 

landmark day for him and his 

family. 

Whilst it has been a while 

since our last game, that win 

over Exeter at StoneX at the 

end of January has put us in 

a very strong position and we 

cannot wait to see how the 

business end of the season 

will unfold. These London 

derbies are always crucial and 

a victory today could take us 

back in to the top two! 

You will have seen recently 

that we have been 

announcing some great 

bits of recruitment for next 

season. We are very excited 

about the squad that is being 

assembled and we want to 

ensure that we can stay at 

the forefront of English rugby. 

Talking of next season, we 

have launched our Seasonal 

Memberships already 

and sales have been very 

encouraging. The atmosphere 

at StoneX all season has been 

brilliant and we want to keep 

improving to make it the best 

place to watch rugby in the 

United Kingdom. 

There is a whole host of 

entertainment to enjoy 

today both on and off the 

pitch! Whether it’s a live DJ 

performance from James 

Haskell or the amazing 

London Community Gospel 

Choir, there is something 

for everyone here at this 

amazing stadium. 

We’re all incredibly excited by 

the day ahead of us, make 

sure you enjoy it and hopefully 

cheer us on to a victory! 

Enjoy the game! 

Neil

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CAPTAIN’S COLUMN 

OWEN 

FARRELL 

GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THE 

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM FOR THE 

SHOWDOWN 4 IN ASSOCIATION WITH CITY INDEX! 

This is always one of the 

biggest days of the season 

and definitely one that we 

look out for as soon as the 

fixtures come out. 

The club have always pushed 

the boundaries when it comes 

to big showpiece events and 

to run out in front of over 

60,000 of you today will be 

an amazing feeling. The squad 

really do appreciate all the 

hard work that goes on behind 

the scenes and hopefully we 

can make it a day for you all to 

remember. 

The atmosphere at this 

stadium over the last few 

years has been extraordinary 

and with even more tickets 

sold this time around I’m sure 

it will be even better. It is an 

amazing stadium to visit and 

incredible to play in! There is 

plenty happening all around 

the stadium today so make 

sure you enjoy it all and then 

cheer as loud as you can, it 

really does make a difference! 

It has been brilliant to have 

everyone back together this 

week after the Six Nations 

came to a close. It was 

amazing to watch the win 

over Ireland from the stands 

and as always, everyone at 

the club was very proud to see 

our group representing their 

countries. 

This part of the season is 

always incredibly exciting 

and with so much to play for 

we can’t wait to get stuck 

in to the business end of the 

campaign. 

Our matches against 

Harlequins are always 

eventful. Both teams have 

enormous respect for each 

other and with so many world 

class players in their squad we 

know we’ll have to be at our 

best to come away with the 

points this afternoon. 

It is an incredible honour to 

be playing my 250th game 

for the club this afternoon. 

Saracens is unbelievably 

special to myself and my 

family, and as I said recently it 

is a very difficult place to leave 

but I am very proud to be 

reaching his landmark today 

and let’s hope it’s a winning 

one! 

Thanks to everyone for all of 

your kind messages. I can’t 

wait to get back out there 

today and I hope you enjoy 

everything The Showdown has 

to offer. 

See you all after - enjoy the 

game!

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IN ASSOCIATION WITH CITY INDEX 

MATCHDAY 

INFORMATION 

KEY TIMINGS 

Gates Open: 

12:30 

Kick Off: 

15:05 

Stadium Closes 

18:30 

ITINERARY: 

We have a packed day for 

you, and we can guarantee 

it will offer fun for all the 

family! Ensure you take 

your seat well in advance 

of kick-off so you don’t miss 

a thing! 

THE SOUTH 

STAND PODIUM 

FANZONE: 

Both pre and post-match 

we’ll be running our epic 

Showdown FANZONE! The 

fanzone will be situated at 

the South Stand Podium and 

will have a packed schedule 

of music, games, player 

Q&A’s, food and drink for all 

the family to enjoy. 

MERCHANDISE: 

Saracens kit will be available 

to purchase from the 

Tottenham Experience 

situated on the High Road. 

FOOD & DRINK 

OFFERINGS AT 

TOTTENHAM 

HOTSPUR 

STADIUM: 

Spurs’ Stadium has 60 food 

and drink outlets serving 

a wide range of delicious 

food. Taking inspiration from 

London’s vibrant street food 

market scene, the stadium 

provides a range of diverse 

menus. 

You are welcome to take your 

food and drink to your seat to 

eat and enjoy. 

Fans are advised not to 

bring their own food into 

the stadium due to issues 

of provenance, safety and 

rubbish generated. Discretion 

will be shown by stewards, 

however, in relation to snacks, 

in particular children’s snacks. 

Please note the stadium is 

fully cashless to increase the 

speed of service. Payments 

can be made using all major 

contactless debit and credit 

cards, or mobile and wearable 

payments, including Apple & 

Google Pay. 

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THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM 

IS MOST WELL KNOWN FOR BEING 

ASSOCIATED WITH THE ROUND BALL, 

BUT TODAY THE OVAL ONE WILL BE 

IN CHARGE AS WE HOST OUR THIRD 

MATCH IN THE ICONIC GROUND. 

On the pitch there are of 

course the matchups such 

as Owen Farrell v Marcus 

Smith, Billy Vunipola v Alex 

Dombrandt, Mako Vunipola v 

Joe Marler and Ivan Van Zyl v 

Danny Care, but off the pitch 

there will be even more going 

on to make it a day to savour. 

The four main LED video 

screens in the ground, which 

total more than 1,000 square 

metres, are the largest in 

Western Europe, plus inside 

the concourse there are 1,800 

HD TVs for fans to see all of 

the build up. 

115 turnstiles provide 

access to 65 food and drink 

outlets, which can serve an 

astonishing 10,000 beers per 

minute from their very own 

microbrewery. 

We hope you enjoy your day!

SCENE SETTER 

You only have to look back on 

last weekend’s final round of 

the Guinness Six Nations for 

an example of how dangerous 

it is to put personal milestone 

ahead of team success. 

George North, one of the 

modern-day heroes of Welsh 

rugby, became the story of 

the week in the build-up to 

the game against Italy in 

Cardiff after announcing his 

international retirement. 

It was a repeat of two years 

earlier when Dan Biggar won 

his 100th Welsh cap against 

the Azzurri and Alun Wyn 

Jones reached 150. Wales lost 

for the first time at home to 

Italy in 2022 and North had 

his 121st and final cap ruined 

by another defeat, as well as 

an injury, seven days ago. 

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So, as all Saracens fans 

prepare to honour captain 

Owen Farrell on the occasion 

of his 250th appearance 

for the club at which he 

has played with so much 

distinction as man and 

boy for almost 16 years, 

just remember the biggest 

celebration will be at the end 

of the game after the team 

wins. 

And win it, they must, to 

stay right in the mix for a top 

four finish in the Gallagher 

Premiership. It is tight at the 

top, with a mere seven points 

splitting seven teams with six 

games to go. 

As things stood coming into 

Round 13, the ‘Showdown’ 

features Fourth (Saracens) 

v Second (Harlequins). On 

Friday at Franklin’s Gardens 

it will be First (Northampton 

Saints) v Fourth (Saracens). 

It is a massive seven days for 

Mark McCall and his team 

as they attempt to earn a 

home semi-final to boost 

their chances of successfully 

defending their Premiership 

title. 

Jamie George, Maro Itoje, 

Elliot Daly, Theo Dan and 

Ben Earl are all returning 

from England duty, Andy 

Christie has been playing with 

Scotland and Nick Tompkins 

with Wales throughout the 

Six Nations. Their return is 

bound to raise the quality 

of the squad and increase 

McCall’s selection options. 

Returning for Harlequins 

will be England’s new 100 

cap scrum half Danny 

Care, Marcus Smith, Joe 

Marler, Alex Dombrandt and 

Chandler Cunningham-South 

from Steve Borthwick’s 

English camp, while Dillon 

Lewis has been packing down 

for Wales. 

The Quins lost last time out 

in the Premiership when they 

were pipped 20-19 at home 

by Leicester Tigers at the end 

of January. Since then, they 

have played two friendlies, 

winning 22-13 at London 

Scottish before losing 43-35 

at home to Munster. 

When the two teams met at 

the Twickenham Stoop on 

18 November it ended in a 

thumping 38-10, six tries to 

one win for McCall’s men. A 

repeat performance today 

would be the perfect way 

to celebrate Owen Farrell’s 

250th game.

CLUB 

NEWS 

GONZALEZ AND CINTI COMMIT 

FUTURE TO SARACENS! 

GONZALEZ, WHO ALREADY HAS A 

WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE AT JUST 23 

YEARS OF AGE, HAS QUICKLY BECOME 

A FAN-FAVOURITE AT STONEX WITH HIS 

RELENTLESS PERFORMANCES IN BOTH 

ATTACK AND DEFENCE. 

With 31 caps for Argentina 

to his name, he has played 

on the biggest stage and has 

transferred that quality to the 

Gallagher Premiership. In his 12 

appearances so far for the Men 

in Black he has won multiple 

Player of the Match Awards, 

including one against Connacht 

in the Investec Champions Cup 

which included an incredible 

solo try. 

Gonzalez is excited for the next 

chapter in North London. 

“I am very proud and happy 

to stay longer in this beautiful 

club. The truth is that I needed 

stability and there is no better 

place to be than Saracens. I am 

looking forward to continuing 

with the project and doing it in 

the best way.” 

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Cinti, who has taken the 

league by storm since 

arriving from London Irish 

in the summer has now 

committed his long term future 

to Sarries in a major coup for 

the club. 

He has had a phenomenal 

impact in NW4 with his 

scintillating pace making him 

a huge asset to the Sarries 

backline. 

Alongside his compatriot 

Gonzalez, he has played for 

Argentina 14 times and has run 

out in a Saracens shirt 10 times 

so far in the 2023/24 campaign. 

Cinti is looking forward to 

continuing his development at 

StoneX Stadium. 

“Saracens is a fantastic club 

who have been so welcoming 

since arriving last year. I have 

really enjoyed my time so far 

and cannot wait to see what 

we can achieve over the coming 

years.” 

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Premiership Rugby is already 

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America thanks to a deal 

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Mark Brittain, Chief 

Commercial Officer at 

Premiership Rugby, said: 

“Premiership Rugby is thrilled 

that the run in, play-offs 

and Gallagher Premiership 

Rugby Final 2024 will also be 

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Your Saracens are working 

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season off in style, with two 

competitions still to fight for, 

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We are constantly looking to 

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next season for what is set to 

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CHRISTIAN JUDGE TO BEZIERS 

WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT CHRISTIAN 

JUDGE WILL LEAVE THE CLUB AT THE 

END OF THE SEASON TO JOIN BEZIERS. 

The tighthead prop, who has 

made 55 appearances for 

Sarries across two spells in 

North London will make the 

move to the South of France in 

the summer. 

Judge had these words for 

everyone at the club. 

“To have been given the 

opportunity to represent 

Saracens again is one I’m 

incredibly grateful for. I’d 

like to take this moment to

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thank all of the coaches, staff, 

my fellow team mates, and 

everyone involved with the club 

for making my experience an 

enjoyable one. I’d also like to 

thank all of the fans for their 

unwavering support. 

As a club, we have a big few 

months ahead and hopefully 

we can end on a high. For me 

personally, I’m excited for a 

new challenge in France and all 

it has in store!” 

Director of Rugby Mark McCall 

paid tribute to the influence 

Judge has had at the club. 

“Judgey is admired and 

respected by everyone at 

the club and is a player who 

has shown great resilience 

throughout his career. We 

appreciate that this is an 

exciting opportunity for him 

and we wish him all the best in 

France.” 

NINE SARACENS WOMEN NAMED 

IN SIX NATIONS SQUAD 

RED ROSES HEAD COACH JOHN 

MITCHELL HAS NAMED NINE SARACENS 

IN HIS 2024 SIX NATIONS SQUAD, 

WHICH WILL BE CAPTAINED BY 

SARACENS BACK-ROW MARLIE PACKER. 

There are first Six Nations 

call-ups for uncapped trio 

Maddie Feaunati, Lizzie Hanlon 

and Vicky Laflin as well as 

Saracens’ own Sophie Bridger. 

Club teammate Sydney 

Gregson also returns to the 

international fold after earning 

three caps in 2015. 

Zoe Harrison will also feature in 

a Red Roses tournament squad 

for the first time since the 2022 

Rugby World Cup final having 

recently returned from injury. 

In the pack, Kelsey Clifford, 

Rosie Galligan and Poppy Cleall 

will look to take their club 

form onto the international 

scene alongside Packer, whilst 

Bridger, Harrison and Gregson 

are joined by Ella Wyrwas and 

Jess Breach in the 35-player 

squad. 

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With a host of celebrities set to 

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the match in the coming weeks, 

it is going to be a fantastic 

occasion at Wembley. 

SARACENS WOMEN’S FIXTURES 

CONFIRMED FOR TELEVISION 

COVERAGE 

Allianz Premiership Women’s 

rugby have confirmed the 

television picks for the 

remainder of the regular 

season, with Saracens Women 

featuring live on TNT Sports in 

Rounds 17 and 18. 

Our Round 17 fixture against 

Gloucester-Hartpury will now 

kick-off at 12 noon on 25 May, 

as we welcome the league 

leaders to StoneX for the last 

home fixture of the regular 

season. 

All matches in the final round 

of Allianz Premiership Women’s 

Rugby will kick off at 3pm on 

Sunday 2 June. TNT Sports will 

again be covering Saracens 

Women, as Alex Austerberry’s 

side make the trip to Franklin’s 

Gardens to face Loughborough 

Lightning. 

Confirmed Saracens Women’s Allianz PWR 

fixtures and kick-off times: 

Saturday 11 May - Saracens Women vs Sale 

Sharks Women - 2.30pm, StoneX Stadium 

Sunday 19 May - Exeter Chiefs Women vs 

Saracens Women - 3pm, Sandy Park, Live on TNT 

Sports 

Saturday 25 May - Saracens Women vs 

Gloucester-Hartpury - 12pm, StoneX Stadium, Live 

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entertainment pre, 

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is second-to-none. 

Make sure you enjoy a 

jam-packed afternoon 

of fireworks, music, 

elite sport & family fun! 

Whether it’s our 

Strictly Sarries 

and Love to Dance 

performers, Pro Excel, 

the Saracens Brass 

Band, the pre-match 

flag pageantry, the 

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Gospel Choir or 

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THE BIG 

PICTURE 

IVAN VAN ZYL AND OWEN FARRELL 

CELEBRATE THE WIN OVER EXETER 

CHIEFS IN OUR LAST GALLAGHER 

PREMIERSHIP MATCH. 

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IF YOU WANT TO KNOW 

ANYTHING ABOUT 

THE PEDIGREE OF THE 

HARLEQUINS SIDE 

THEN JUST REFLECT 

ON THE FACT THERE 

WERE FIVE OF THEIR 

PLAYERS ON THE PITCH 

IN THOSE DRAMATIC 

CLOSING MINUTES 

WHEN ENGLAND BECAME 

THE FIRST TEAM THIS 

SEASON TO BEAT GRAND 

SLAM CHASING IRELAND. 

Joe Marler came on in the 

front row, skipper Alex 

Dombrandt and Chandler 

Cunningham-South bolstered 

the back row, Danny 

Care added his wealth of 

experience at scrum half 

to win his 100th cap and, 

of course, Marcus Smith 

dropped the goal to win the 

game. 

They were all at the heart 

of the Quins side that won 

the Gallagher Premiership 

title for only the second time 

in 2021 in that epic 40-38 

win over the then reigning 

champions Exeter Chiefs. 

Care and Marler both go 

back to the 2012 triumph at 

Twickenham over Leicester 

Tigers and as the senior 

members of the 30+ club in 

the Premiership would love to 

make it a hat-trick. 

That is definitely a possibility 

this season given they 

currently sit in second place 

in the table. Northampton 

Saints lead with 44 points, 

Quins and Bath are tied on 37, 

with Saracens in the fourth 

play-off place at present on 

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that there are only seven 

points between second and 

eighth. That shows how 

crucial today’s game is going 

to be in the race for the playoffs 

and the title. 

‘The Harlequin FC’ was 

formed in 1970 as a reworking 

of the ‘Hampstead 

Rugby Club’, which had begun 

life three years earlier. Since 

then, they have developed 

into one of the biggest brand 

names in global club rugby, 

with teams all over the world 

adopting their name. There 

is a Harlequin FC in Kenya, 

Bath, Cardiff and Belfast 

have teams with Harlequins 

as part of their title, and 

there is even a team in 

Hamilton, New Zealand. 

They have been in the topflight 

of the club rugby in 

England forever and have 

featured in 35 of the 36 

seasons of the Premiership. 

Only Bath, Gloucester and 

Leicester Tigers have a 100% 

record, with Sarries boasting 

31 campaigns. 

There is now an even bigger 

international flavour to their 

side given Louis Lynagh, son 

of Saracens legend Michael, 

is now a fully-fledged Italian 

international, having made 

his debut in the Azzurri’s epic 

win over Scotland in Round 4 

of the Six Nations. 

Andrew Esterhuizen is a 

World Cup winning centre 

from South Africa, Dillion 

Lewis and Jarrod Evans are 

both Welsh internationals, 

Santiago Garcia Botta has 

won 34 caps for Argentina 

and Joe Launchbury has 

been there and done almost 

everything in his career. 

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So far this season they have 

won seven out of 12 games 

in the Premiership, although 

they suffered a six try, 38-10 

home defeat by the ‘Men in 

Black’ on 18 November - and 

are through to the Round of 

16 in the Investec Champions 

Cup. They will host Glasgow 

Warriors at the Twickenham 

Stoop on 5 April. 

No strangers to big matches 

against Saracens, the Quins 

are back for the ‘Showdown’ 

at Tottenham Hotspur 

Stadium for the second 

time. It will be the 10th time 

the two sides have met in 

a Premiership fixture away 

from Saracens home venue 

and the score to date is 8-1 to 

Mark McCall’s men!

5TO 

WATCH 

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ALEX DOMBRANDT 

POSITION: No. 8 

DOB: 29.04.1997 (26) 

HEIGHT: 1.91m / 6’ 3’ 

WT: 118kg / 18st 7lbs 

HONOURS: England (15 caps) 

One of the men who has tried 

to fill the gap in the England 

back row vacated by Billy 

Vunipola. His battle from No 

8 with the Saracens back row 

is going to be crucial to the 

outcome today. The Quins 

skipper has real explosive 

powers and expect fireworks 

when he starts charging. He 

made an immediate impact 

when he joined Quins from 

Cardiff Met, where he won five 

caps and scored five tries as 

a second row for Wales U20. 

Having excelled in his first 

season in elite rugby, he was 

also named in the BT Sport 

Team of the Year and joined 

clubmates Marcus Smith and 

Joe Marchant in the England 

XV that met the Barbarians at 

Twickenham May 2019, where 

he scored two tries. He made 

Eddie Jones’ 2019 World Cup 

training squad but didn’t get 

a trip to Japan. He has 42 

tries in 95 Premiership outings, 

including one in the semi-final 

and final of the Premiership 

when Quins won their second 

Premiership title in 2021. He 

made his England debut in a 

70-14 victory over Canada at 

Twickenham and now has 15 

caps. 

ANDRE ESTERHUIZEN 

POSITION: Centre 

DOB: 30.03.1994 (28) 

HT: 1.93m / 6’ 4” 


HONOURS: South Africa (16 caps) 

The monster in the Quins’ 

midfield, the South Arican 

recently announced he would 

be returning home a year early 

for family reasons. Cue a heavy 

sigh of relief among centres 

at every Premiership club! 

During his time at Quins he 

has established himself as one 

of the most potent attacking 

weapons in the Premiership. 

Capped 16-by the Springboks, 

he not only hurtles his near 

18 stone, 6’4” frame into the 

heart of defences to make 

huge holes, but also has the 

full range of skills required of a 

world class midfield player. He 

was part of the South African 

World Cup squad in France 

earlir in the season. He joined 

Quins from the Sharks in 2020 

and helped his new club win 

the Premiership title at the end 

of his first season. A year later 

he was crowned the Rugby 

Players’ Association’s ‘Player’s 

Player of the Year’.

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MARCUS SMITH 

POSITION: Outside Half 

DOB: 14.02.1999 (25) 

HT: 1.7m / 5’ 7’ 

WT: 81.82kg / 12st 10lbs 


Is he the man to fill Owen 

Farrell’s No 10 shirt for 

England? Maybe we’ll find out 

today! Supremely talented 

and confident, he is the man 

who makes Quins tick. A great 

opportunist, he likes nothing 

better than to turn defence into 

attack. When he’s got the ball 

the alarm bells ring in opposing 

defences and the crowds sit up 

in their seats. Where Faz has 

ice running through his veins 

and incalculable experience, 

Smith is hot-blooded and 

loves to entertain. He quickly 

established himself as one of 

the best playmakers in the 

Gallagher Premiership and 

became the second-youngest 

Premiership debutant in 

history, behind George Ford, 

when he made his Harlequins 

bow against London Irish 

aged 18 years and 200 days in 

September 2017. His England 

test debut came against the 

United States in 2021 having 

earned his selection after firing 

Harlequins to the Gallagher 

Premiership title. He was a late 

call-up to the 2021 British & 

Irish Lions squad which toured 

South Africa and now has 30 

caps. 

JOE MARLER 

POSITION: Prop 

DOB: 07.07.1990 (33) 

HT: 1.83m / 6’ 0” 

WT: 120 kg / 18st 13lbs 


One of the game’s great 

characters, he remains one 

of the top loose head props 

in the world game. As well 

as extending his England 

cap count into the nineties 

during this year’s Six Nations 

tournament, he also went 

through the 200 game 

milestone in the Premiership. 

Has been a thorn in the side of 

Saracens ever since he made 

his first appearance against 

them 14 years ago. You know 

exactly what he is going to 

bring at scrum time, but you 

can never be sure what sort of 

haircut he’s going to turn up 

with. A veteran of three World 

Cup campaigns, he played in 

the 2019 final and appeared 

in six of the seven games that 

saw England win the bronze 

medal in 2023. He was a Grand 

Slammer in 2016 and has 

helped England claim two more 

Six Nations titles during his 12 

years international career. A 

one club man, he is closing in on 

300 games for Quins. 

DANNY CARE 

POSITION: Scrum Half 

DOB: 02.01.1987 (37) 

HT: 1.73m / 5’ 8” 



He is incredibly in his 18th 

season at Quins and had 

two campaigns at Leeds 

Tykes before heading to 

The Twickenham Stoop 

and becoming an honorary 

southerner. Described as a 

mix between senior pro and 

national treasure, he surpassed 

100 caps for England in the 

recent Six Nations. His first 

appearance in the Premiership 

came against Saracens on 

10 September 2005 as a 

replacement for Leeds, coming 

on to replace Justin Marshall. 

Since then he has gone on to 

make 278 appearances in the 

tournament, all bar 10 of them 

for Harlequins. He has won a 

Grand Slam and two more Six 

Nations titles with England, 

two Premiership finals with the 

Quins and a European Challenge 

Cup, and helped England finish 

third at the World Cup earlier 

this season. He reached 99 

caps for his country in the third 

round of the 2024 Six Nations 

16 years on from his debut in 

New Zealand in 2008. One to 

keep a very close eye on both on 

the pitch and from the stands. 

Loves nothing better than to 

tap and go - and when he goes, 

he’s gone!

SARACENS SUPPORTERS 

ASSOCIATION (SSA) 

E Saracens Supporters Association 

D @sarriessupport 

Q ssa_racens 

A very good afternoon to you 

from all of us in the SSA, and 

we’re delighted to welcome 

you all to Sarries’ home 

from home, the stunning and 

distinctly state-of the-art 

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 

for Showdown 4, the latest of 

our annual showpiece games 

and which today features our 

old friends and always keen 

rivals Harlequins! 

If you’ve been to the stadium 

before, either for a Spurs 

match, an NFL game, to see 

Sarries play or even to attend 

a musical event, you’ll know 

what to expect from the 

wonderful facilities, a fantastic 

selection of food (that rivals 

the marvellous fare served up 

at StoneX!), and a fine range 

of drink options including craft 

beers from the stadium’s inhouse 

brewery; be sure to pay 

a visit to the Goal Line Bar, 

the longest in any stadium in 

Europe. 

If you’re here for the first time, 

though, we hope you’re every 

bit as knocked out as we were 

on our first visit when you walk 

out into the arena. 

We wish everyone, be they 

decked out in black and red, 

Quins’ famous multi-colours 

or are “neutrals” here to see 

the best of English club rugby 

in stunning surroundings, 

a great day and we hope 

you all leave here with 

memories of an exciting 

match between two teams 

packed with internationals as 

both clubs welcome back to 

their matchday squads those 

players who have spent the 

past six weeks in the colours 

of their countries taking part 

in such an exciting Men’s Six 

Nations; there is so much to 

play for today as both Sarries 

and Quins enter the “business 

end” of the season in strong 

contention for a play off spot 

and every point counts! 

We’d like to extend a warm 

welcome firstly to the players, 

coaching team and of course 

the supporters of the team 

their fans call in song the 

Mighty Quins - we know you’ll 

be here in huge numbers as 

always and there’s no doubt at 

all that you’ll contribute hugely 

to a great atmosphere as you 

get behind your players – and 

secondly to those of you who 

may be attending your first 

rugby union match today; we 

hope you’ll instantly fall in love 

with this wonderful game of 

ours and remember that if 

the rugby bug does bite you, 

StoneX isn’t too far away from 

where you’re reading this…. 

Congratulations while we write 

to all the Sarries players who 

have contributed to an exciting 

Men’s Six Nations and in 

particular that fantastic display 

against Ireland when our very 

own Ben Earl pipped Maro to 

Man of the Match!!! 

ROUND-UP 

Since we last wrote, Sarries 

have made two excellent frontrow 

additions to the men’s 

squad, one being the familiar 

face of Rhys Carre who returns 

to StoneX from Cardiff for a 

second spell after spending the 

2019-20 with us before deciding 

to return to South Wales during 

which time he earned 20 caps 

for Wales, while the second is 

Phil Brantingham who moves to 

North London from Newcastle 

Falcons where he has gained 

a reputation as one of the 

Premiership’s most exciting 

prospects, and who many of 

you will remember put in such 

an impressive performance 

against us at Kingston Park 

last November. 

Another new but familiar face 

to arrive at StoneX since our 

last edition is none other than 

Bryony Cleall, who hooks up 

once again with sister Poppy in 

the black and red; Bryony, who 

of course won two Premier 15s 

titles during her first spell with 

Sarries, originally left us for 

Wasps in 2021 before moving 

on to Harlequins the following 

year. 

Great to have you back, Bryony 

and Rhys, and welcome Phil! 

Today will of course be our 

first Men’s game since that 

highly entertaining Friday Night 

Lights friendly encounter with 

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Leinster, when Sarries ran 

out 31-19 winners, while, due 

to the Six Nations, the men’s 

last competitive encounter 

was all the way back on 27th 

January when in another highly 

enjoyable game Exeter Chiefs 

were dispatched 40-22 to take 

Sarries into the play-off places. 

The Women have been 

somewhat busier over recent 

weeks, with three consecutive 

home wins against Trailfinders 

on 3rd February (48-17), 

Harlequins on 10th February 

(29-24) and Leicester Tigers 

on 3rd March (54-19) followed 

up by a tough 35-10 away 

defeat to Bristol Bears on 10th 

March – at the time of writing 

and going into the Six Nations 

break Sarries are second in the 

table, 14 points behind leaders 

Gloucester-Hartpury but with a 

game in hand. 

We were thrilled and very, very 

proud to see that when the 

Women’s Six Nations squad 

was announced no fewer than 

NINE Sarries had been included 

– congratulations to you all! 

The Mavericks have also been 

in action in the Netball Super 

League, with as we write a 

48-48 draw with Cardiff, a 

53-44 home win over Leeds 

Rhinos, a 59-48 away defeat 

to Surrey Storm and a 46-66 

home defeat by Loughborough 

Lightning. 

NEXT UP 

The next Men’s game will 

be away to Northampton 

Saints this coming Friday 29th 

March at 19.45– although 

Easter Weekend will present 

challenges in terms of travel, 

we hope to see as many of you 

as possible at the game! 

The Women are now on an 

extended break until 11th May 

when they play Sale Sharks at 

StoneX. 

The Mavericks were due to play 

Team Bath away on 15th March 

but the result is not known as 

we write, with a home another 

away fixture, with Glasgow 

Sirens, today before returning 

to Hatfield on Friday 29th 

March to face Severn Stars. 

EVENTS 

We are in the process of 

organising social events for 

those members travelling to 

Bordeaux for the Round of 16 

game with UBB on 6th April – 

so keep an eye on those inboxes 

for further news as we have it!! 

ABOUT THE SSA…. 

If you are not already an 

SSA member – we currently 

number over 1,000 and we’re 

still growing - why not join? 

Membership is £10/season or 

£5 for juniors. In addition to 

social events and organising 

ticket allocations for away 

events, we arrange meet ups 

at away games and we have 

our monthly newsletter with all 

sorts of interesting articles! 

We also have an SSA 

representative on the Club’s 

Supporters’ Forum, Nigel 

Eaton. Members with points to 

raise can contact him via email 

at committee.ssa@outlook.com 

or in person on match days at 

the gazebo. 

At home games, you’ll find us 

under our distinctive gazebo 

near the Oasis food and drinks 

area – you can’t miss us, there’s 

always a good crowd having a 

drink and a chat and everyone 

is very, very, welcome to come 

and see us!! 

To join our happy band, 

check out our website (www. 

saracenssupporters.org) and 

our social media channels: 

Saracens Supporters 

Association on Facebook; @ 

sarriessupport on Twitter and 

ssa_racens on Instagram! And 

finally, don’t forget to listen to 

the SSA Fezcast! 

Have a great afternoon, 

everyone! 

#SarriesFamily

WAS IT THE GAME 

IN WHICH THE 

BUBBLE BURST 

IN HARLEQUINS’ 

TITLE CHASE IN 

2019? THERE IS 

NO DOUBT THAT 

THE 27-20 DEFEAT 

AT THE LONDON 

STADIUM IN THE 

PRE-SHOWDOWN 

‘SHOWDOWN’ HURT. 

It was Round 17 of 22 in 

the 2018-19 campaign and 

meant the Quins suffered 

back-to-back defeats after 

stringing together a run of 

five victories. 

They piled on the pressure 

in front of a crowd of 42,717 

at the home of West Ham 

United on 23 March 2019 and 

were good value for their 17-6 

interval lead. That forced the 

‘Men in Black’ to dig deep in 

the second half to overhaul 

their 11-point deficit before 

coming out on top 27-20! 

It was the day big Will 

Skelton came up trumps 

with two tries that broke 

the hearts of the Quins and 

their posse of supporters. 

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ON THIS DAY 

FIVE YEARS AGO AT 

THE LONDON STADIUM 

SATURDAY, 23 MARCH 2019 

SARACENS 27 

HARLEQUINS 20 

LONDON STADIUM (42,717) 

It was an error-strewn 

first-half from the ‘home’ 

team and Quins looked or 

than capable of avenging 

their 25-20 defeat at the 

Twickenham Stoop in Round 

6. They took full advantage 

of a misjudgement by Alex 

Lozowski at the end of the 

first half when he kicked the 

ball out thinking the clock 

had gone red. 

Referee JP Doyle was told 

there was still one second to 

play and Danny Care needed 

no second invitation to 

snipe around the side of the 

ensuing ruck to score. 

Sarries then had two tries 

disallowed - the first after 

Doyle felt he had impeded 

Chris Robshaw’s attempted 

tackle on Billy Vunipola before 

he crossed, and the second 

when Care and Liam Williams 

became involved in a scrap 

off the ball as David Strettle 

touched down. 

Care and Williams, were 

both sent to the sin-bin for 

foul play and another great 

chance was lost for Saracens. 

Then Skelton turned on the 

power and his two tries 

changed the game. 

Saracens director of rugby 

Mark McCall: “The players 

were really calm and clear 

at half-time about what 

we needed to do better. 

There was a big curve ball 

just before half-time when 

they scored that try to make 

it 17-6, but the reaction 

of the team in the second 

half was fantastic. There 

was that curve ball and a 

couple of disallowed tries

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and we could have felt sorry 

for ourselves but we didn’t 

and we became the kind of 

team we want to be. I don’t 

know what happened with 

the clock just before halftime, 

but I thought Billy’s try 

was a try. JP Doyle doesn’t 

disrupt Chris Robshaw at 

all. And I don’t really know 

why David Strettle’s try was 

disallowed. It doesn’t matter 

in some respects because we 

took charge and scored right 

away.” 

Harlequins head of rugby Paul 

Gustard: “It was a good first 

40 minutes, but not even an 

average second 40. We were 

almost the worst version 

of ourselves. There was 

bickering, we got frustrated 

and our set-piece didn’t 

function. We were clinging 

on. We’ve got a point and 

our season isn’t defined by 

Saracens away, but this was 

frustrating.”

THE INTERVIEW 

OWEN 

FARRELL 

OWEN FARRELL IS LOOKING 

TO MAKE IT A FAIRYTALE 

ENDING AS THE BUSINESS 

END OF THE GALLAGHER 

PREMIERSHIP AND INVESTEC 

CHAMPIONS CUP COMES 

AROUND, AND DRAWS 

TOWARDS THE END OF ONE OF 

THE GREATEST CAREERS IN 

THE HISTORY OF SARACENS. 

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As boy and man, Owen has 

been at the centre of so many 

of the successes the ‘Men 

in Black’ have enjoyed on so 

many fronts. His approach to 

today’s ‘Showdown’ against 

London rivals Harlequins will 

be exactly the same as when 

he made his senior debut at 

the age of 17. 

To be more precise, he was 

17 years and 11 days old 

when he lined up against 

Llanelli Scarlets in the EDF 

Energy Cup. It ended in a 

26-17 defeat, but that game 

launched one of the greatest 

English rugby stories of the 

past 20 years. 

As a kid growing up in Wigan, 

he dreamed of following his 

father, Andy, into playing 

rugby league for his world 

renowned, hometown club. 

Then his dad decided to switch 

codes and sign for Saracens in 

2005 and Owen found himself 

moving to St George’s School, 

in Harpenden, and into the 

Saracens Academy. He hadn’t 

played rugby union up until 

that point yet was quickly 

drafted into the England 

Under 16 squad. 

Fast forward to last year 

and he had become the third 

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England player after Jason 

Leonard and Ben Youngs to 

play 100 times for his country 

and had surpassed Jonny 

Wilkinson as England’s alltime 

highest points scorer 

and the second highest in 

world rugby after Dan Carter, 

with a combined total of 

1271 between England and 

the British & Irish Lions. He 

led England to third place at 

the 2023 World Cup having 

also been captain when they 

reached the 2019 final in 

Japan. 

But while he ranks alongside 

the modern day greats of the 

professional game on a global 

stage, few can challenge his 

dominance of domestic and 

European club rugby. As he 

counts down the games he 

has left to play with Sarries 

before heading across The 

Channel this summer to join 

Racing 92 in the Top 14, he 

can look back on a glittering 

career. 

Try to rival this for a list of 

achievement: 

Saracens – 249 games 

Premiership Rugby Titles: 

2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 

2023 

RFU Championship Title: 2021 

European Rugby Champions 

Cup Titles: 2016, 2017, 2019 

British & Irish Lions – 6 caps 

Tours: 2013, 2017, 2021 

Test Series Win: 2013 

(Australia) 

Test Series Draw: 2017 (New 

Zealand 

England – 118 caps 

World Cup: 2015, 2019, 2023 

Silver Medal: 2019 

Bronze Medal: 2023 

Six Nations Titles: 2016, 2017, 

2020

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Grand Slam: 2016 

Triple Crown: 2014, 2016, 

2020 

Autumn Nations Cup: 2020 

Individual 

European Player of the Year: 

2017, 2018 

World Rugby Player of the 

Year Nominee: 2012, 2016, 

2017 

He not only inherited his 

father’s brilliant rugby 

skills, but he has also taken 

on board his leadership 

qualities, captaining both 

club and country with equal 

distinction. When you watch 

him in a Sarries shirt – and 

today will be no different – 

he never asked anyone to do 

anything he wouldn’t do and 

always leads by example. It 

would be a fitting send-off 

for him if he could guide the 

club to a third league and 

European Cup double. 

Today will feel emotional as 

he plays in his ninth big game 

for Saracens at Wembley, 

London Stadium and the 

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. 

So how is he feeling: 

“It feels strange here at the 

moment. It’s always going 

to be tough leaving a place 

that’s been your home since 

you were 14,” said Owen. 

“This is where I’ve done a lot 

of my growing up and where 

I met a lot of my friends, and 

obviously started my family 

here as well. So, it’s a difficult 

one on the one hand, but also 

an exciting move for us as a 

family on the other. 

“It’s never been something 

that we as a family had 

thought about doing before 

but for the first time we’ve 

decided that it would be 

good for us to experience 

something different. It felt 

like the timing was right, 

although the flip side of that 

is that Saracens is a very 

difficult place to leave. 

“The club have been fantastic 

with my whole family, not just 

me throughout this year. It 

really counts for something 

when they care about nothing 

more than the person. They’ve 

been very understanding with 

me.” 

Racing 92 have signed a one 

of a kind, one of the most 

competitive players ever seen 

on an England rugby field. If 

they want to improve their 

results, title winning chances 

and impact in the Top 14 and 

beyond, then they’ve brought 

in the perfect catalyst. 

As for Saracens, Owen Farrell 

will remain in the hearts and 

minds of every player and 

coach he has ever worked 

with and certainly every 

supporter. 

But only after he has pulled 

out all the stops to win today 

and has guided his troops 

as deep as they can go in 

delivering two more major 

pieces of silverware this 

season.

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FOUNDATION 

Keep your eyes peeled for 

over 500 children from dance 

schools and our Saracens 

Cheer and Dance project 

performing on the pitch 

before the game and at half 

time! 

TODAY, THE SARACENS FOUNDATION 

HAVE OVER 600 PERFORMERS 

DANCING AT THE SHOWDOWN! 

We also have performances 

from our over-50s dance 

project Love to Dance, 

and our disability dance 

provision Strictly Sarrie at 

the game today! Events like 

The Showdown provide an 

invaluable opportunity for 

our participants to show 

off what they are learning 

in their project sessions and 

gain confidence performing in 

front of a crowd! 

DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS DAY 

March 21st was Down 

Syndrome Awareness Day, 

so today’s Showdown will be 

a celebration of this day and 

the Lots of Socks Campaign. 

Keep your eyes peeled to see 

players from both teams 

wearing mismatched socks 

and the match ball will be 

presented by Alex Buga, 

one of the Foundation’s 

participants from Sarries 

RFC! 

Sarries RFC is our disability 

rugby club, proudly partnered 

with Alan Day VW which 

runs every Monday evening 

at StoneX Stadium and 

breaks down the barrier to 

participating in rugby to 

disabled young people. Alex 

has been a participant at 

Sarries RFC for several years 

and has established himself 

as a leader amongst the 

group, bringing positivity and 

enthusiasm to every session 

on a Monday. 

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With 

ALEX GOODE 

A - Action: If you could be a 

superhero, which would you 

be? 

Superman 

B - Boyhood: Who was your 

sporting idol growing up? 

Eric Cantona 

C - Childhood: What is your 

favourite childhood memory? 

Summer holidays to France 

D - Dish: What’s your go-to 

pre-match meal? 

Spag Bol! 

E - Education: What was your 

favourite subject in school? 

History 

F - Film buff: What’s your 

favourite film? 

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Law Abiding Citizen 

G - Groove: Who is the best 

dancer in the squad? 

Manu Vunipola 

H - Holiday: What’s your 

favourite holiday destination? 

Sicily 

I - Inside: Who is the worst 

to sit beside in the dressing 

room? 

Cameron Boon - too tall 

J - Joker: Who is the funniest 

in the squad? 

Olly Hartley 

K - Kick-Off: What’s your 

favourite time of day to play 

a match? 

Midday 

L - Languages: How many 

languages can you speak? 

Three 

M - Music: Your favourite 

artist and song right now? 

Dylan Gossett - Coal 

N - Number: Do you have a 

lucky number? 

Seven 

O - Others: What’s your 

favourite sport outside of 

rugby? 

Football 

P - Pal: Who is your best mate 

in the squad? 

Alex Lozowski 

Q - Quirky: Who has the most 

interesting fashion sense? 

Benny Harris 

R - Red Carpet: Who is the 

most famous contact in your 

phone? 

Dennis Irwin

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S - Superstitions: Do you have 

any matchday routines? 

Last on to the pitch 

T - Trim: What’s the worst 

haircut you’ve ever had? 

Dying my beard blonde was a 

low point 

U- Under pressure: Who in the 

squad would be the best in a 

bad situation? 

Ralph Adams-Hale 

V - Verified: How often do you 

use social media? 

Not very often 

W - Worst fear: What are you 

most scared of? 

Spiders/snakes 

X - X-ray: Have you ever 

broken any bones? 

Yes a few 

Y - Youth: Where did you 

grow up? 

Cambridge 

Z - Zoo: What’s your favourite 

animal? 

Snow Monkeys (Japanese 

Macaque)

Junior 

we want to 

hear from you! 

Use the hashtag 

#YourSaracens 

with all of your matchday 

pics and we’ll share the best 

ones on our channels. 

SARRIE THE CAMEL 

If you see Sarrie around the stadium today, make 

sure you stop him and send in your pictures! 

A-MAZE-ING 

CAN YOU HELP SARRIE MAKE IT THROUGH THE MAZE TO THE BALL? 

behind 

the mask 

CAN YOU NAME THE PLAYER 

WHO IS HIDDEN BEHIND 

THE MASK? 

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SPOT THE 

DIFFERENCE… 

CAN YOU FIND THE SIX 

DIFFERENCES IN THE PICTURES? 

All 

juMbLeD uP! 

CAN YOU UNSCRAMBLE 

THE NAMES OF THE TWO 

PLAYERS BELOW? 

A] OH THAT 

JELLS 

B] ACHE JUST 

RIDING 

SPOT THE BALL 

CAN YOU TELL THE POSITION 

OF THE REAL BALL? 

An Bn Cn Dn En 

A 

C 

B 

D 

how did 

you do?! 

E 

ANSWERS: 

BEHIND THE MASK: 

Juan Martin Gonzalez 

ALL JUMBLED UP: 

A] Josh Hallett 

B] Christian Judge 

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It’s set to be Packer’s 100th 

cap for her country, as she 

continues to build up the 

accolades in what has thus 

far been a superb season 

for her and her chargers in 

Sarries colours. 

WOMEN’S ROUND UP 

THE 2024 GUINNESS WOMEN’S SIX 

NATIONS GETS UNDERWAY THIS 

AFTERNOON, WITH SARACENS CO-CAPTAIN 

MARLIE PACKER LEADING HER SIDE INTO 

BATTLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON IN ITALY. 

It seems a long time ago that 

the Allianz Cup campaign 

kicked off in late-September, 

with a high-scoring defeat to 

Harlequins. 

Since then, bar two blemishes 

to the copybook against 

Gloucester-Hartpury and 

Bristol, it’s been all about 

the winning feeling for the 

women in black and red. 

After that initial defeat, cup 

victories followed in stunning 

fashion, with bonus-point 

wins against Loughborough, 

Trailfinders and Gloucester- 

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Hartpury to secure top spot 

in the group and with it, a 

home cup semi-final against 

Exeter when the side return 

to action in three weeks’ time. 

Should they win that fixture, 

then they will meet one 

of Bristol or Gloucester- 

Hartpury in the cup final two 

weeks later, with a chance to 

pick up the first silverware of 

the season. 

The cup side though, is made 

up of very different personnel 

to the Allianz PWR league 

team, as the competition 

takes place during the 

international breaks in the 

women’s calendar. 

For the plethora of 

internationals within 

the Sarries ranks, they 

returned to action against 

Loughborough in the 

opening match of the league 

campaign in mid-November. 

A 48-17 demolition of the 

Midlanders set the tone 

for a season that has seen 

Alex Austerberry’s side 

score points at will. In fact, 

they have scored the most 

points in the league and 

conceded the fewest, further 

reinforcing their attacking 

prowess. 

A victory over Trailfinders 

followed the week after, as 

the side put 50 points on

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the league newbies, before 

arguably one of the highlights 

of the season, as Harlequins 

were left without a single 

point to their name at the 

Stoop, as a Sophie de Goede 

inspired side secured a 31-0 

victory over their London 

rivals. 

The good times kept on 

coming, with a big victory 

away at Leicester Tigers, 

before a crowd of over 

1500 saw the side fight 

back at home, to pull away 

and secure a 32-10 victory 

over Bristol. That match 

again saw de Goede at her 

all-action best, with young 

fly-half Amelia MacDougall 

controlling things superbly, 

despite being just 18-yearsold. 

The Christmas Cracker 

certainly delivered and Sarries 

headed into Christmas at the 

top of the tree. 

League matters resumed 

in early January, with a 

barnstorming 69-3 victory 

over Sale Sharks up in 

Manchester, before the side 

put to bed the demons from 

last season’s semi-final 

defeat, with a 39-26 victory 

over Exeter Chiefs. 

A first league defeat 

followed a week later against 

Gloucester-Hartpury, but 

the side responded well, 

with another big victory 

over Trailfinders, before a 

record crowd of 3071 saw the 

side beat a much-improved 

Harlequins 29-24 at StoneX 

Stadium, with McKinley Hunt 

helping herself to a hattrick. 

In many ways, it’s been a 

stop-start season for Sarries, 

with a number of breaks in 

the schedule due to there 

only being nine teams in the 

league. 

It’s fair to say there was a bit 

of rustiness against Leicester 

at home, despite the side 

pulling clear to secure a 54-19 

victory. With just 15 minutes 

to go, there were only two 

points in this one, but Sarries 

kept to their structures well, 

with Jess Breach and Paige 

Farries cutting loose to secure 

the win. 

Defeat followed a few weeks 

ago to Bristol, but Sarries 

have already done enough 

to confirm their place in the 

league semi-finals, ahead 

of the resumption of the 

competition in May. 

A tough run-in sees the side 

face Sale, Exeter, Gloucester- 

Hartpury and Loughborough, 

but they know that their 

destiny is in their own hands, 

with 12 points from those 

fixtures likely to be enough 

to secure a crucial home 

advantage in the semi-finals.

STARTED IT ALL 

23RD SEPTEMBER 1989. THE DATE THAT SARACENS 

WOMEN PLAYED THEIR FIRST EVER MATCH. 

Whilst the men’s side were 

looking forward to their first 

season back in the top-flight 

of English rugby, the women’s 

side were preparing for their 

first ever match. 

The story of how the women’s 

side was first set-up and the 

inspirational women who 

helped push for the creation 

of the side have been etched 

into history, but what of the 

other women who made up 

the first ever squad? 

Their opponents that 

afternoon were a Northern 

Select XV, that included the 

likes of the legendary Gill 

Burns in their ranks. 

The Saracens side had a fair 

few iconic names in it too 

though, with Liza Burgess 

captaining the first ever team 

from number 8. 

THE MATCH THAT 

Newport pair Mari Brown 

and Pip Atkinson both played 

for the side, whilst Claire 

Willietts of Wasps started on 

the left wing. 

That Saracens side though 

was packed with international 

talent. 10 of the squad of 21 

were internationals, including 

half-back pair and founding 

members Emma Mitchell 

(England) and Amanda 

Bennett (Wales.) 

Mitchell’s twin sister Jane (a 

fellow England international,) 

lined up at fullback for the 

side. 

The day itself saw the 

women’s fixture played as a 

precursor to the men’s fixture 

against Orrel at Bramley 

Road and they more than put 

on a show, with a 22-0 victory 

to kickstart the women’s 

game at Saracens. 

Founding member Emma 

Mitchell explained that the 

point of the fixture was to 

showcase what a women’s 

side would bring to the club 

and to entice the Saracens 

fanbase to get behind the 

team. 

“We agreed that it would be 

good to set up an exhibition 

match to show what 

women’s rugby was about. 

The club was incredibly 

accommodating. This was the 

season when Floyd Steadman 

was captaining the men’s 

team, and we played the 

match at what was a fairly 

packed Bramley Road. We 

had to go and change in the 

old Cricket Pavilions as the 

men were in the changing 

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rooms, but that didn’t matter. 

It was a good game and we 

managed to get a lot of great 

players along. We didn’t have 

a full 15 at the time, but it 

was a very good side. The 

point of the match was to 

try and win over the fans. 

We wanted to let them 

know that we were there 

and that our season was 

starting.” 

The wins kept on coming 

for the side, as they began 

their inaugural campaign in 

stunning fashion, with six 

straight victories, scoring 279 

points in the process. 

It was a season filled with 

success for the side and 

Mitchell highlighted that the 

side was also able to attract 

novice rugby players who had 

been playing other sports. 

“We were put into the second 

division straight away and 

won promotion in the first 

season. We reached the 

cup semi-finals as well, but 

we were able to establish 

ourselves quite quickly. 

Quite a few of us had played 

together before, but there 

were others who were 

completely new and came 

from other sports.” 

Whilst success continued in 

the league, the side quickly 

made their mark in the cup 

too, as they travelled to 

Wales in the third round. 

“We had a cup game against 

Cardigan. We went there and 

back from Bramley Road. 

The pitch probably wasn’t 

playable, but we played on 

it anyway. The whole town 

turned out to watch it and 

I can’t repeat some of the 

things we heard from the 

touchline! We won 4-0 after a 

quick tap from Sam Robson. 

It was a bit of an adventure, 

but we had a bus to travel 

over in. It was all in one day 

which wouldn’t happen now, 

but for us it was a great day.” 

A thumping victory over Sale 

in the quarter finals saw the 

side progress to the final four, 

where they agonisingly lost to 

Richmond by a solitary point. 

Despite that disappointment 

in the cup, the side secured 

promotion to the first division 

for the 1990/91 season. 

Mitchell reflected on that 

first season as a time 

she remembered fondly, 

explaining that key support 

from within the club enabled 

the side to continue to 

progress. 

“It was brilliant. We were 

playing with our best friends 

and with some of the best 

players in the country. A lot of 

us moved across into the area 

to play. The lady who pretty 

much ran the club behind 

the scenes was a German 

lady called Chris. She pretty 

much did everything and we 

very quickly realised that we 

needed to win her over, but 

she loved us. She realised that 

we were working full-time 

and training but would come 

on the Sunday to support and 

cook the food. She wouldn’t 

let a bad word be said about 

the women’s team and trust 

me; you didn’t want to cross 

her! It was great fun and we 

played great rugby.” 

Success has duly followed 

for the women’s team in the 

34 years since that inaugural 

match, but it is on the 

shoulders of those giants that 

the foundations have been 

firmly built.

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SARACENS IN 

THE SIX NATIONS 

IT WAS 

AMAZING 

TO SEE 

OUR 

SARRIES 

STARS IN 

THE SIX 

NATIONS! 

LET’S MAKE 

SURE WE 

GIVE THEM AN 

EXTRA SPECIAL 

WELCOME WHEN 

THEY RUN OUT 

TODAY! 

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FIRST XV MEMBERS 

2023/24 

ALISON & NEIL PEARSON 

KEN & SHEILA GOODING 

GRAEME & CHRISTINE DAVIS 

SIMON & KATE HASLAM 

MARTIN & ANNE FLOWER 

PETER HARVEY 

TIM PETERS 

MARK & SARAH VICKERS 

DAVID & GAY DOMONEY 

GRAHAM & ANGELA DRAKE 

RICHARD & DEBORAH DONNER 

NIGEL AND CINDY GOODMAN 

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FAZ 

250! 

But today will be slightly 

different. With the battle 

for a top four finish in the 

Gallagher Premiership 

heating up, the sight of a 

Harlequins jersey on the 

other side of the field, and 

the knowledge that the 

clock is counting down on 

his incredible career with the 

‘Men in Black’, he will want to 

make the most of his 250th 

game for the club. 

That he will reach such a 

number in a game being 

played at one of the finest 

sporting arenas in the UK 

couldn’t be more appropriate. 

His service deserves such a 

fitting stage on which to play 

– another ‘Showdown’ for a 

Saracens superstar. 

OWEN FARRELL HAS NEVER BEEN 

ONE TO BE OVERLY CONCERNED WITH 

PERSONAL MILESTONES. IT IS THE NEXT 

PLAY, THE NEXT TACKLE THE NEXT JOB 

THAT HAS ALWAYS DRIVEN HIM ON. 

The Tottenham Hotspur 

Stadium is a far cry from 

the Vicarage Road ground of 

2008 when Owen made his 

debut at the age of 17 years, 

11 days against Scarlets. His 

first game was played in 

opposition to the Scarlets, 

Wales and British & Irish Lions 

outside half legend Stephen 

Jones. His 250th should be 

against his old English rival, 

Marcus Smith. 

Owen has never been the 

one to take any easy options. 

The tougher the task, the 

more he rolls up his sleeves, 

grits his teeth and relishes 

the battle. He may have lost 

on his record breaking first 

outing for the club, in an EDF 

Energy Cup tie, but the astute 

former Daily Telegraph rugby 

correspondent Mick Cleary 

was very much on points 

when he ended his report 

of that game by stating: 

“Scarlets won the day but 

Saracens may yet reap the 

long-term benefit.” 

The Saracens director of 

rugby at the time, Eddie 

Jones, said: "Owen's definitely 

got the right attitude as well 

as the footballing nous. He 

appreciates what's going 

on around him. Must be 

something to do with all that 

rugby education." 

OK, the likes of Alex Goode, 

Kris Chesney, and Jackson 

Wray may be in the ‘300 

club’, and Jamie George, 

Brad Barritt, Chris Wyles 

and Richard Wigglesworth 

may already be in the ‘250 

Club’, but there is no sense of 

Owen lagging behind. After 

all, they didn’t have to fit in 

118 England appearances 

and three British & Irish Lions 

tours into their club careers. 

And if you look at any other 

metric – points scored, 

trophies won – he is either 

way out on his own or level 

pegging with any player 

the club has ever produced. 

That’s why you might see him 

take a deeper breath than 

usual before kick-off today, 

scan the packed stands and 

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take in the surroundings to 

fully appreciate the enormity 

of his latest milestone for the 

club. 

“To be able to play that 

amount of games, especially 

with this group, is special. I’ve 

been here since I was 14, I’ve 

grown up at this place and my 

best mates are from here,” 

said Owen. 

“To be able to play for that 

amount of time and to be 

able to rack up that amount 

of games with my mates has 

been a dream come true. 

“The Showdown is always 

a massive occasion, but to 

hopefully play my 250th game 

for the club on that occasion, 

with my friends and family 

around me watching, will be 

brilliant. 

“I’ve played there for a few 

years now and the occasion 

is massive. It’s nice to have a 

big one for such a milestone. 

I won’t build it up to anything 

that it’s not in the week, 

hopefully it will be something 

I can look back on and feel 

proud of. 

“I don’t think I’ve ever taken 

for granted playing for this 

club and I want to love every 

last minute of my time here. 

People tend to stay for a long, 

long time normally, as a lot of 

us have. 

“Going into the back end 

of the season we’re looking 

forward to making it the best 

we can and there’s plenty of 

opportunities to do that. 

“I’ve loved everything about 

the place, especially the 

people - the friends I’ve made, 

everyone involved in the club, 

and the fans. To those who 

come and support us at the 

weekend, and have done 

throughout my career, I’m 

massively thankful. 

“I’ve loved it all so much.”

PIONEERS 

AS YOU ARRIVED AT THE SPURS STADIUM TODAY, YOU MAY WELL HAVE SEEN, OR BEEN WELCOMED 

BY SOME OF THE SARACENS PIONEERS WORKING ALONGSIDE THE SPURS FANBASSADORS. 

The Saracens Pioneers are the 

blue-jacketed, smiling face of 

the StoneX Stadium, offering 

a unique approach to match 

day services, all delivered by 

volunteers. 

The programme was initiated 

in 2013 when Saracens moved 

to their new stadium, and is 

now fully established, unique 

in Premiership rugby and is an 

integral part of the match day 

experience at StoneX. We have 

a pool of about 140 Pioneers, 

a proportion of which are 

needed for matches involving 

Saracens Men or Saracens 

Women, and occasionally for 

additional fixtures such as 

Women’s internationals, U20 

Internationals and just recently, 

the Varsity Double Header. 

Every Pioneer on the 

programme undertakes training 

to achieve a level 2 qualification 

in Spectator Safety. Their 

primary responsibility is, 

of course, the many safety 

considerations around the 

stadium, but it is part of the 

deal that this responsibility 

is delivered with a friendly, 

welcoming smile. 

Match day duties include 

Meeting and Greeting at 

Edgware, Mill Hill Broadway 

and Mill Hill East stations, 

as well as the Pursley Road 

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bus stops and the footpaths 

through to the stadium. 

Arriving at the stadium, match 

day tickets are scanned by 

the ticketing Pioneers who 

are on duty at the three 

gates. There is another team 

helping manage access to 

the hospitality suites in the 

East Stand, and a small team 

working with visiting journalists 

in the Media Centre. The 

biggest team is ‘Spectator 

Services’, undertaking lowkey 

stewarding duties in and 

around the four stands, and 

the fanzone areas; the Piazza, 

the Oasis and the Olympic Bar. 

Disability access is facilitated 

by a team of Pioneers specially 

trained in dealing with all types 

of disability. Behind the scenes 

there is a Volunteer Support 

Team which handles all Pioneer 

match day administration and 

logistics. 

The Pioneers themselves come 

from far and wide, many 

travelling extensive distances 

to be part of the match day 

experience at StoneX. Since 

the group first came together, 

when it seemed everyone was 

a stranger, many close and 

enduring friendships have 

evolved through the duration 

of the programme, and an 

ever-increasing amount of 

socialising has been one of the 

unanticipated outcomes. A 

number of Pioneers whose first 

connection with Saracens was 

through the volunteer scheme, 

have subsequently become 

Saracens’ employees. 

The programme has proved 

to be very successful, never 

more so than when measured 

in the most recent PRL ‘secret 

shopper’ survey in which 

the match day experience 

at all premiership clubs was 

assessed. Saracens and the 

StoneX Stadium came out in 

top place reflecting, amongst 

other criteria, very positively on 

the outstanding contribution 

made by Pioneers. 

We’re always recruiting, so if 

the prospect of volunteering 

with Saracens appeals to you, 

we would love to hear from you. 

It’s a unique opportunity to get 

involved, make new friends, 

make a valued contribution, to 

get an insight, and play a part 

in some of the ‘behind-thescenes’ 

activity of a top-level 

rugby club. 

If you are interested, want to 

know more about joining the 

team to continue making the 

StoneX Stadium the friendliest 

and most welcoming stadium 

in Premiership rugby, take a 

look here: https://saracens. 

com/match-day/pioneers/ or 

drop an email to: pioneers@ 

saracens.net.

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FOR SARACENS 

MAVERICKS, AS 

EXCITEMENT 

BUILDS AHEAD OF 

THE HEADLINER 

ON 7 APRIL. 

THE DEFENSIVE TRIO OF VICKI OYESOLA, 

RAZIA QUASHIE AND CAPTAIN JODIE GIBSON 

HAVE BEEN SUPREME IN CUTTING OUT 

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE OPPOSITION. 

It’s a new-look squad this 

season, with plenty of young 

talent already showing what 

they can do on court, as Mavs 

look to unlock the undoubted 

potential in the group. 

An opening day draw with 

Cardiff Dragons left a 

thought of ‘what might have 

been’ within the minds of the 

squad, as they came away 

with a draw from a match 

that could have gone either 

way. 

With the talent in the 

group, this is a squad that is 

definitely on the up and they 

proved that a week later, with 

an important victory over 

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Leeds Rhinos at Herts Sports 

Village in front of a sold-out 

crowd! 

Defeats against Surrey Storm 

and Loughborough Lightning 

have shown that there is 

still work to be done against 

the top sides in the league, 

but this Mavericks group 

have shown that they can 

adapt quickly and take their 

learnings into the next match 

on a week-by-week basis. 

The side return to the home 

surroundings of Herts Sports 

Village on 29th March against 

a Severn Stars side that have 

started the season at a rate 

of knots, before attention 

firmly shifts to the big fixture 

against Manchester Thunder 

at OVO Arena Wembley. 

The Headliner, in association 

with Shawbrook Bank, sees 

the side play their first arena

fixture at one of the most 

iconic venues in the United 

Kingdom. 

With former champions 

Thunder in attendance, it’s 

set to be an epic contest! 

There’s so much more going 

on throughout the day 

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though too, with our winning 

teams from The Support Act 

U13s festival playing on court 

ahead of the Netball Super 

League fixture. In recent 

weeks, the SHOOT4PINK 

Charity match in aid of the 

Pink Ribbon Foundation has 

also been announced, with a 

host of celebrities set to be 

playing in the fixture to raise 

money and awareness for 

Breast Cancer research and 

support for families. 

With the main event of 

Mavericks versus Thunder 

to follow, it’s going to be an 

action-packed day. 

For Mavericks, the defensive 

trio of Vicki Oyesola, Razia 

Quashie and captain Jodie 

Gibson have been supreme in 

cutting out opportunities for 

the opposition, with Aliyah 

Zaranyika acting as a superb 

foil for the international trio. 

In the middle of the court, 

Ellie Rattu has settled into 

life back in Mavericks colours 

with ease, whilst vice-captain 

Georgia Lees and young gun 

Indya Masser have continued 

to impress. 

It’s in the shooting circle 

though that Camilla 

Buchanan is blessed with

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options. With the choice of 

South African international 

Ine-Mari Venter, England 

prodigy and NSL 2023 

champion Emma Thacker, 

Mavs Fans Player of the Year 

Kira Rothwell and pathway 

graduate Britney Clarke, 

Head Coach Buchanan has 

the players to work within 

multiple different structures 

on court. 

With Venter out injured at 

the start of the season, it has 

been Thacker and Rothwell 

grabbing the spotlight, 

with Clarke showcasing her 

prowess in the shooting circle 

at crucial moments as well. 

This is a Mavericks side that 

are gelling with every match. 

The prospect of how they can 

perform throughout the rest 

of the season is certainly a 

tantalising one.

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SARACENS 

MULTI-ACADEMY 

TRUST IS 

EXPANDING, 

MULTIPLYING 

THE BENEFIT 

TO FAMILIES 

ACROSS NORTH 

LONDON 

Kate Alcock, CEO of Saracens 

Multi-Academy Trust, with 

a Saracens High School 

award winner 

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Seven years ago an 

educational trust was 

formed to serve overlooked, 

and often underprivileged, 

families in the London 

Borough of Barnet. The vision 

was to combine a rigorous 

academic programme with a 

character education soaked 

in the club’s values: Discipline, 

Hard Work, Honesty and 

Humility. 

Kevin Perry, himself a lifelong 

Sarries fan, is the Chair of 

Trustees and cites the success 

of the Trust’s first school in 

the current expansion: 

‘There is no doubt that the 

extraordinary work carried 

out at Saracens High School 

in recent years, and the 

reputation that it now enjoys, 

have been a huge factor in 

allowing the Trust to pursue 

its goal of expanding the 

number of schools within the 

Trust.’ 

This reputation isn’t due to 

one star player but a whole 

team of contributing factors: 

genuine involvement in the 

community; values that are 

adhered to; provision all the 

way up to 18; beautiful new 

buildings that create the best 

environment for learning; and 

GCSE results where progress 

is made by every child 

irrespective of background 

and ability. 

It is no wonder the free 

school is substantially 

oversubscribed year in, year 

out. 

The Multi-Academy Trust 

(MAT) will open a newly built 

primary school in Colindale 

in a couple of years but 

that won’t be the first time 

younger children will wear 

the familiar crescent and 

star badge. The Chair of 

Trustees shares an exciting 

announcement: 

‘April 1 marks a key date in 

the development of Saracens 

Multi-Academy Trust, as we 

are thrilled to welcome into 

our family Saracens Bell Lane 

Primary School.’ 

Mrs Tudorache is the 

Executive Acting Head at the 

primary school in Hendon and 

explains her enthusiasm for 

joining the MAT:

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Saracens Bell Lane children | Image Martin Bou Mansour Photography 

Violeta Tudorache, Executive 

Acting Head of Saracens Bell Lane 

‘We will be stronger together, 

collaborating and sharing 

expertise to ensure a happy 

school where children and 

staff have high expectations 

and fulfil their true potential.’ 

Roger Coral has volunteered 

as a governor for 12 years. 

Being a Quins fan doesn’t 

dampen his enthusiasm for 

joining the Trust! 

WE WILL BE 

STRONGER TOGETHER, 

COLLABORATING AND 

SHARING EXPERTISE 

TO ENSURE A HAPPY 

SCHOOL 

‘I have no doubt how good 

this will be for the school and 

most importantly for the 

children. The professionalism 

of Saracens MAT, and its 

commitment to teaching 

and learning, is a fantastic 

prospect for our school.’ 

Belonging to the wider 

family makes an enormous 

difference to children in 

Saracens schools. 

Regular visits from 

Saracens players, as well 

as opportunities to enjoy 

highest-level sport, is only 

the tip of the iceberg. There 

is also mentoring, work 

experience opportunities, 

volunteers who serve as 

school Governors, and 

equipment donation. These 

acts and others demonstrate 

to the children that stadiums’ 

worth of people are invested 

in seeing them thrive. 

CEO of the Trust, Kate 

Alcock, is encouraged by the 

rock-steady support of fans 

she stands alongside: 

‘This really is only the 

beginning, as we look to 

further develop our ties to 

the communities within and 

around Barnet. Saracens 

fans have been amazing over 

the last six years and we so 

look forward to their ongoing 

support as we continue to 

grow.’

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THE 

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SEES A HUGE 

CELEBRATION 

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CLUBS. 

With over 8000 attendants 

from local clubs with us 

today we are able to see our 

top 40 attending clubs lining 

the pitch with their badges 

displayed alongside the 

Saracens emblem, welcoming 

the teams to the pitch pre 

game. Our Guard of Honour 

is today formed by Old 

Albanians RFC. Welcome to 

everyone that has come part 

of a big group, and we hope 

you have a fantastic day in 

this celebration of rugby. 

With Easter fast approaching 

the Community Department 

have a fun packed holiday 

with camps across the South 

East returning to Chelmsford 

RFC and Vigo RFC along 

with a new club to visit in 

Aylesbury RFC. We also have 

our Kicking Clinic and Skills 

Camp at StoneX Stadium 

during the holiday. The yearly 

week long residential at 

Harrow School is also now 

on sale. Running from the 

12th-16th August, this is an 

opportunity for all U13s-U16s 

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boys to eat, sleep and drink 

the life of a Saracens player. 

Places are selling fast, so be 

sure not to miss out. 

To book on to these please 

visit www.saracens.com/ 

community/junior-rugbycamps/ 

The Saracens Staycation is 

now on sale at The Grove, 

Set in 300 acres of stunning 

Hertfordshire countryside, The 

Grove is the ultimate five-star 

retreat. Lovingly restored, 

the former home of the Earls 

of Clarendon is situated just 

18 miles from London, and is 

home to an award-winning spa, 

championship golf course and 

mouth-watering restaurants. 

This staycation is for all the 

family, bringing a rugby twist 

into your holiday. Meet some of 

the stars from Saracens, as well 

as your children being coached 

by them, and a trip to StoneX 

Stadium will prove a highlight 

for any rugby fan. Within the 

hotel there are activities for 

all, whether that be action 

packed with axe throwing, to 

more relaxation in the spa, 

and a round or two around the 

fantastic championship golf 

course.

COMING NEXT . . . 

WITHIN THREE MONTHS TWO OF THE FOUR BIGGEST TROPHIES IN EUROPEAN 

CLUB RUGBY WILL HAVE BEEN HANDED OUT. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT 

SARACENS REMAIN IN THE RUNNING FOR TWO OF THEM. THE TOP 14 AND 

URC TITLES ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE ‘MEN IN BLACK’ BUT THE GALLAGHER 

PREMIERSHIP AND THE INVESTEC CHAMPIONS CUP ARE. STARTING FROM 

TODAY, WE ARE INTO THE BUSINESS END OF THE SEASON. 

First things first, there is a 

top four finish to seal in the 

Premiership. Coming into 

today’s game Sarries are 

in fourth place and seeking 

to move up the pecking 

order with a win over 

second placed Harlequins 

this afternoon. Top four 

go into the play-offs, with 

the top two having home 

advantage. 

The target is Twickenham 

and an 11th Premiership 

final and seventh title. 

Retaining the silverware 

would be another huge 

achievement. With today’s 

game being the first of 

three against teams above 

us, there is every chance 

of overtaking those teams 

seeking to take the trophy 

out of our cabinet. 

Then it is back into 

European action in the 

Round of 16 with a tough 

trip to Stade Chaban- 

Delmas to meet Bordeaux- 

Begles. 

As ever, you can play your 

part in helping the team 

get over the line. Buy your 

tickets now! 

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THE GALLAGHER 

PREMIERSHIP 

RUN IN 

Friday, 29 March (7.45pm) – Franklin’s Gardens 

Northampton Saints v Saracens 

Saturday, 20 April (3.00pm) – StoneX Stadium 

Saracens v Gloucester 

Friday, 26 April (7.45pm) – Recreation Ground 

Bath v Saracens 

Saturday, 11 May (3.05pm)– Ashton Gate 

Bristol Bears v Saracens 

Saturday, 18 May(3.05pm) – StoneX Stadium 

Saracens v Sale Sharks 

SEMI-FINAL: Saturday, 1 June 

FINAL: Twickenham, Saturday, 8 May 

Investec 

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ROUND OF 16 

Saturday, 6 April (5.30pm) - Stade Chaban-Delmas 

Bordeaux-Begles v Saracens 

QUARTER FINAL: 12/13/14 April 

SEMI FINAL: 3/4/5 May 

Final: 25 May – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

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Set amongst acres of green 

fields yet offering 22 versatile 

event spaces just minutes 

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StoneX Stadium sets itself 

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Home of Saracens rugby 

club, StoneX Stadium is 

not only a state-of-the-art 

sports stadium – our meeting 

rooms and spaces cater for 

events on all scales, from 

a modest gathering to a 

corporate event for over a 

thousand guests. Our team 

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a memorable, truly bespoke 

event to inspire and impress 

your guests or associates. 

Remarkably for a destination 

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SARACENS STADIUM TOURS 

NEW DATES: 11 & 16 APRIL 2024 

AS THIS AMAZING YEAR OF SPORT CONTINUES, THE STONEX 

STADIUM TOUR WILL ALLOW YOU TO VIEW UP CLOSE SEVERAL 

ITEMS FROM A WHOLE HOST OF SPORTS FROM WAY BACK IN 

THE 1900’S ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO MORE RECENT EVENTS. 

Items include the boots worn 

when Messi became the 

highest scorer for one club 

(who did he beat?) 3 England 

World Cup Winning Shirts 

from 3 different sports, some 

of the most famous cricket 

bats (and balls) of all time, 

a complete set of Olympic 

torches and the “That Try” 

shirt among the items on 

view. In addition, you will 

also gain access to areas 

of the stadium that are not 

normally open to the public 

such as the Players’ Lounge, 

Fez, Tulip and 100 Clubs (do 

you know how each gained 

its name?) the West Stand 

media centre, home changing 

rooms, The Park and W Club 

lounges as well as a walk on 

the pitch. 

Find out about the features 

that make the home of 

Saracens one of the most 

sustainable stadiums in the 

UK and get the chance to 

walk in Usain Bolt’s shoes on 

the warm-up track from the 

2012 Olympic Stadium. 

Tours last around 2 hours, 

and you are encouraged to 

bring your cameras! * 

PRICES 

Prices for Season Ticket 

Holders – Adults £18 and 

Concessions £15, Prices for 

non-season ticket holders – 

Adults £25 and Concessions 

£20. 

This will also give you a 10% 

discount in the club shop. Just 

show your valid ticket on the 

day of the tour to receive the 

discount!! 

HOW TO BOOK 

OR FURTHER 

INFORMATION 

You can book online (if you 

are a season ticket holder log 

into your account first) at 

Saracens.com or by scanning 

this QR code: 

You can also email 

supporterservices@saracens. 

net using Stadium Tour as the 

title. Please also state how 

many tickets you want, the 

ages of those attending and 

the preferred date.

FIXTURES 

AND RESULTS 

2023/24 

For all the latest 

fixtures and results 

information scan 

this QR code: 

L 28-14 

SAT 9 SEP [4,109] 

ELLIOTT, HARRIS (2T), MOORE 

(JACKSON), HARTLEY, SEGUN, 

M.VUNIPOLA (2C), SIMPSON (DAVIES), 

WEST (CREAN), PIFELETI (ADEJIMI), 

JUDGE (BEATON), HUNTER-HILL, 

WARDELL (ISIEKWE), MICHELOW 

(WILLIS), KNIGHT, STONHAM 

L 20-29 

SAT 16 SEP [2,923] 

PARTON (GOODE), HARRIS (SEGUN), 

LOZOWSKI, HARTLEY, LEWINGTON , 

M.VUNIPOLA (2P, 2C), DAVIES (VAN ZYL), 

CREAN (WARREN), WOOLSTENCROFT 

(PIFELETI), HOSKINS (JUDGE), HUNTER- 

HILL, ISIEKWE (1T), MICHELOW , KNIGHT 

(ADEJIMI), WILLIS (1T, WARDELL) 

W 73-29 

SAT 23 SEP [2,895] 

PARTON, SEGUN (1T, ELLIOTT), LOZOWSKI, 

HARTLEY (1T), LEWINGTON (1T), 

M.VUNIPOLA (8C), VAN ZYL (2T, SIMPSON), 

WEST (CREAN), WOOLSTENCROFT (1T, 

ADEJIMI, 1T), HOSKINS (BEATON), HUNTER- 

HILL, TIZARD (STONHAM, 1T), ISIEKWE 

(EKE), KNIGHT (2T), WILLIS (MICHELOW) 

L 36-29 

SUN 1 OCT [7,735] 

PARTON, SEGUN, LOZOWSKI (1T), HARTLEY 

(ELLIOTT, 1T), LEWINGTON (MOORE), 

M.VUNIPOLA (1P, 3C), DAVIES (SIMPSON, 

1T), WEST (CREAN), WOOLSTENCROFT 

(ADEJIMI), HOSKINS (JUDGE), HUNTER- 

HILL, ISIEKWE , STONHAM (MICHELOW), 

KNIGHT (1T) , WILLIS 

W 68-10 

SAT 7 OCT [2,146] 

PARTON (1T), MOORE, LOZOWSKI (5C), 

HARTLEY (1T), SEGUN (2T), GOODE, 

DAVIES (1T, SIMPSON, 3C), CREAN, 

ADEJIMI (2T, HADFIELD), HOSKINS 

(CLAREY), HUNTER-HILL, ISIEKWE 

(PEARCE-PAUL), MICHELOW, KNIGHT 

(2T), WILLIS (STONHAM, 1T) 

L 65-10 

SAT 14 OCT [9,371] 

PARTON (M.VUNIPOLA), SEGUN, 

LOZOWSKI, HARTLEY (1T), LEWINGTON 

(MAITLAND, 1T), GOODE, DAVIES 

(BRACKEN), WEST (ADAMS-HALE), 

ADEJIMI (HADFIELD), RICCIONI (CLAREY), 

HUNTER-HILL (STONHAM), ISIEKWE, 

MCFARLAND, KNIGHT (CHRISTIE), WILLIS 

L 16-25 

SAT 21 OCT [6,060] 

GOODE, MAITLAND, LOZOWSKI (3P, 

1C) (HARTLEY), TOMPKINS, SEGUN 

(LEWINGTON), M.VUNIPOLA, DAVIES 

(SIMPSON), M.VUNIPOLA (WEST), 

HADFIELD (ADEJIMI), RICCIONI (CLAREY), 

HUNTER-HILL (KNIGHT), ISIEKWE, 

MCFARLAND, CHRISTIE (1T) , WILLIS 

W 3-24 

FRI 27 OCT [10,541] 

GOODE, MAITLAND, LOZOWSKI (1P, 2C), 

TOMPKINS (HARTLEY), LEWINGTON (1T) 

(PARTON), M.VUNIPOLA, DAVIES (VAN 

ZYL), M.VUNIPOLA (MAWI), HADFIELD 

(CREAN), JUDGE (CLAREY), HUNTER-HILL, 

TIZARD (STONHAM), ISIEKWE (KNIGHT), 

CHRISTIE, WILLIS (2T) 

W 32-17 

SAT 4 NOV [9,261] 

GOODE (PARTON), MAITLAND, LOZOWSKI, 

TOMPKINS, DALY, FARRELL (2P, 3C), 

DAVIES (VAN ZYL), M.VUNIPOLA 

(MAWI), GEORGE (1T) (DAN), RICCIONI 

(CLAREY), ITOJE (1T)) (HUNTER-HILL), 

ISIEKWE, CHRISTIE (1T)) (TIZARD), EARL, 

B.VUNIPOLA (1T)(WILLIS) 

W 12-50 

SUN 12 NOV [6,124] 

DALY (1T), MAITLAND (CINTI), LOZOWSKI 

(1P, 4C) (M.VUNIPOLA, 1T) , TOMPKINS, 

LEWINGTON (1T), GOODE (2C), VAN ZYL 

(SIMPSON), MAWI (WEST), DAN (2T) 

(HADFIELD), CLAREY (JUDGE), STONHAM 

, TIZARD (B.VUNIPOLA), GONZALEZ (1T), 

CHRISTIE , WILLIS (1T) (KNIGHT) 

W 10-38 

SAT 18 NOV [14,800] 

GOODE (HARRIS), LEWINGTON (1T), 

LOZOWSKI (HARTLEY, 1T), TOMPKINS, 

PARTON (1T), FARRELL (4C), VAN ZYL 

(DAVIES), M.VUNIPOLA (MAWI), GEORGE 

(1T) (DAN), RICCIONI (CLAREY), ITOJE, 

TIZARD (WILLIS), GONZALEZ (1T), 

CHRISTIE (1T)(STONHAM), B.VUNIPOLA 

W 39-31 

SAT 25 NOV [9,455] 

GOODE, LEWINGTON (2T), DALY, 

TOMPKINS (HARTLEY), PARTON 

(MAITLAND), FARRELL (1T, 2C), DAVIES 

(SIMPSON), M.VUNIPOLA (MAWI), 

GEORGE (2T) (PIFELETI), JUDGE (CLAREY), 

ITOJE, TIZARD (MCFARLAND), WILLIS (1T) 

(KNIGHT), CHRISTIE , B.VUNIPOLA (1T) 

L 12-18 

SAT 2 DEC [8,838] 

GOODE, MAITLAND (LEWINGTON, 1T), 

CINTI (HARTLEY), TOMPKINS, PARTON 

(1T), M.VUNIPOLA (1C), VAN ZYL (DAVIES), 

WEST (M.VUNIPOLA), DAN (GEORGE), 

CLAREY (JUDGE), ITOJE, MCFARLAND 

(TIZARD), GONZALEZ, CHRISTIE (KNIGHT), 

B.VUNIPOLA 

L 27-16 

SAT 9 DEC [15,157] 

GOODE, LEWINGTON (CINTI), DALY (1T), 

TOMPKINS (HARTLEY), MAITLAND, 

FARRELL (2P), VAN ZYL (DAVIES), 

M.VUNIPOLA (WEST), GEORGE (DAN), 

CLAREY (JUDGE), ITOJE, TIZARD 

(MCFARLAND, 1T), GONZALEZ , CHRISTIE 

(KNIGHT), B.VUNIPOLA 

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97 

W 55-36 

SAT 16 DEC 9,029 

GOODE (PARTON), CINTI (1T), TOMPKINS, 

HARTLEY (2T), MAITLAND (1T) 

(LEWINGTON), FARRELL (3P, 3C), DAVIES 

(VAN ZYL), M,VUNIPOLA (WEST), GEORGE 

(2T) (DAN, 1T), CLAREY (MULIPOLA), ITOJE 

, MCFARLAND, GONZALEZ (1T)(KNIGHT), 

CHRISTIE , B.VUNIPOLA (TIZARD) 

L 22-20 

FRI 22 DEC 9,675 

GOODE, CINTI , TOMPKINS, HARTLEY, 

MAITLAND (PARTON) , FARRELL (2P, 

2C), VAN ZYL (1T) (SIMPSON, 1T), 

M.VUNIPOLA (WEST), GEORGE (DAN), 

CLAREY (MULIPOLA), ITOJE, MCFARLAND 

(KNIGHT), GONZALEZ, CHRISTIE, 

B.VUNIPOLA (TIZARD) 

W 37-19 

SAT 30 DEC [10,131] 

GOODE (PARTON), SEGUN, DALY, 

HARTLEY, CINTI, M.VUNIPOLA (2P, 2C), 

VAN ZYL (1T) (SIMPSON), M.VUNIPOLA 

(1T) (WEST), DAN (1T) (GEORGE), JUDGE 

(HOSKINS), MCFARLAND, TIZARD 

(ISIEKWE), GONZALEZ (1T) (EARL), 

KNIGHT (B.VUNIPOLA), CHRISTIE 

L 19-10 

SAT 6 JAN [22,119] 

GOODE (PARTON), SEGUN, DALY, 

HARTLEY, CINTI, M.VUNIPOLA (2P, 2C), 

VAN ZYL (1T) (SIMPSON), M.VUNIPOLA 

(1T) (WEST), DAN (1T) (GEORGE), JUDGE 

(HOSKINS), MCFARLAND, TIZARD 

(ISIEKWE), GONZALEZ (1T) (EARL), 

KNIGHT (B.VUNIPOLA), CHRISTIE 

L 55-15 

SUN 14 JAN [28,716] 

GOODE, LEWINGTON, DALY (HARTLEY), 

TOMPKINS (1T), MAITLAND (SEGUN), 

FARRELL (1P, 1C), VAN ZYL (SIMPSON), 

MULIPOLA (CREAN), DAN (1T) 

(HADFIELD), JUDGE (CLAREY), ITOJE, 

TIZARD (B.VUNIPOLA), ISIEKWE, 

CHRISTIE, EARL (GONZALEZ) 

W 39-24 

SAT 20 JAN [8,837] 

GOODE (PARTON),SEGUN,DALY,TOMPKINS 

(HARTLEY), CINTI (1T), FARRELL 

(2P, 4C), VAN ZYL (1T) (SIMPSON), 

MULIPOLA (CREAN), DAN (HADFIELD), 

JUDGE (HOSKINS), ITOJE (2T), ISIEKWE 

(TIZARD), GONZALEZ (1T), EARL, 

B.VUNIPOLA (KNIGHT) 

W 40-22 

SAT 27 JAN [9,810] 

GOODE, SEGUN (PARTON), TOMPKINS, 

HARTLEY (CINTI), LEWINGTON, FARRELL 

(2P, 3C,1DG), VAN ZYL (1T) (SIMPSON), 

MULIPOLA (CREAN, MAWI), HADFIELD 

(2T), JUDGE (HOSKINS), MCFARLAND 

(1T), TIZARD (STONHAM), GONZALEZ (1T), 

CHRISTIE, B.VUNIPOLA (KNIGHT) 

W 31-19 

FRI 23 FEB [7,296] 

PARTON, MAITLAND (ELLIOTT), 

CINTI, HALLETT (1T), LEWINGTON (1T) 

(JACKSON), M.VUNIPOLA (3C) (SWIEL), 

SIMPSON (DAVIES), MAWI (WEST), 

HADFIELD (CREAN), HOSKINS (BEATON), 

MCFARLAND (2T), TIZARD (1T) (HUNTER- 

HILL), STONHAM (GONZALEZ), KNIGHT 

(MERRETT), B.VUNIPOLA 

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2 Harlequins 12 7 0 5 313 252 61 45 34 6 3 37 

3 Saracens 12 7 0 5 328 263 65 45 36 6 2 36 

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