Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs

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16 SCENE SETTER 

18 CLUB NEWS 

26 THE SHOWDOWN 4 

28 SARACENS IN THE SIX NATIONS 

30 THE OPPOSITION 

32 FIVE TO WATCH 

48 A TO Z 

50 JUNIOR SARRIES 

52 PLAYER PROIFILES 

60 SARACENS WOMEN 

71 MAVERICKS 

72 SARACENS HIGH SCHOOL 

76 COMMUNITY NEWS 

77 TODAY’S TEAMS 

78 NEXT UP 

80 FIXTURES AND RESULTS 

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FIRST, A VERY WARM WELCOME TO THE EXETER 

CHIEFS PLAYERS, COACHES AND FANS. 

This game has been circled 

in the diary for a long time, 

we have had some brilliant 

battles with Exeter Chiefs 

over the years and I’m sure 

today will be no different. 

The mood in the changing 

room after that first game of 

the season was I’m sure one 

that the players won’t want 

to experience again, and in 

front of a sold out crowd this 

evening they will want to put 

on a show to get back in to 

that top four. 

The atmosphere here last 

weekend for that incredible 

comeback win over Lyon was 

one to savour, the way the 

team stuck to it when things 

were not going their way was 

so impressive and then to 

book our place in the Last 16 

gave everyone huge joy. 

Of course the draw means 

we’ll be heading back to 

Bordeaux in April, and whilst 

that is a few months away, 

that is a game that we 

are already very excited 

about. 

There is a lot of 

speculation about 

our players at the moment 

in the media, and as a club 

we would like to assure you 

that as and when anything 

is ready to be announced you 

will hear about it first. 

After today there is a long 

break for the Men’s team 

without any Premiership 

matches during the Six 

Nations window. I’m sure 

that will give them some time 

for some much needed rest 

ahead of what could well 

be a blockbuster end to the 

season. 

There is a great chance to get 

your rugby fix on Friday 23rd 

February when we welcome 

Leinster for what should be a 

cracker under the lights again. 

Both sides will be packed full 

of quality so we’d love you to 

join us for that one! 

With the Six Nations about 

to start, it goes without 

saying that we wish all of 

our representatives the very 

best over the next couple of 

months. The tournament is 

always one of the highlights 

in the sporting calendar and 

to see so many Saracens 

involved always gives us 

immense pride. 

The next time the team run 

out in Premiership action will 

be at The Showdown 4 at the 

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium! 

Sales for this one have been 

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missing out on what will be a 

brilliant day. 

The Women had a tough 

result away at Gloucester last 

week but with a rest weekend 

now I’m sure they will use 

the time to reflect and we 

are all excited to see them 

respond in the next stage of 

the season. 

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Enjoy this evening, I’m sure it 

will be one to remember! 

Neil

CAPTAIN’S COLUMN 

OWEN 

FARRELL 

GOOD 

AFTERNOON 

AND WELCOME 

TO STONEX 

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TODAY’S MATCH 

AGAINST 

EXETER CHIEFS. 

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With the break coming up 

the whole group is massively 

excited by today’s game and 

we know that we need to 

empty the tank from start to 

finish. 

Exeter are a team that we 

always enjoy playing against. 

The rivalry goes back a long 

time and after what happened 

on the first day of the season 

we feel like we need to put in a 

proper Saracens performance 

today. 

With the league having less 

games this year there is no 

margin for error, and we feel 

a win today would put us in 

a great place for when the 

climax of the campaign comes 

around. 

The win over Lyon last 

weekend had lots of ups and 

downs but we felt like in the 

second half we were much 

more ourselves. We showed 

some real resilience to come 

from behind and to come away 

with all five points has given 

us plenty to build on ahead of 

today. 

The energy in the changing 

room after and also in training 

this week has reminded us all 

how much we love doing what 

we do! 

We don’t have a Premiership 

match until The Showdown 

which is rare at this time of 

year but we’ll be taking the 

time to have some rest and 

then come back in raring to go 

to make sure we can hit the 

ground running for when the 

league restarts. 

The Showdown is always an 

unbelievable day for everyone 

at the club and with so many 

tickets already sold there is 

real excitement around for 

what should be an amazing 

spectacle. 

I can’t wait to support all of 

our lads over the next couple of 

months in Six Nations action. I 

know they will do us proud and 

hopefully the England boys can 

get their hands on the trophy! 

Thanks for all your support so 

far this season, we’ll be doing 

everything we can to get the 

right result this evening! 

See you all after - enjoy the 

game!

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SCENE SETTER 

If one ghost was exorcised 

at Stone X Stadium last 

weekend with the victory 

over Lyon in the Investec 

Champions Cup, then there 

is another one to be purged 

today. 

The 39-24 win over the Top 

14 side went some way to 

making amends for the 

crushing 55-15 defeat on 

French soil against Bordeaux- 

Begles the previous weekend. 

That result necessitated a 

major reaction to reach the 

Round of 16. 

Mark McCall certainly got 

what he wanted in terms 

of a backlash and the 

biggest prize in the end was 

the chance to go back to 

Bordeaux on the weekend of 

5-7 April to gain some muchneeded 

revenge – and to 

clinch a quarter final slot. 

Today, however, is about a 

different sort of revenge. 

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When the ‘Men in Black’ 

opened their Gallagher 

Premiership season against 

Exeter Chiefs in Round 1 back 

in October they conceded 11 

tries in a record 65-10 defeat. 

It was 41-0 by half-time on a 

day to forget. 

Well, almost! The feeling in 

the dressing room at Sandy 

Park will no doubt have 

entered the minds of the 

players this week in the buildup 

to the final Premiership 

fixture before the Six Nations 

kicks-off. For the record, 

these were the teams who 

played back in October – it 

will be interesting to see how 

the line-ups differ to today. 

Last weekend’s win included a 

final round high of 18 carries 

from England hooker Theo 

Dan in his man of the match 

performance. Both Saracens 

and England are lucky to have 

him available to challenge 

Jamie George for the hooking 

duties. 

In his post-match interview 

he perfectly summed up the 

feeling of the playing group: 

“Tonight was a special night 

for a number of reasons. Over 

the past few weeks, we’ve 

had a lot of disappointing 

performances and results. 

Last weekend (in Bordeaux) 

was pretty tough being 

part of that. We have had 

a lot of tough and honest 

conversations this week. 

“Our performances have 

slipped recently, and this 

week (v Lyon) was all about 

bringing our standards back 

up and making sure we put 

in a brilliant performance in 

front of a home crowd. 

“Lyon had a few runaway 

tries and this week it was 

brilliant how we responded 

to them. Last week Bordeaux 

scored a lot off turnovers, and 

we didn’t respond to them. It 

was a brilliant reaction.” 

Of course, Dan will be missing 

from today’s game, along 

with his fellow England Six 

Nations squad members 

Maro Itoje, Nick Isiekwe, 

Elliot Daly, Jamie George and 

Ben Earl. The Chiefs will be 

missing the recalled Henry 

Slade and the uncapped duo 

of Immanuel Feyi-Waboso 

and Ethan Roots. 

They say the table never lies 

and the current standings in 

the Gallagher Premiership 

shows the Chiefs in fourth 

place with 35 points from 

their seven wins in 11 games. 

Sarries are just behind in sixth 

place with 31 points and six 

wins. 

That could all change today if 

things go to plan. It’s time for 

another reaction!

CLUB 

NEWS 

JAMIE GEORGE TO CAPTAIN 

ENGLAND IN GUINNESS SIX 

NATIONS 

ON THE DAY THAT HE CONFIRMED 

A NEW TWO-YEAR CONTRACT AT 

SARACENS, JAMIE GEORGE WAS ALSO 

ANNOUNCED AS THE NEW ENGLAND 

CAPTAIN! 

The hooker becomes the 

135th player to be appointed 

England captain since 

Frederick Stokes first led an 

England side in 1871. 

Five other Sarries are also 

in the squad, Theo Dan, Ben 

Earl, Nick Isiekwe, Maro 

Itoje and Elliot Daly will all 

be involved during the Six 

Nations. 

On naming Jamie George 

as England Captain, Steve 

Borthwick said: 

“When I asked Jamie to be 

captain for this forthcoming 

series, I could sense his 

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excitement and pride at being 

asked to lead his country. 

I am delighted that he has 

accepted the role. 

“Jamie has been a respected 

leader in this group for 

a number of years now. 

With 85 England caps to 

his name, he is a quietly 

influential character who 

has an excellent tactical 

understanding and who 

sets high standards, whilst 

building strong relationships 

with the people around 

him. This, together with 

his previous experiences of 

captaining Saracens and The 

British & Irish Lions, leave him 

well-placed to lead the team.” 

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JAMIE GEORGE NEW 

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THAT JAMIE GEORGE HAS SIGNED A 

NEW TWO-YEAR CONTRACT AT THE 

CLUB. 

The hooker, who has been a 

stalwart at StoneX Stadium 

for well over a decade 

is a leading figure in the 

English game, and will 

continue in North London 

until at least 2026. 

The 33-year-old has been at 

Saracens for almost 20 years 

after originally joining as a 

14-year-old in the academy, 

and he has gone on to be 

become one of the most 

successful players in the 

history of the club. 

George is delighted to have 

put pen to paper for another 

two years as he closes in on 

300 appearances for the 

club, and a century for his 

country. 

“I’m ecstatic to be staying 

here for another couple of 

years, it’s so pleasing for me.” 

Said the hooker. 

He added: “In my mind I 

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here for a long time and am 

excited by what is next. 

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I’ve had some amazing times 

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HOWEVER STRANGE IT MIGHT SEEM SEEING AN EXETER CHIEFS TEAM WITHOUT 

THE LIKES OF THE SIMMONDS BROTHERS, SAM AND JOE, LUKE COWAN-DICKIE, JACK 

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The Devon club’s rise from 

the Championship to double 

Gallagher Premiership 

winners and Investec 

Champions Cup winners 

was as dramatic as it was 

calculated. Now, as the TV 

commentators keep alluding 

to the new Chiefs line-up, 

Exeter 2.0 is on the rise. 

What Baxter and his 

coaching team did in the past 

in uncovering rough diamonds 

and polishing them so they 

shone brightly enough to 

win international honours – 

Francis, Harry Williams, Alec 

Hepburn and even England 

new boy Immanuel Feyi- 

Waboso – he is in the process 

of doing it all over again. 

Having given the captain’s 

arm-band to lock Dafydd 

Jenkins at the age of 19 he 

has seen him flourish into 

a player who will now lead 

Wales into the Six Nations 

with a World Cup and 12 caps 

behind him – all by the age 

of 21! 

While there are still some wily 

old foxes in his ranks – Henry 

Slade, Olly Woodburn, Ollie 

Devoto, Jack Yeandle and 

Jacques Vermeulen – the 

new kids on the block are 

blossoming very quickly. Josh 

Hodge has filled Hogg’s boots 

at full back, Harvey Skinner 

is flourishing at No 10, Joe 

Hawkins forsook further 

Welsh honours by switching 

from the Ospreys and Christ 

Tshiunza is another Welsh 

giant who can fill in the back 

or second row alongside his 

World Cup mate Jenkins. 

There is plenty of power 

coming through up from with 

the giant Fijian Rusi Tiuma 

and Greg Fisilau is the back 

row, as well as their fellow 

England U20 colleague, prop 

Marcus Street. 

Having won the 

Championship title in 2010 

and earned the right to enter 

the top-flight of England 

rugby, they have been one of 

the biggest success stories in 

the professional game in the 

northern hemisphere. 

As well as winning the 

Premiership title in 2017 and 

2020, they were runners up 

in 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2021. 

Add in three Anglo-Welsh Cup 

triumphs in 2014, 2018 and 

2023, as well as two other 

finals in that competition, 

and their epic Champions 

Cup victory over Racing 92 in 

2020 and it is a success story 

without parallel for a club 

that used to rejoice in winning 

the Devon Cup. 

Just how good a job Baxter is 

making of his re-jig was made 

perfectly evident to Saracens 

fans when they ran in 11 tries 

in a record 65-10 victory 

over the ‘Men in Black’ at 

Sandy Park in Round 1 of this 

season’s Premiership. 

Last weekend they were 

beaten in Bayonne, yet still 

qualified for a home draw 

in the Round of 16 in the 

Investec Champions Cup. 

While Saracens face a trip to 

Bordeaux-Begles, the Chiefs 

will receive west country 

rivals Bath at Sandy Park.

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HENRY SLADE 

DOB: 19.03.1993 (30) 

Position: Centre 

HT: 6’ 2” / 1.88m 

WT: 98kg / 15st 6lb 

Honours: England (57 caps) 

A surprise omission from 

England’s 2023 World Cup 

squad - he had played in the 

2019 final and at the 2015 

tournament – he has bounced 

back to his brilliant best this 

season as the senior pro in 

the Chiefs side. Started life 

as an outside half but has 

turned into a Rolls Royce in 

the midfield for both club 

and country. Won the Junior 

World Championship with 

England in back-to-back 

finals in 2012 and 2013 and 

was named the RPA’s Young 

Player of the Year in 2015. 

Has won the LV= Cup, two 

Premiership titles and the 

Heineken Champions Cup 

with the Chiefs. 

DAFYDD JENKINS 

DOB: 05.12.2022 (21) 

Position: Lock 

HT: 2.0 m / 6’ 7” 

WT: 120kg / 19st 0lb 

Honours: Wales (12 caps) 

First captained the Chiefs 

at the age of 19 and has 

just been named captain of 

Wales for the Six Nations, 

overtaking Sam Warburton 

as the second youngest 

captain of his country at the 

age of 21. Raw-boned and 

powerful, he is a strong lineout 

option and an influential 

character on the field. Scored 

a try in the Chiefs Champions 

Cup defeat in Bayonne last 

weekend. His father played 

for Wales in an uncapped 

game against the USA back 

in 1999.

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RUSI TUIMA 

DOB: 21.05.2000 (23) 

Position: Back Row 

HT: 1.95m / 6’ 5” 

WT: 128kg / 20st 2lb 

Honours: England U20 

Suva-born, but English 

qualified, rugby runs rich in 

his veins as his uncle, Akapusi 

Qera won 65 caps for Fiji, 

his sister, Lagi, plays for 

England and his cousin, Joe 

Cokanasiga, plays for Bath 

and was in the England squad 

at the 2019 World Cup. A 

product of both the Ivybridge 

AASE programme and Exeter 

College, he shone at U18 

and U20 level and further 

developed at Plymouth 

Albion. His Chiefs debut came 

against Bath in 2019. 

OLLY WOODBURN 

DOB: 18.11.1991 (32) 

Position: Wing 

HT: 1.88m / 6’ 2” 

WT: 100kg / 15st 7lb 

A back three stalwart at 

Sandy Park, he has plundered 

56 tries in 162 appearances 

to date and won two 

Premiership titles. Began 

his rugby career at Bath, 

where he made more than 50 

appearances, before heading 

further west in 2015. Quick, 

combative and a proven try 

scorer, he helped the Chiefs 

to reach their Premiership 

final in his first season before 

winning it for the first time in 

his second. He also picked up 

the club’s Player of the Year 

award and was nominated 

for the Premiership’s Player of 

the Year accolade. 

OLLIE DEVOTO 

DOB: 22.09.1993 (30) 

Position: Centre 

HT: 1.92m / 6’ 4” 

WT: 104kg / 16st 5lb 

Honours: England (2 caps) 

Another convert from Bath, 

he has now played more than 

100 games for the Chiefs. A 

World Rugby U20 champion 

in 2013, he graduated from 

the England age grade 

side into the Saxons before 

winning two senior caps. 

Played for Bath in the 2015 

Premiership final and then 

helped the Chiefs win their 

first title in 2017. Since then, 

he has helped the club reach 

four more Premiership finals, 

and lift the title again in 

2020. He also came off the 

bench to help Chiefs win the 

Champions Cup in that epic 

30-27 win over Racing 92 in 

2020.

SARACENS SUPPORTERS 

ASSOCIATION (SSA) 

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D @sarriessupport 

Q ssa_racens 

A very good afternoon to 

you from all of us in the SSA, 

and welcome back to StoneX 

for the second consecutive 

Saturday and what is forecast 

to be slightly warmer weather 

than last week! 

We’d firstly like to extend a 

warm welcome to the players, 

coaching team and of course 

the supporters of our long-time 

rivals Exeter Chiefs; we hope 

you’ve all had a good journey up 

from Devon and we know that 

despite the long trip you’ll be 

here in numbers as always, and 

will undoubtedly contribute to 

a great atmosphere as you get 

behind your players! 

The afternoon looks set fair 

for an exciting game against 

a new-look young Chiefs side 

that’s been playing some very 

attack-minded rugby this 

season and with Sarries of 

course looking to gain revenge 

for that 65-10 beating at Sandy 

Park on the first day of the 

Premiership campaign back in 

October! 

Staying with today’s game, 

we have previously contacted 

members to let them know that 

our own Gareth Simpson has a 

well-established charity which 

recycles rugby kit, collecting 

it and redistributing it to less 

privileged youngsters, primarily 

in his home country – South 

Africa. Saracens and Saracens 

Foundation are supporting 

Rugby Recycled – an initiative 

which Gareth launched while 

he was at still at high school in 

Durban in South Africa when he 

played against a development 

team from a local township, 

some of whose players played 

in trainers, school shoes and 

even bare feet. From small 

beginnings, Rugby Recycled 

has grown rapidly and has 

been able to provide kit and 

equipment to thousands of 

youngsters to enable them to 

play rugby. 

So look out for collection points 

today, and if you have been 

able to donate something – 

thank you!!!! 

Doubtless you’ll all still be 

digesting the news that, 

following weeks of speculation 

in the media, our captain and 

talisman Owen Farrell will 

officially be leaving North 

London for Paris on 1st July 

to join Top 14 giants Racing 92 

on what has been reported to 

be a two-year contract; there 

will – rightly of course - be 

plenty of tributes in the coming 

weeks and months to Owen’s 

incredible service to both 

Saracens and England over the 

past decade and a half, and 

indeed so many of you have 

written about Owen on social 

media in the days since his 

move was confirmed. 

Suffice to say for now that 

Owen will leave us with nothing 

but our immense gratitude, our 

enormous affection for a player 

and a man who will always be 

“one of our own”, our sincere 

wishes for a hugely successful 

spell with Les Ciel et Blanc – 

we’re sure that many Sarries 

fans will be planning a trip to 

the stunning La Defense Arena 

to see Owen play – and for a 

wonderful time with his family 

enjoying life in Paris. 

While nothing can ever 

be certain in this game of 

ours, many supporters have 

expressed the hope and belief 

that Owen will return to Sarries 

one day – and we’re very sure 

he knows that if this did come 

to pass he would be welcomed 

back with open arms. 

Owen will undoubtedly want to 

ensure that his last few months 

in the black and red will be 

memorable so, in every game, 

let’s get right behind him with 

all the noise and passion we 

can, and enjoy every minute of 

his remaining time with us! 

Last Saturday, following a late 

evening kick-off and in nearfreezing 

conditions, Sarries 

Men – we like to think boosted 

by a fantastic pre-match fans’ 

guard of honour organised 

by the SSA - bounced back in 

style from that torrid evening 

in Bordeaux with a 39-24 win 

over Lyon after coming back 

from being 5-17 down at the 

interval, and fuelled by a 

second half brace from Maro, 

to seal a spot in the last 16 

of the Investec Champions 

Cup, when we will again visit 

Stade Chabal-Delmas over 

the weekend of 5th-7th April 

with a chance to avenge our 

defeat by UBB – we hope as 

many of you as possible will be 

able make the trip, and those 

of us who were there earlier 

this month can fully attest 

to the delights of the city, its 

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famous wine and excellent 

food, the very welcoming 

UBB fans and the amazing 

atmosphere at the stadium. 

SSA Members should look out 

for ticketing information which 

we will provide immediately 

we confirm arrangements with 

UBB – please be patient, bear 

with us, and keep an eye on 

your inboxes! 

Earlier in the day last Saturday, 

Sarries Women were facing a 

challenging trip to Kingsholm 

and so it proved a difficult 

afternoon as our previously 

unbeaten table-toppers lost 24- 

15 to last season’s champions 

Gloucester-Hartpury in a game 

that was often on a knife-edge, 

but with Kelsey Jones scoring 

a hat-trick for the hosts before 

being sent off for a head-tohead 

tackle, leaving the Cherry 

and Whites second in the table 

just one point behind Sarries, 

with a game in hand. 

We can’t let that game pass 

without a very special mention 

to the intrepid band of Sarries 

supporters including SSA 

members Nigel Eaton, David 

Loxham, Barbara Buxton and 

Colin Garrett who not only 

drove down to Gloucester 

to give the Women such 

passionate support but actually 

made it back to StoneX in 

time for the Men’s game. Such 

dedication deserved nothing 

less than a huge round of 

applause!! 

NEXT UP 

Next up for the Men will be 

our much-anticipated friendly 

with Leinster on Friday 23rd 

February, followed by a few 

weeks’ break during the Six 

Nations before Showdown 

4 – the showpiece game 

against Quins at the incredible 

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 

on 23rd March – if you haven’t 

been to this event before, 

we urge you to experience it 

(tickets are selling fast!). You’ll 

thank us!! 

There is no Women’s game 

today, so their next fixture will 

be at StoneX on Saturday 3rd 

February when Trailfinders 

Women travel across from 

West London – at the time of 

writing the kick-off is scheduled 

for 14.30. 

Also in action earlier today were 

the Mavericks, who were due to 

take on Strathclyde Sirens in a 

sold-out pre-season encounter 

at Hertfordshire Sports Village, 

following on from which will be 

the pre-season fixture away 

to Manchester Thunder on 3rd 

February. 

EVENTS 

Tied in with the visit of our dear 

friends from Le LOU, a group 

of SSA members met up with 

a healthy contingent of fans 

from France for an evening of 

beer, burgers, one eye on the 

(for Sarries) crucial Connacht- 

Bristol game and a lot of rugby 

chat at the wolfpack in West 

Hampstead – a fantastic 

evening, and thanks are due 

to our Events supremo Nigel 

Eaton for making it happen. 

On Saturday, a large group 

of SSA members enjoyed a 

marvellous pre-match at Metro 

Italia, with hearty and warming 

pasta and pizzas providing a bit 

of defence against the cold – 

again, thanks to Nigel!! 

COME AND SEE US… 

For Chiefs fans who may 

be reading this, do please 

also come and say ‘hello’ to 

the Saracens Supporters 

Association at our base 

under what we fondly call our 

gazebo which I located near 

the North Stand and right by 

The Oasis. You can’t miss us - 

there’s always a large group in 

attendance, chatting, having 

a drink together, with, as ever, 

our Matchday Team working 

hard to help with membership 

enquiries, members’ badge 

collections and away ticket 

enquiries. We’d love to see you 

and share thoughts on today’s 

game, how the season’s going 

so far and what’s happening 

in the rugby world. It goes 

without saying, we’d love to see 

our fellow Sarries fans too!! 

Just a reminder for all visitors, 

though: 

We will be at the gazebo only 

until 30 minutes before kick-off 

and no later: it’s important 

to remember that the SSA 

Matchday Team is staffed 

entirely by volunteers who are 

fans like everyone else so we 

also need time to charge our 

glasses, meet up with friends, 

get to our seats or favourite 

standing spot, and greet the 

players as they run out from 

the tunnel, so if you do have any 

membership, ticketing or badge 

queries please come and see us 

in good time.. 

ABOUT THE SSA… 

If you do come to see us at 

the gazebo and you are not 

an SSA member, 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. 

For other news, 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 

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LOOK BACK IN TIME 

THE 2008 SIX NATIONS 

As rugby in the northern 

hemisphere gears up for its 

annual rugby extravaganza, 

the 2024 Guinness Six 

Nations, England will be led 

into the tournament by our 

very own Jamie George. It 

is the ultimate honour for a 

player who has already won 

everything with his club, 85 

caps for his country, including 

a World Cup final, and two 

tours with the British & Irish 

Lions. 

But who was the first player 

from Saracens to captain 

England? That honour goes 

to former No 8 Tony Diprose 

way back in 1998. But the 

first man to captain England 

into the Five or Six Nations 

from the club was the man 

who just appointed George 

as his captain, England head 

coach Steve Borthwick. 

Borthwick captained England 

21 times, although when he 

led his side out against Italy 

in February 2008 he was 

still a Bath player. He then 

joined Saracens that summer, 

when he led England on tour 

to New Zealand. Technically, 

his first Six Nations game 

in charge of England as a 

Saracens player was against 

Italy in 2009. George will also 

lead out England for the first 

time against the Italians next 

weekend. 

George takes over from 

his clubmate Owen Farrell 

after the decision by the 

latter to step down from the 

international arena after 

winning 112 caps for his 

country between 2012-23. He 

was captain on 48 occasions 

and will no doubt have passed 

on any necessary tips to his 

successor. 

It is an honour that George 

was delighted to accept 

and, as he told the Daily 

Telegraph recently, he aims to 

improve the recent win-ratio 

at Twickenham. Since the 

start of the 2021-22 season it 

stands at 50%. 

“I think the record speaks for 

itself – it’s not good enough. 

An England team at home 

should not lose. Twickenham 

should be a horrible place to 

come and play,” said George. 

“I think there are many 

factors that go into that. I 

look at what Quins are doing 

with their ‘Big Game’ in terms 

of making things a spectacle 

and involving the crowd in 

ENGLAND CAPTAINS FROM SARACENS 

PLAYER DEBUT AS CAPTAIN P W D L 

Tony Diprose Australia 76-0 England 1998 1 0 0 1 

Steve Borthwick New Zealand 37-20 England 2008 20 8 1 11 

Kyran Bracken Canada 10-22 England 2001 3 3 0 0 

Owen Farrell France 22-16 England 2018 48 32 2 14 

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that respect. I think there 

are lessons to be learned 

there. Likewise, what we at 

Saracens do for our big game 

at the Tottenham Hotspur 

stadium. 

“As players we’ve got some 

work to do because we want 

people out of their seats. I 

think that happens in the 

way that we play, how much 

pride we show, how physical 

we are and how much it 

means to us. 

“Sitting down with Steve 

(Borthwick) and listening 

to him talk about making 

Twickenham a fortress again 

and bringing the fans with 

us is stuff that I can connect 

with massively. And that’s 

something that is really at 

the forefront of my mind. 

“Every time I play for England, 

if we do lose, I feel like we let 

the fans down.” 

George has never been one to 

let down fans at the StoneX 

Stadium with his all-action 

approach and if succeeds 

in his bid to reconnect the 

England rugby fans with 

their national team then he 

will make Twickenham a very 

difficult and hostile place for 

teams to play at. 

Wales and Ireland you have 

been warned!

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THE INTERVIEW 

HUGH 

TIZARD 

THERE IS A DATE IN HUGH 

TIZARD’S DIARY THAT NOT 

ONLY HAS ONE RED CIRCLE 

AROUND THE DAY, BUT TWO! 

IT IS SATURDAY, 23 MARCH 

– ‘SHOWDOWN 4’ AT THE 

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM.

It’s not just that it is a big 

London derby match, or 

another chance for the 

‘Men in Black’. For the 6ft 

5in, 120kg lock it is far more 

personal than that. 

The 23-year old former 

England U20 giant came 

through the ranks at the 

Quins before opting to switch 

to Saracens 18 months ago. 

His competitive debut for 

Sarries was against his old 

teammates – and he loved it, 

helping his new side to a 30- 

276 victory. 

By the end of the season he 

had also played in his first 

Premiership Final, helping 

Saracens to beat Sale 

Sharks at Twickenham. Not 

a bad way to end your first 

campaign at a new club! 

Having cited the desire to get 

closer to Maro Itoje as one 

of the main reasons behind 

his switch to Saracens, 

‘Showdown4’ should give 

him the chance to measure 

his development against one 

of his first rugby heroes, Joe 

Launchbury. 

Tizard grew up watching 

Wasps and was a huge 

admirer of the former 

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THE SWITCH 

TO SARACENS 

WAS ALL 

ABOUT 

GETTING 

CLOSER TO 

MARO ITOJE TO 

TRY TO LEARN 

FROM HIM 

AND FURTHER 

DEVELOP MY 

GAME. 

England lock. If they do come 

face to face at the Tottenham 

Hotspur Stadium in March 

then it will give the rising 

Sarries star the chance to 

measure his progress against 

a past master of second row 

play. 

“There are always a lot of 

WattsApp messages flying 

back and forth before a game 

against Quins. It’s great 

banter and it is probably 

the hardest game to play,” 

admitted Tizard. 

“I had a great grounding 

at Quins, but the switch 

to Saracens was all about 

getting closer to Maro Itoje 

to try to learn from him and 

further develop my game. I’ve 

had a great 18 months at the 

club and just want to keep on 

getting better. 

“You saw last weekend 

against Lyon just how good 

Maro is. There is no second 

row like him in the world 

game and his influence on 

the game in so many areas is 

massive. 

“He is everywhere and 

gets involved in everything. 

Beating Lyon was a massive 

step forward from the 

previous week in Bordeaux 

and proved we are able to 

react to adversity.” 

That’s certainly going to be 

top of the agenda once again 

today as Saracens seek to

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get even with Exeter Chiefs 

after their record beating at 

Sandy Park on the opening 

day of the season. The 65-10 

defeat has definitely been 

the elephant in the room at 

training this week, with the 

unspoken goal to more than 

get even. 

Tizard was bed ridden at the 

time and missed that game. 

Even so, he flet the hurt and 

has spent the remainder 

of the season trying to get 

greater consistency into his 

game. 

With the England Six Nations 

squad members unavailable 

this weekend, it is time for the 

likes of Tizard to step up and 

fill the massive gap left by the 

loss of Itoje and Nick Isiekwe. 

“It is time for some of us to 

step up in the big games and 

against the big teams. This 

weekend is not just about 

fighting for points in the 

league table against Chiefs, 

it’s about making amends,” 

added Tizard. 

“We had a successful period 

last year during the Six 

Nations when the top layers 

were away, and we want 

the same again this season. 

They will all be back for the 

‘Showdown’ but it’s our job 

in the meantime to keep 

standards high. 

“I feel that since I’ve been 

at Saracens my game has 

become far more complete 

and my set piece work has 

become much better and is 

becoming a strong part of 

my game. Now it is all about 

becoming more consistent.”

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TOWARDS CRIME 

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DELIVERY 

For the last 8 weeks, Saracens Foundation have 

been working with ‘The Wolfpack’ ay HMPYOI 

Feltham. The participants chose this name 

themselves as, like wolves, they were hunting for 

new opportunities for a brighter future, and like a 

pack of wolves, they are supporting each other on 

their respective journey. 

The 8-week course saw them challenge themselves 

facing workshops that provoked discussions on 

mental wellbeing, leadership skills and ‘owning 

your story’ in a job interview. For the first time in 

Week 5, the group played a mid-course adapted 

contact match against a Barbarians side of Prison 

Officers, Chobham, Staines and Feltham RFC which 

was a huge success and really helped to bring the 

team together and build a sense of camaraderie 

amongst the group. 

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With 

OLLY HARTLEY 

A - Action: If you could be a 

superhero, which would you 

be? 

Iron Man 

B - Boyhood: Who was your 

sporting idol growing up? 

Wayne Rooney 

C - Childhood: What is your 

favourite childhood memory? 

Playing Xbox Mario Tennis 

with Cristiano Ronaldo 

D - Dish: What’s your go-to 

pre-match meal? 

Pastries 

E - Education: What was your 

favourite subject in school? 

Art 

F - Film buff: What’s your 

favourite film? 

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The Blind Side 

G - Groove: Who is the best 

dancer in the squad? 

Manu Vunipola 

H - Holiday: What’s your 

favourite holiday destination? 

Marbella 

I - Inside: Who is the worst 

to sit beside in the dressing 

room? 

Would be Ollie Stonham, his 

chat stinks 

J - Joker: Who is the funniest 

in the squad? 

Elliot Daly or Kapeli Pifeleti 

K - Kick-Off: What’s your 

favourite time of day to play 

a match? 

Friday Night! 

L - Languages: How many 

languages can you speak? 

One 

M - Music: Your favourite 

artist and song right now? 

Gorah by Nitefreak 

N - Number: Do you have a 

lucky number? 

Nope 

O - Others: What’s your 

favourite sport outside of 

rugby? 

Football or Golf 

P - Pal: Who is your best mate 

in the squad? 

Toby Knight 

Q - Quirky: Who has the most 

interesting fashion sense? 

Ben Harris 

R - Red Carpet: Who is the 

most famous contact in your 

phone? 

Ian Salisbury

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S - Superstitions: Do you have 

any matchday routines? 

Nope 

T - Trim: What’s the worst 

haircut you’ve ever had? 

2008 - my brother cut my 

hair with kitchen scissors! 

U- Under pressure: Who in the 

squad would be the best in a 

bad situation? 

Alex Goode, he has 

connections everywhere to 

get you out of trouble 

V - Verified: How often do you 

use social media? 

Too often 

W - Worst fear: What are you 

most scared of? 

Sharks 

X - X-ray: Have you ever 

broken any bones? 

Hand 

Y - Youth: Where did you grow 

up? 

Wimbledon 

Z - Zoo: What’s your favourite 

animal? 

French Bulldog

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 

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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 

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CAN YOU UNSCRAMBLE 

THE NAMES OF THE TWO 

PLAYERS BELOW? 

A] RAINY 

DITCHES 

B] MANACLED 

FROTH 

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CAN YOU TELL THE POSITION OF 

THE REAL BALL? 

An Bn Cn Dn En 

B 

A 

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how did 

you do?! 

ANSWERS: 

BEHIND THE MASK: 

Nick Isiekwe 

ALL JUMBLED UP: 

A] Andy Christie 

B] Theo McFarland 

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MARLIE 

PACKER 

IT WASN’T 

THE RESULT 

SARACENS 

WOMEN 

WANTED ON 

SATURDAY, AS 

THEY SUFFERED 

A FIRST LEAGUE 

DEFEAT OF 

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AGAINST 

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KINGSHOLM. 

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On a bitterly cold afternoon, 

the defending champions 

were clinical when it 

counted and stifled the 

Sarries defence, to leave 

Marlie Packer’s side without 

anything to show for their 

efforts. 

Having won all previous 

matches in the league up until 

this point, Packer insisted 

that her side will learn from 

the defeat, heading into the 

second half of the season. 

“There’s a lot of 

disappointment but we need 

to look at ourselves. There 

are still positives to take, and 

we’re going to grow and learn 

from this.” 

Saracens did manage to right 

the wrongs of conceding 

late in the match against 

Gloucester-Hartpury, even 

finishing with the final try 

themselves, as Coreen Grant 

raced over out wide, but 

inaccuracy with ball in hand 

ultimately cost the side. 

Packer admitted as much 

too, explaining that her side 

didn’t make the most of their 

chances. 

“We talked about the fact 

that we let Exeter in for 

the last play at StoneX. We 

wanted to be better this 

week and this time; it was us 

scoring in the last play. We 

took the learnings from the 

last match into this one, but 

the issue was that we didn’t 

execute enough in the red 

zone.” 

Despite the obvious 

disappointment of the 

defeat, Packer still believes 

that her side will take a lot 

from a physical encounter, as 

she wryly mused that leagues 

aren’t won at this early stage 

of the season. 

“There were so many times 

that we got into their 22, 

but we just weren’t clinical 

enough. That will be a 

massive learning experience 

for us. League titles aren’t 

won at this point in the 

season, but you always want 

to take care of business as 

early as you can.” 

After an away semi-final 

defeat to Exeter last 

season, Packer was bullish 

in explaining that her side 

wanted to secure a home tie 

this season in the play-offs. 

With plenty of the season 

still to go, they are still on 

course to do that, with Packer 

reinforcing the need to learn 

heading into the second part 

of the season. 

“We want a home semi-final 

and we’re honest about that. 

The main thing for us is the 

amount of learning we can 

take from this into the rest of 

the season.”

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EVERY WEEK WE WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING ONE OF 

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PIONEERS 

1) Tell us a bit about yourself 

I’m originally from Sunderland 

and I’ve lived in London since 

2012. I’ve worked in banking 

for most of my career and 

I now run my own business 

helping organisations 

communicate with their staff 

and customers in times of 

change. I love live sport and 

music and have also worked 

as a crowd marshall at 

Glastonbury Festival. 

2) When did you get involved 

with the programme? 

I joined in summer 2022 so 

this is my second season on 

the programme. 

3) What do you do on 

matchday? 

I’m part of the volunteer 

support team so I help out 

with admin like registration 

at the start of the day, and 

then I cover any gaps that 

need filling during the shift. 

So I can end up on the gates, 

meet-and-greet, on a stand 

or a combination depending 

on what’s needed - no two 

shifts are the same! 

4) What makes the Pioneer 

Programme special for you? 

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For me, it’s definitely the 

ethos of the programme. 

It’s a brilliant community 

to be part of and that 

translates when you’re on 

shift and speaking to fans 

around the ground. People 

are so receptive and always 

thank you for your help if they 

need it, it’s great to be able 

to make such a difference to 

someone’s visit. 

5) What are your best three 

memories? 

1. My introduction to live 

rugby early in the season in 

2022 when Sarries produced 

some amazing comebacks, 

including my first game vs 

Gloucester as well as vs 

Northampton a few weeks 

later. 

2. England women vs Canada 

in September: it was a real 

occasion and the Canadian 

fans were all so friendly. 

3. My first shift scanning 

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in November - it was very 

busy but a lot of fun!

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MAVERICKS 

HAVING COME 

BACK INTO 

THE FOLD FOR 

ENGLAND AFTER 

SEVERAL YEARS OF 

SERIOUS INJURIES, 

DEFENSIVE 

STAR RAZIA 

QUASHIE MADE 

AN IMMEDIATE 

IMPACT LAST 

WEEKEND IN HER 

SIDE’S FIRST TWO 

INTERNATIONAL 

TESTS AGAINST 

UGANDA AND 

AUSTRALIA AT 

OVO ARENA 

WEMBLEY. 

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Reflecting on coming back 

into the side, Quashie 

admitted that it had been 

a hard journey back to the 

top level, after two serious 

injuries. 

“It’s been amazing. I’ve had 

one of the hardest journey’s 

I could have had in the last 

three years. I’ve attacked 

this series with everything 

I’ve got and taken it all in my 

stride. I’m grateful for the 

opportunity to come back 

and be part of the team.” 

She has already formed 

a strong international 

connection with Fran 

Williams, with Quashie 

explaining that playing 

together in their childhood 

had helped the pair find a 

synergy on court. 

“Fran and I have been playing 

together since we were kids 

and we’ve been working 

together throughout being 

part of the England setup. 

The connection is a solid 

one and we’ve built that link 

between the two of us as the 

years have gone by.” 

England secured victory over 

Uganda, before a narrow 

defeat to Australia a day 

later. Whilst Quashie was 

disappointed with the result 

against the Aussies, she 

was thrilled with her own 

performance level, having felt 

she hadn’t been quite at her 

best against Uganada. 

“I feel great personally. I 

was disappointed in my 

performance against Uganda. 

That wasn’t the real me on

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I LIKE TO BE REWARDED FOR THE WORK WE 

DO IN DEFENCE. TO SEE US SCORE FROM 

THE INTERCEPT WAS BRILLIANT. 

court, but I feel like against 

Australia I worked hard and 

showed what I could do. I 

wanted to show what I was 

capable of. Yes, we could 

have gone on and won that 

match, but for me, I’m really 

happy with how I performed 

and with how we pushed to 

try and get that result. I like 

to be rewarded for the work 

we do in defence. To see us 

score from the intercept was 

brilliant.” 

Reflecting on her comeback 

from injury, Quashie explained 

that her second serious injury 

had taken a lot out of her, 

highlighting the need to set 

targets and goals to get back 

to the top level. 

“I came back quickly from the 

first injury, but the second 

time I did my achilles, it took 

me 11 months. I didn’t want 

to stay down, I wanted to 

come back, set my goals and 

go onwards, which I’ve done. 

Now, it’s about keeping fit 

and being my best self on 

court.” 

With more internationals to 

come this weekend, before 

a return to Mavs colours at 

HSV, Quashie has certainly 

laid down a marker that she’s 

going to be a key player again 

this season for Mavericks.

HIGH SCHOOL 

SARACENS 

HIGH SCHOOL IS 

NOT A SPORTS 

ACADEMY. THAT 

DOESN’T MEAN 

SPORT HERE IS 

THE SAME AS 

IN EVERY OTHER 

NON-SELECTIVE 

SCHOOL. AFTER 

ALL, THIS SCHOOL 

IS A MEMBER OF 

THE SARACENS 

FAMILY. 

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At first glance, PE lessons 

look much like they do in 

every other non-selective free 

school. On second glance, 

one of the PE teachers is Vice 

Principal Sonia Green (aka 

Sonic), a current Saracens 

Women’s player with a record 

breaking 330 caps for the 

club she is devoted to. 

There are Houses named 

after Saracens legends 

(Alphonsi and Hill) and signed 

boots, shirts and netball 

dresses on the walls. The 

gargantuan Premiership 

trophy has even been on 

display in the assembly hall. 

However, it is the times 

players visit the school that 

are most impactful. 

Players from all of the teams 

speaking to pupils gives such 

a boost to the children’s selfesteem 

and ambition while 

being an expression of the 

meaningful relationship the 

school enjoys with the club. 

This relationship is also to 

thank for a full-throttle 

introduction to an inclusive 

sport by Saracens Wheelchair 

Rugby Club and for access to 

coaching from Mavericks at 

a community day held on the 

school courts. 

The Vice Principal 

is Saracens recordbreaker, 

Sonic 

Players from all of the Saracens 

teams visit the school 

Supporting ‘our teams’ at 

StoneX

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Pupils speaking to Saracens’ 

England stars at StoneX 

It is a privilege to watch the 

rugby teams play at StoneX 

and last year pupils were even 

invited to watch England 

Women train before they 

played Canada. 

Surely all of the above 

increases participation in the 

diverse sports clubs on offer 

during and after school. The 

netball club, for example, has 

sky-rocketed in popularity 

with a 300% increase in 

attendance. Sports Prefects 

support positive play at break 

times and help facilitate 

increased participation. 

As well as the traditional 

sports pupils can use the 

gym or try cheerleading, 

boxing and trampolining. The 

outdoor table tennis tables 

are in constant use as are the 

newly added table football 

tables. 

Table Football, or Foosball, is 

a popular club that has been 

introduced by Maths teacher 

Mr Hawkes, himself an 

international table football 

player! 

The values shared with the 

club underpin the sports 

teams - as they do all areas 

of school life - and it has 

been wonderful to see 

discipline, hard work and 

honesty leading to successes 

celebrated with humility. 

Last season both girls’ 

football teams came out 

top in Barnet and Year 7 

won the netball league. A 

particular highlight before 

Christmas was the football 

team winning a 10-team 

tournament with special 

guests, Arsenal Under 21s. The 

basketball teams have also 

been going from strength to 

strength. 

The girls’ football teams are 

top in Barnet 

Being sporty isn’t an entry 

requirement to Saracens High 

School. But an interest in 

sport is an ‘exit inevitability’ 

after meeting professional 

sports men and women, 

watching sport played at the 

HIGH SCHOOL 

Saracens High School 

will complete its final 

stage of growth this 

September with the 

addition of Year 13. 

We are currently 

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teaching positions. 

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a sport they themselves enjoy. 

Moreover, alumni of Saracens 

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COMMUNITY 

NEWS 

As we move into the second 

game of 2024 at StoneX 

Stadium we are into our 

second festival of the year 

and welcome the U14s to 

StoneX Stadium. This is the 

first time in some years that 

we have hosted this age 

groups and can’t wait to 

see some fantastic rugby on 

show pre-game. 

Last week pre-Lyon game, we 

had 45 teams across the U9s 

and U10s age groups that 

participated in the festival. It 

was a great display of rugby 

and brilliant to see so many 

involved throughout the day 

braving the wind and cold 

temperatures to provide 

some great skills on show. 

We also welcome Chelmsford 

RFC today who will be 

welcoming the teams to the 

pitch as the Guard of Honour 

and waving the big shirt pregame. 

SHOWDOWN 4 GROUPS 

TICKET DEADLINE – We are 

fast approaching the end of 

the month when our group 

ticket prices will increase, if 

you are interested in bringing 

a group of 20+ to the game 

at the Tottenham Stadium, 

then don’t hesitate to get 

in touch at finleyhoward@ 

saracens.net or richardhope@ 

saracens.net to get booked in 

before the end of the month. 

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. To enquire please 

visit https://saracens.com/ 

saracensstaycations/ 

We are approaching Feb Half 

term and for the first time 

where we are visiting 5 of our 

community clubs over the 

two weeks, including some 

new visits to Gravesend RFC, 

Southend RFC and Harwich 

and Dovercourt RFC, and 

returning to some venues 

where we haven’t been for a 

couple of years in Cheshunt 

RFC and Old Grammarians 

RFC. We are also hosting 

both our two of our fantastic 

clinics with both the Half 

Back Clinic and our newer 

forwards clinic where players 

can improve on some of the 

finer skills involved in both 

areas. All of these camps are 

on sale now, and selling fast, 

so don’t hesitate in booking 

on at https://saracens.com/ 

community/junior-rugbycamps/

COMING NEXT . . . 

ALL EYES WILL TURN TO THE GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 

AFTER THIS WEEKEND, ALTHOUGH WHILE THERE IS 

A BREAK FROM GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP ACTION 

THERE IS STILL A MOUTHWATERING FIXTURE FOR 

SARACENS FANS TO LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH. 

On Friday, 23 February, 

fellow Investec Champions 

Cup Round of 16 side Leinster 

are the visitors to the StoneX 

Stadium. The Dubliners may 

be missing a whole squad of 

players who are on duty for 

Ireland in the Six Nations, but 

they have an academy set-up 

that is reckoned to be one of 

the best in the business. 

Book now to get your 

tickets for this big occasion, 

while ‘The Showdown 4 in 

Association with City Index’ 

is also looming on Saturday, 

23 March against Harlequins 

at the Tottenham Hotspur 

Stadium. 

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RUGBY 

COMING UP 

AT STONEX 

STADIUM 

Friday, 23 February 

(7.30pm kick-off) 

Saracens v Leinster Rugby 

Friendly 

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HOTSPUR 

STADIUM 

‘THE SHOWDOWN 4’ 

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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 

80

81 

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) 

STONEX STADIUM 

SAT 27 JAN 

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Television Match Official: Rowan Kitt 

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premiership rugby table 

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2 Harlequins 11 7 0 4 294 232 62 42 32 6 2 36 

3 Bath Rugby 11 7 0 4 280 234 46 38 27 5 3 36 

4 Exeter Chiefs 11 7 0 4 328 231 97 48 34 6 1 35 

5 Sale Sharks 11 7 0 4 202 228 -26 28 30 3 1 32 

6 Saracens 11 6 0 5 288 241 47 40 33 5 2 31 

7 Leicester Tigers 11 6 0 5 273 235 38 34 29 3 2 29 

8 Bristol Bears 11 5 0 6 270 256 14 35 36 3 2 25 

9 Gloucester Rugby 11 2 0 9 222 329 -107 29 45 5 4 17 

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