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07 NEIL GOLDING 

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16 SCENE SETTER 

18 CLUB NEWS 

26 SEASONAL MEMBERSHIP 

30 THE OPPOSITION 

32 FIVE TO WATCH 

48 A TO Z 

50 JUNIOR SARRIES 

52 PLAYER PROIFILES 

60 SARACENS WOMEN 

66 FIRST XV MEMBERS 

70 MAVERICKS 

72 SARACENS HIGH SCHOOL 

74 MATCH MASCOTS 

77 COMMUNITY NEWS 

78 COMING UP 

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CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME 

NEIL 

GOLDING 

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FIRST, A VERY WARM WELCOME TO THE 

GLOUCESTER PLAYERS, COACHES AND FANS. 

This is our first game at 

StoneX Stadium for what 

feels like an age after the 

break for the Six Nations 

and of course the trip to 

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 

for The Showdown! 

It was an amazing day 

at Spurs back in March 

with over 60,000 of you 

in attendance to witness 

an incredible performance 

against Harlequins. To see 

so many fans in the stadium 

will live long in the memory 

and we are all very excited to 

see that event grow over the 

coming years. 

The loss in Bordeaux was of 

course a tough one to take 

but I know everyone at the 

training ground is incredibly 

excited to get back in to 

Premiership action with so 

much at stake over the next 

few weeks. 

The Premiership is a brilliant 

league and the drama we 

have ahead in the race for 

the play-off spots will be 

fascinating. Gloucester 

are a very dangerous 

outfit and a club that we 

have a lot of respect for so 

let’s hope we can kickstart 

the run in with a good win 

this afternoon. 

Over the past few weeks I 

am sure you have all seen the 

announcements regarding 

some of the players who will 

be joining us next season. 

The group that we have 

assembled to take the club 

forward over the coming 

years is one that we are very 

excited by and judging by the 

Seasonal Membership sales 

so far, you are all delighted 

as well! 

There will of course be some 

real club legends departing 

at the end of the season 

and with only a handful of 

matches left, there is real 

desire to ensure we send 

them all off in the right way. 

I’d like to give a huge 

congratulations to Saracens 

Women who have qualified 

for the Allianz Cup Final next 

weekend. The semi-final win 

over Exeter was a real thriller 

and let’s hope they can get 

their hands on the trophy 

away in Bristol. 

It is also brilliant to see 

so many of our players 

shining during the Women’s 

Six Nations! I know there 

is a big crowd expected 

at Twickenham today for 

England v Ireland so fingers 

crossed the Red Roses can 

take another step towards 

the Grand Slam. 

It has also been a busy time 

for the Mavericks, who hosted 

a brilliant ‘Headliner’ in 

front of a bumper crowd at 

Wembley Arena a fortnight 

ago. It was a huge moment 

for the club to have over 

2,500 at such an iconic venue 

and hopefully we can keep 

the momentum up moving 

forward! 

Back to today, it’s one of our 

biggest games of the season 

and with another sold out 

crowd let’s cheer as loudly as 

possible! 

Enjoy the game! 

Neil

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CAPTAIN’S COLUMN 

OWEN 

FARRELL 

GOOD 

AFTERNOON 

AND WELCOME 

TO STONEX 

STADIUM 

FOR TODAY’S 

MATCH AGAINST 

GLOUCESTER. 

With the league so tight, it’s 

a massive game today and 

we know we need to be at our 

best to keep up our push for 

the play-offs. 

After the Bordeaux game 

we had some time to reflect 

on what was of course a 

disappointing result. We had 

some honest conversations 

in our debrief and we are 

all incredibly motivated to 

make sure we hit the ground 

running this afternoon. 

The support over there in 

France was phenomenal, we 

are gutted we couldn’t come 

away with a win but seeing 

so many of you in the stands 

was incredible. 

Gloucester are playing some 

great rugby at the moment 

and we are prepared for a big 

test this afternoon. They are 

on a real high after winning 

the Premiership Rugby Cup 

and are also through to the 

semi-finals of the Challenge 

Cup. 

Defensively we were in a good 

place at Kingsholm earlier 

this season and we know we’ll 

need to do the same today to 

come out on the right side of 

the result. 

A lot has happened since 

our last match here back in 

January. The Showdown at 


was an amazing occasion and 

I’d like to thank everyone for 

all of your messages before 

my 250th, you all made it a 

truly special day for me and 

my family. 

It’s that time of the season 

when the big games come 

thick and fast, and we’ve got 

another big challenge away 

at Bath next weekend which 

is another crucial one for us. 

On behalf of all of us, massive 

congratulations to our 

Women who got through to 

the Cup Final last weekend. I 

know they’ll be going all out 

to lift the trophy next Sunday 

in Bristol and we’ll all be 

supporting! 

Back to today, we can’t wait 

to run out in front of another 

sold out crowd at StoneX and 

we’ll do everything we can to 

put smiles on your faces! 

See you all after - enjoy the 

game!

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SCENE SETTER 

First it was the Six 

Nations and then Europe. 

But from here on in the 

rest of the season is all 

about the defence of the 

Gallagher Premiership. 

There is nothing else to 

divert the attention and 

the next four games will 

determine the fate of the 

season for the ‘Men in 

Black’. Can Owen Farrell’s 

side make it a ‘Magnificent 

Seventh’ title? That’s 

the goal, starting with 

today’s home clash with 

Gloucester. 

This is how the 

Premiership table looked 

coming into this weekend 

– with no fewer than nine 

teams still mathematically 

capable of breaking into 

the top four: 

CLUB P W D L Pts 

Northampton Saints 14 10 0 4 49 

Bath Rugby 14 8 0 6 43 

Saracens 14 8 0 6 42 

Harlequins 14 8 0 6 42 

Bristol Bears 14 8 0 6 40 

Exeter Chiefs 14 8 0 6 40 

Leicester Tigers 14 8 0 6 39 

Sale Sharks 14 8 0 6 37 

Gloucester Rugby 14 4 0 10 26 

Newcastle Falcons 14 0 0 14 5 

It may be a stretch for 

Gloucester to climb into a 

semi-final berth, but they 

will arrive today highly on 

adrenaline and spirit after 

their EPCR Challenge Cup 

quarter final win over the 

Ospreys. 

Mark McCall’s side may 

have won 24-3 at Kingsholm 

earlier in the season, but he 

only has to cast his mind 

back a couple of seasons to 

recall the Cherry & Whites 

winning 25-24 at the StoneX 

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on 8 January 2022. Three 

tries and 10 points from 

Adam Hastings earned them 

a famous win on that day, 

when not even a 76th minute 

try from Alex Lewington could 

save the day for the home 

side. 

Speaking of Alex, the wing 

announced last week he 

will be retiring from the 

professional game at the 

end of the season. What a 

servant the 32-year-old has 

been to Saracens, Leicester 

Tigers and London Irish. 

Having launched his career 

at Welford Road in 2009, 

he switched to the Irish four 

years later. He then joined 

Saracens in 2018. He has 

made 130 appearances for 

the ‘Men in Black’ and has 

scored 55 tries. His 62 league 

tries make him the 12th top 

try scorer in the history of the 

Premiership. 

He played for England 

Saxons, but surprisingly 

never got a call for full Test 

honours. Now he is focussed 

on brining his 15 year pro 

career to a successful end. 

“I’ve decided to retire from 

professional rugby at the end 

of the current season and I 

can’t express what the sport 

has given me - friendships, 

purpose, happiness and the 

chance to live my dream,” said 

Lewington in announcing his 

decision. 

“Saracens have shown me the 

highest levels this game can 

truly be played at. It’s where 

I’ve created a home, but all 

good things have to come to 

an end!” 

We wish him all the best 

wherever he lands next!

CLUB 

NEWS 

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WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE 

THAT SALES ARE NOW OPEN FOR OUR 

2024/25 SARACENS MEN’S SEASONAL 

MEMBERSHIPS. 

Your Saracens are working 

hard to ensure we finish this 

season off in style, we will 

never give up on getting our 

hands on the silverware come 

the end of the season. 

We are constantly looking to 

expand our Sarries family, 

and would love for you to join 

us next season for what is 

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year. 

Full details of Your 

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SAM SPINK SIGNS FOR 

SARACENS 

SARACENS IS PLEASED TO CONFIRM 

THE ARRIVAL OF SAM SPINK FROM 

WESTERN FORCE FOR THE 2024/25 

SEASON. 

The centre, who was formerly 

at Wasps has had an 

enormous impact in Super 

Rugby since moving to the 

Perth based side, and was 

named the Western Force 

Players’ Player of the Year 

in his debut season, scoring 

three tries in 12 appearances. 

Spink is excited of this new 

chapter at StoneX Stadium. 

“There is still plenty of work 

to do here in Australia with 

the season only half way 

through but I’m very excited 

to be heading home and 

joining such a great club like 

Saracens. There is a really 

exciting young group forming 

and I can’t wait to be a part 

of it going forward.” 

SHOWDOWN 5 BALLOT 

AN AMAZING SHOWDOWN IN FRONT OF 

OVER 60,000 AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 

STADIUM, AND A HUGE WIN OVER 

HARLEQUINS! 

We’re excited to announce 

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The Showdown 5 is open! 

By entering The Showdown 

5 ticket ballot, you will have 

priority access - following 

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BEN EARL NAMED IN SIX NATIONS 

TEAM OF THE TOURNAMENT 

BEN EARL’S INCREDIBLE FORM HAS 

BEEN RECOGNISED AS HE HAS BEEN 

NAMED IN THE SIX NATIONS TEAM OF 

THE TOURNAMENT. 

He was Player of the Match 

in both of England’s home 

matches against Wales and 

Ireland, which included a try 

in the memorable last minute 

win over the Irish. 

Earl made the most carries 

of any player in the Guinness 

Men’s Six Nations this year 

(73), while he recorded the 

most carry metres (419), 

metres in contact (127) and 

defenders beaten (24) of any 

forward. 

His tally of 73 carries was 

the third most by an England 

player in any edition of 

the competition since Billy 

Vunipola in 2016 (93) and Ben 

Cohen in 2002 (76). 

Well done, Ben! 

INJURY UPDATE | ANDY CHRISTIE 

ANDY CHRISTIE SUFFERED A BREAK IN 

HIS ARM DURING THE MATCH AGAINST 

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS. 

It will require an operation 

and is expected to keep him 

out for around 12 weeks. 

We’re all behind you and wish 

you a speedy recovery, Andy! 

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STADIUM TOURS 

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 

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Tours last around 2 hours, 

and you are encouraged to 

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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!! 

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SEASONAL 

MEMBERSHIPS 

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE 

THAT SALES ARE NOW OPEN FOR 

OUR 2024/25 SARACENS MEN’S 

SEASONAL MEMBERSHIPS. 

Your Saracens are 

working hard to ensure 

we finish this season 

off in style, with two 

competitions still to 

fight for, we will never 

give up on getting our 

hands on the silverware 

come the end of the 

season. 

We are constantly 

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Sarries family, and 

would love for you to 

join us next season 

for what is set to be 

another blockbuster 

year. 

Full details of Your 

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YOUR SARACENS MEN'S SEASONAL MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS 

By joining Your Saracens 

family for the 2024/25 

season, you will be entitled to: 

• Your allocated seat at 

EVERY home game here 

at StoneX Stadium, across 

the Gallagher Premiership, 

Premiership Rugby Cup and 

Investec Champions Cup... 

INCLUDING KNOCK-OUTS! 

• A Seasonal Members-only 

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additional tickets to all Men's 

home fixtures at StoneX 

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• Your equivalent seat at 


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· Bespoke discounts and 

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· 10% discount on our 

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· Discounts on StoneX 

Stadium Tours 

· International ticket ballot 

access for England fixtures at 

Twickenham Stadium 

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WHILE IT MAY NOT 

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GREATEST LEAGUE 

CAMPAIGN FOR THE 

CHERRY & WHITES 

SO FAR, LAST 

WEEKEND’S EPCR 

CHALLENGE CUP 

QUARTER-FINAL WIN 

OVER THE OSPREYS 

AT KINGSHOLM 

PROVED THEY ARE A 

TOP CLASS OUTFIT. 

Their ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ season 

has not only seen them 

reach a European semi-final, 

but also pick up the first 

piece of silverware of the 

season in the English game, 

the Premiership Cup. They 

powered to a 23-13 home win 

over Leicester Tigers to win 

the title and then went to 

Welford Road a week later 

and won 27-25 in a league 

fixture. 

Not too shabby, I hear you all 

say, but then they returned to 

their beloved Kingsholm for 

a huge west country derby 

against Bristol Bears and 

conceded five tries in a 33-24 

defeat. That hurt! 

If it wasn’t quite a case of 

going back to the drawing 

board after losing local 

bragging rights, head coach 

George Skivington was 

brutally honest with his side 

as they headed into their Euro 

shoot-out with the Ospreys. 

“After missing so many 

tackles in our against Bristol 

we put a big focus on our 

defence for the next two 

weeks. I was really pleased 

at how we went in that area 

against the Ospreys,” said 

Skivington. 

“We knew Ospreys would 

go hard at the breakdown 

and they got into us early 

on and caught us on the 

counter with an excellent try. 

Despite it being only 14-13 at 

the interval, we were happy 

we were doing the right 

things but overall we weren’t 

accurate enough. 

“We are lucky to have secured 

a number of knock-out games 

at home so far this season 

and the more we bring to 

Kingsholm the better.” 

Next up will be Benetton 

Rugby, who knocked out 

Connacht in their semi-final. 

The Italian national team in 

disguise, they will present 

another huge challenge 

before Gloucester can start 

contemplating winning the 

Challenge Cup for a third 

time. 

Scottish international Adam 

Hastings was back in action 

for the Ospreys game and 

gave a good account of 

himself. That allowed the 

multi-talented Argentine star 

Santi Carreras to switch to 

his favoured position of full 

back. 

His six successful penalties 

kicked the Ospreys out 

of the tournament and 

his goalkicking will be a 

huge threat today. Add 

in the explosive back row 

trio of Zach Mercer, Ruan 

Ackermann and Lewis Ludlow 

and there is plenty of star 

quality in their side. 

A top four finish may be a bit 

of a stretch with only four 

games to play, but in this 

topsy-turvy season, anything 

seems possible. They will 

travel with a real spring in 

their step and looking to carry 

on the good work against the 

Ospreys at the StoneX.

5TO 

WATCH 

ZACH MERCER 

DOB: 28.06.1997 (26) 

Position: Back Row 

Ht/Wt: 1.91m / 6’ 3” – 108kg / 17st 1lb 

Honours: England (2) 

One of the most sought after 

players in Europe, he helped 

Montpellier win the Top 14 

title for the first time in 

2022 and was named as the 

Player of the Season in that 

tournament. His running, offloading 

and handling skills 

are things of beauty, yet he 

has remained a fringe player 

for England under Eddie 

Jones and Steve Borthwick. 

His French sojourn – he left 

Bath to join Montpellier – 

meant he wasn’t available 

for Test duty, but since 

joining Gloucester this 

season he has carried on his 

great form. One to watch for 

all Saracens players, as well 

as everyone in the crowd. 

RUAN ACKERMANN 

DOB: 29.12.1995 (28) 

Position: Back Row 

Ht/Wt: 1.95m / 6’ 5” – 110kg / 17st 4lb 

Honours: South Africa A / Barbarians 

One of the strongest ball 

carriers in the Premiership, 

he is the man who always 

gets the Cherry & White son 

the front foot. Formed a 

great back row partnership 

with Zach Mercer. Ruan 

knocks down the door and 

Zach weaves his magic from 

there. South African born, 

but now English qualified 

through residency, he is 

a captain who leads by 

example. Nearing 150 games 

for Gloucester, he joined the 

club in 2017 when his father, 

Johan, was the head coach. 

He learned his rugby in the 

hard school of South Africa 

and played Super Rugby with 

the Lions before heading to 

Kingsholm. Played twice for 

South Africa A. 

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JONNY MAY 

DOB: 01.04.1990 (34) 

Position: Wing 

Ht/Wt: 1.88m / 6’ 2” – 90kg / 14st 2lb 

Honours: England (77) 

Thirty-six tries in 77 games 

for England underlines the 

threat Gloucester’s flying 

wing presents to any team. 

That puts him second on 

England’s all-time list behind 

Rory Underwood. A product 

of the Gloucester Academy, 

he made 121 times for 

Gloucester Rugby from 2009 

before moving to Leicester 

Tigers in 2017. He was back 

in Cherry & White in 2020 

and is closing in on 200 

appearances for the club. 

Played in the 2019 England 

side that reached the World 

Cup final and in the 2023 

team that ended as Bronze 

medallists in France. That 

was his third World Cup 

tournament after making 

his international debut in 

Argentina in 2013. 

STEPHEN VARNEY 

DOB: 16.05.2001 (23) 

Position: Scrum Half 

Ht/Wt: 1.78m / 5’ 10” – 80kg / 12st 8lb 

Honours: Italy (29) 

He’s Welsh-born and 

Welsh speaking, plays his 

rugby in England and is 

now an experienced Italian 

international – courtesy of 

an Italian mother. Another 

Hartpury College product, he 

first impressed for the Cherry 

& Whites in the Premiership 

U18 league and went on to 

represent Italy at U18 and 

U20 level. He scored three 

tries in three games when 

George Skivington first called 

him into the first team. Since 

then he has simply got better 

and better. Ended the recent 

Six Nations on the highest of 

highs as he helped Italy beat 

his native Wales in Cardiff to 

make it two wins and a draw 

in the campaign. 

Varney excelled and 

was called up to Italy’s 

squad where he made his 

international debut against 

Scotland in the Autumn 

Nations Cup and impressed 

again for his country in the 

Six Nations. 

SANTI CARRERAS 

DOB: 30.03.1998 (26) 

Position: Full Back / Outside Half 

Ht/Wt: 1.80m / 5’ 11” – 82kg / 12st 13lb 

Honours: Argentina (41) 

Mr Versatility in the back 

division for Gloucester. 

Did a great job at No 10 

when Adam Hastings was 

injured and is now back in 

his preferred position of full 

back – the position in which 

he played in Argentina’s 

historic 25-15 victory over 

the All Blacks in Australia. 

Great attacking talent and, 

when he is in the groove, a 

prolific goalkicker. He arrived 

at Kingsholm early on in the 

2020/21 season, scoring six 

tries in 14 games that season. 

He quickly developed into 

a favourite with ‘The Shed’ 

and has an uncanny ability to 

poach interception tries. He 

was voted Gloucester Rugby’s 

Coaches’ Player of the 

Season for 2022/23. Went to 

his second World Cup earlier 

in the season, when he helped 

the Pumas to beat Wales in 

the quarter finals and reach 

the Bronze Final against 

England.

SARACENS SUPPORTERS 

ASSOCIATION (SSA) 

E Saracens Supporters Association 

D @sarriessupport 

Q ssa_racens 

A very good day, everyone, from 

all of us in the SSA, and welcome 

to the first Men’s Premiership 

game at StoneX since our highly 

entertaining 40-22 win over 

Exeter Chiefs way back on 27th 

January – that seems like an age 

ago now, doesn’t it? 

Fantastic as the matchday 

experience at Tottenham Hotspur 

Stadium was – and what 

more could any self-respecting 

Sarries fan have asked for than 

a 60,000+ crowd watching a 

52-7 win over Quins? - there is 

nowhere quite like home, is there? 

we’re sure you’re all enjoying 

being back in the old routine, and 

you writer for one will be looking 

forward to the choice of food 

which some rate as the best in 

the Premiership! 

We’d like to also take this 

opportunity to welcome to 

StoneX this afternoon the 

players, coaches and supporters 

from Gloucester Rugby, who we 

hope have had a good trip up 

from the South-West – Glos, as 

they’re affectionately known, 

are renowned for the passion of 

their support, always coming to 

Stone X in good numbers and 

their noise always brought; with 

Sarries looking to stay in the 

thick of a highly competitive race 

for a top-four finish, and to put 

behind them that desperately 

disappointing evening at Stade 

Chaban-Delmas, it’s vital that 

each and every one of you in 

black and red shouts loud and 

long today! 

ROUND-UP 

Since we last wrote this column, 

the Men’s squad rebuilding for 

next season has continued apace 

with another three exciting young 

players signing on to join Sarries 

at the start of 2024-25: 

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The 24-year old England and 

Scotland-qualified fly-half 

Fergus Burke will be arriving from 

Pacific Super Rugby’s Crusaders; 

one of England’s brightest 

young fly-half prospects, 20- 

year old Louie Johnson, will 

make the move south from 

Newcastle Falcons alongside 

Phil Brantingham; finally, the 

formidable centre Sam Spink, 24 

and doubtless familiar to some of 

you from his time with Wasps, will 

be returning to his native England 

from a highly successful spell in 

Pacific Super Rugby with Perthbased 

outfit Western Force. 

We’re sure Fergus, Louie and Sam 

will be hugely successful in Sarries 

colours over the coming years and 

would like to take this opportunity 

to extend a big SSA welcome to 

the family! 

In terms of players leaving 

Sarries at the end of the season, 

there have been various stories 

circulating in the press and on 

social media, but the latest 

departure to be confirmed is that 

of Alex Lewington who after six 

highly successful seasons since 

his arrival from London Irish has 

decided, at the young age of 31, 

to retire from professional rugby; 

at the time of writing we aren’t 

party to Alex’s future plans but 

we’re sure you’ll all join us in 

wishing Alex every success in his 

next chapter! 

While writing we’d like to 

congratulate all those Sarries 

involved in the ongoing Women’s 

Six Nations, which has most 

notably seen England rack up two 

wins big wins, by 0-48 away to 

Italy followed by a 46-10 home 

drubbing of Wales followed last 

week by another huge winning 

score away from home, 0-46 

against Scotland – here’s hoping 

that terrifying points difference 

will be added to against Ireland 

today! 

Obviously, everyone was 

desperately disappointed by the 

result in Bordeaux two weeks 

ago, and after a strong start 

had given us hope of a different 

result second time around, Union 

Bordeaux-Begles were able to 

take the game away from Sarries 

and ran out 45-12 winners but 

putting the game itself aside, 

the other story of the night was 

the fantastic and extremely 

noisy support from more than 

200 Sarries supporters who’d 

travelled to Bordeaux , many for 

a second time in less than three 

months, to follow the team - we 

hope the photos we’ve posted on 

social media, and those shown 

here, will capture something of 

the pride and passion coming 

from the Sarries section that 

night, and those of us in the 

stadium were even prouder when 

reports from home told us that 

not only was the noise clearly 

audible on TV, but even the match 

commentators had remarked 

on it! 

The match apart, the travelling 

fans had a marvellous weekend 

in Bordeaux, made even better 

by another visit to the UBB 

Supporters’ clubhouse at Hangar 

16, where our own Nigel Eaton 

had arranged a meet-up with 

the home fans. Hangar 16 then 

became something of a base 

for visiting Sarries, and we have 

reliable reports that a large group

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of our fans enjoyed a several 

hours-long lunch there on the 

Sunday after the match!! 

Sarries Women have in the 

meantime put our club firmly in 

sight of the season’s first trophy 

when a 36-29 win our old rivals 

Exeter Chiefs last Saturday at 

StoneX put us into the final, away 

to Bristol Bears at Shaftesbury 

Park next Sunday, 28th April 

(14.00) – we hope that as many 

of you as possible have managed 

to secure some of the limited 

number of tickets! 

Mavericks have continued to enjoy 

something of a mixed start to the 

season, with the latest result that 

46-70 defeat at Wembley Area on 

7th April. 

NEXT UP 

Next up for the Men is a visit to 

the Rec to take on Bath on Friday 

26th April at 19.45 – 

Nigel has written to Members 

about a pre-match meet-up at 

Bath Cricket club. 

The Women, as reported above, 

will be away to Bristol Bears 

on 28th April and everything is 

crossed for the team heading 

east down the M4 with a cup on 

board the coach! 

The Mavericks in the meantime 

will have played London Pulse 

at the Copper Box on 15th April, 

and by the time you read this 

you’ll know the result, followed 

by a visit to the Sir David Wallace 

Arena last night to take on 

Loughborough Lightning - again 

you’ll know the result by now - 

before returning to Hatfield next 

Saturday to take on Team Bath. 

COME AND SEE US… 

For Gloucester 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 is located near 

the North Stand and right by The 

Oasis. You can’t miss us - there’s 

always a very large group in 

attendance, chatting, having a 

drink together, and, 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 

gone 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 for 

everyone to remember that the 

SSA Matchday Team is staffed 

entirely by volunteers who are 

fans just 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 you’ll 

need to 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

A STEP BACK IN TIME 

13 YEARS AGO 

NEXT WEEK 

AS ALL THOUGHTS IN THE WAKE OF THE SIX NATIONS AND INVESTEC 

CHAMPIONS CUP NOW TURN TO RETAINING THE GALLAGHER 

PREMIERSHIP, WE LOOK BACK AT A GAME AGAINST GLOUCESTER 

THAT PROVED CRUCIAL IN THE HISTORY OF SARACENS. 

Back in 2011, the Cherry & 

Whites travelled to Vicarage 

Road on the back of a 41-41 

draw against Leicester Tigers 

at Welford Road. They were 

third in the table and gunning 

for one of the top two places 

that were occupied by Tigers 

and Sarries. 

In those days, the Premiership 

trophy had never found its 

way into the trophy cabinet 

at the club. It has been a 

regular visitor ever since. 

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But back then there was 

everything to play for. 

Cometh the hour, cometh the 

‘Men in Black’! 

SARACENS 35 

GLOUCESTER 12 

VICARAGE ROAD 

SUNDAY, 24 APRIL 2011 

When you look back over 

the names in the teams it 

is incredible to think that 

a 22-year-old Alex Goode 

was just finding his feet and 

both Owen Farrell and Jamie 

George were climbing their 

way to the top. Goode had 

the goalkicking duties and 

converted three of the four 

tries and also kicked three 

penalties for a match tally of 

15 points. 

Another familiar face and 

name from that era is Mark 

McCall – still striving for 

excellence from his team 

and trying to haul in more 

silverware. A similar result to

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the won back then in today’s 

contest would be more than 

welcome. 

The irony of the result in 

2013 was that it led to 

Gloucester coming back to 

Vicarage Road in the semifinals. 

That was a much 

tighter game with the west 

countrymen wiping out a nine 

point interval deficit to lead 

10-9 going into the final 10 

minutes. 

On that occasion it was the 

boot of Farrell that came to 

the rescue as he knocked over 

a fourth penalty in the 73rd 

minute to salvage a 12-10 

victory that sent the ‘Men in 

Black’ into the Premiership 

final, where they so famously 

beat the Tigers 22-18 to lift 

the most precious piece of 

English rugby silverware for 

the first time. 

Today’s battle is all about 

keeping on track to win 

a magnificent seventh 

title. May it be equally as 

successful at 2011!

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THE INTERVIEW 

ELLIOT 

DALY 

ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL 

ELLIOT DALY RECENTLY 

SIGNED A NEW TWO-YEAR 

CONTRACT WITH SARACENS 

UNTIL THE END OF THE 

2025/26 SEASON.

The 31-year-old joined 

Sarries from Wasps in 2019, 

making 64 appearances for 

the club since. He was part 

of the side that won the 

Premiership last season, 

scoring the crucial try in their 

win over Sale Sharks in the 

final at Twickenham. 

Daly has scored 19 tries in 

66 caps for England since 

making his debut in 2016, 

providing a versatile option 

on the wing, in the centre or 

at full-back. 

“Saracens is a special club 

and we have made some 

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incredible memories over 

the last few years. I’ve loved 

every minute of being part of 

this club since I joined,” said 

Daly. 

His signature on a new 

deal came even before the 

ink had got dry on the new 

contracts secured by the club 

with Jamie George, Ben Earl 

and Maro Itoje. The ‘Crown 

Jewels’ have been secured 

and new goals will be set for 

next season. 

No wonder Saracens 

director of rugby, Mark 

McCall, was delighted to 

announce the good news. 

“Elliot’s influence on and off 

the field is growing all the 

time and he will be a key 

figure for us going forward. 

He will also be a huge help 

to our younger players, who 

will benefit greatly from his 

experience and rugby IQ,” said 

McCall. 

“Elliot is, on the one 

hand, hugely driven and 

competitive, always looking 

for ways to improve and, 

on the other, someone who 

lifts the environment and 

those around him with his 

enthusiasm, positivity and 

energy. We are lucky to have 

him.” 

Lucky indeed! Plenty of other 

clubs would have loved to 

have recruited a player who 

can boast three Six Nations 

titles (2016, 17, 20), one 

Grand Slam (2016) and two 

Triple Crowns (2016, 20) with 

England, as well as silver 

(2019) and bronze (2023) 

medals at the Rugby World 

Cup. 

He is a former ‘Premiership 

Young Player of the Season’ 

who was twice-nominated for 

the ‘European Player of the 

Year’ title. He was selected 

in the 2016/17 ‘Premiership 

Dream Team’ ahead of 

starting all three Lions Tests 

in the drawn series in New 

Zealand. 

Speaking of Daly and the 

Lions, he is among a select 

band of players who have 

played both against and 

for the Lions. He was in the 

Barbarians team that met 

the Lions in Hong Kong ahead 

of the 2013 tour to Australia 

and then played for the 

tourists in 2013 and 2017.

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OTHER ELLIOT DALY FACTS 

• Born on 8 October 1992 

in Croydon, he attended 

Whitgift School. 

• He was ‘Best Man’ at Jamie 

George’s wedding. 

• He played his first game 

for Wasps in an Anglo-Welsh 

Cup tie against Exeter 

Chiefs in 2010 while still 

at school, becoming the 

club’s then-second youngest 

representative. 

• Daly played cricket for 

Surrey and England U15 as a 

fast-bowling all-rounder. 

• He made his England debut 

as a replacement for Owen 

Farrell against Ireland in the 

2016 Six Nations. England 

won 21-10 and went on to win 

the Grand Slam. 

• He kicked a vital 52 metre 

penalty for the Lions in their 

draw against the All Blacks in 

the 3rd Test to help his side 

drawn the series and landed 

an even bigger kick from 63 

metres for England against 

South Africa in Johannesburg 

a year later.

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HOSPITALITY AT SARACENS 

AN EXPERIENCE LIKE NO OTHER! 

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WORLD RUGBY 

COMPETE FOR 

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With a range of packages on 

offer, there’s something to 

suit all types of supporters 

whether you’re looking to 

entertain clients, staff or 

mark a special occasion with 

family and friends. 

HOSPITALITY BENEFITS 

• Enjoy an unforgettable 

match day experience 

complete with quality food 

and drink choices. 

• Opportunities to connect 

with fellow supporters and 

build new networks. 

• Watch title winning rugby 

from some of the finest seats 

in the house. 

• Access to exclusive rugby 

insights and opportunities 

to meet the players through 

weekly player question and 

answer sessions. 

• A broad variety of 

exceptional experiences, from 

luxury formal to vibrant & 

relaxed lounges 

• Create lasting memories 

on a one off special occasion 

or as part of a welcoming 

community of seasonal 

members 

• All delivered by a friendly 

and expert team of 

hospitality professionals. 

Enquire today and allow us to 

work with you on creating the 

experience that is perfect for 

YOU and your guests 

Interested in hospitality 

at StoneX Stadium? Email 

hospitality@saracens.net to 

find out more!

Rugby 4 Life is the 

Foundation’s grassroots 

rugby project building the 

game of rugby for children in 

the community. The project 

revolves around holding 

tag rugby festivals at local 

clubs which are officiated 

by sport leaders from years 

9, 10 and 11. These festivals 

focus less on the competition 

element of the game, but 

work on developing skills, 

understanding the sport, and 

having fun! 

The ultimate aim of 

the festivals is to make 

transitions easier to their 

local rugby clubs. The 

FOUNDATION 

RUGBY 4 LIFE: CHANGING THE FACE OF 

GRASSROOTS RUGBY 

festivals help to familiarise 

participants with their 

surroundings by hosting the 

festivals there, introduce the 

club coaches and make their 

first experience at the club 

a positive one. Participants 

leave the festival having had 

a very positive experience 

of rugby with an invitation 

to return to the club for a 

pathway session. 

Rugby 4 Life is the only 

project bringing rugby 

to children outside of 

their curriculum P.E. The 

Foundation is committed to 

breaking down the barriers 

to participation in rugby, 

growing the diversity of the 

game at a grassroots level 

and creating lifelong fans of 

the sport. 

Joining the ‘Rugby 4 Life’ 

project is simple. Interested 

individuals can reach 

out to their local School 

Sports Network to inquire 

about upcoming Saracens 

Foundation Rugby 4 Life 

Tag Festivals. For those 

without a scheduled event 

in their vicinity, contact 

Milesthompson@saracens. 

net who will provide 

information on the nearest 

festival location. 

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PROJECT 

RUGBY 

HITS 100,000 

PARTICIPANTS! 

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Project Rugby is a grassroots 

participation programme 

delivered by Premiership 

Rugby, in collaboration 

with England Rugby and 

Gallagher. It is designed to 

introduce as many people 

as possible to rugby and 

increase access opportunities 

for people from traditionally 

underrepresented groups, 

including those from low 

socio-economic backgrounds 

(LSEG), ethnically diverse 

backgrounds (DEC), and 

people with disabilities and 

women and girls. 

On the 12th of March, 

participants from each 

Premiership club took part 

in a LSEG/DEC Festival 

to celebrate the landmark 

achievement of 100,000 

participants being engaged in 

the Project. 

10 Students from local school, 

St James Catholic school, 

where over 270 students 

have been coached rugby by 

Saracens Project Officers 

this year, were chosen to 

represent Saracens Rugby 

Club. Following the festival 

at Staines RFC, where they 

played their counterparts 

from Sale, Bath, Bristol, and 

Leicester, they had lunch, 

and an awards presentation 

in the Captains room at 

Twickenham, before ending 

the day by having a tour of 

the Stadium.

With 

ALEX LEWINGTON 

A - Action: If you could be a 

superhero, which would you 

be? 

Batman 

B - Boyhood: Who was your 

sporting idol growing up? 

David Beckham 

C - Childhood: What is your 

favourite childhood memory? 

Going to Old Trafford with 

my Dad 

D - Dish: What’s your go-to 

pre-match meal? 

Chicken and Chorizo Orzo 

E - Education: What was your 

favourite subject in school? 

Geography 

F - Film buff: What’s your 

favourite film? 

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Goodfellas 

G - Groove: Who is the best 

dancer in the squad? 

Theo McFarland 

H - Holiday: What’s your 

favourite holiday destination? 

Ibiza 

I - Inside: Who is the worst 

to sit beside in the dressing 

room? 

Lucio (too good looking) 

J - Joker: Who is the funniest 

in the squad? 

Billy Vunipola 

K - Kick-Off: What’s your 

favourite time of day to play 

a match? 

1pm 

L - Languages: How many 

languages can you speak? 

One 

M - Music: Your favourite 

artist and song right now? 

Keinemusik - Thandanza 

N - Number: Do you have a 

lucky number? 

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O - Others: What’s your 

favourite sport outside of 

rugby? 

Golf 

P - Pal: Who is your best mate 

in the squad? 

I’m a fan of everyone 

Q - Quirky: Who has the most 

interesting fashion sense? 

Sean Maitland 

R - Red Carpet: Who is the 

most famous contact in your 

phone? 

Christian Judge

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S - Superstitions: Do you have 

any matchday routines? 

Same pre-match food 

T - Trim: What’s the worst 

haircut you’ve ever had? 

One all over 

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? 

Using LinkedIn a lot recently 

to get a job! 

W - Worst fear: What are you 

most scared of? 

Not great with heights 

X - X-ray: Have you ever 

broken any bones? 

Collarbone, thumb, skull 

Y - Youth: Where did you grow 

up? 

Nottingham 

Z - Zoo: What’s your favourite 

animal? 

Lion

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! 

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CAN YOU NAME THE PLAYER 

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DIFFERENCE… 

CAN YOU FIND THE SIX 

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SPOT THE BALL 

CAN YOU TELL THE POSITION 

OF THE REAL BALL? 

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A 

B 

C 

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how did 

you do?! 

ANSWERS: 

BEHIND THE MASK: 

Tom Woolstencroft 

ALL JUMBLED UP: 

A] Nick Isiekwe 

B] Kapeli Pifeleti 

SPOT THE BALL: B

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SEMI-FINAL 

ROUND UP 

SARACENS WOMEN RETURNED TO ACTION LAST 

WEEKEND, WITH A THRILLING ALLIANZ CUP 

SEMI-FINAL TRIUMPH AGAINST EXETER CHIEFS. 

It had been a month since 

the side had last played and, 

with no less than 11 players 

away on Six Nations Duty 

and more away preparing for 

the PAC4 series, there was a 

different look and feel to the 

Saracens side. 

Despite several players being 

away, there were still plenty 

of big names on show, with 

May Campbell and Lotte 

Clapp captaining the side. 

Sarries had shown 

tremendous grit and heart to 

qualify with home advantage 

for the knockouts and, in 

a week where club legend 

Sonia Green announced her 

retirement from the game, 

they side were determined to 

make sure she had one last 

cup final to play in. 

On a gloriously sunny day 

in North London, Green 

led the side out with her 

godchildren, before she and 

her teammates went to work. 

It was some start from 

Sarries, as they opened the 

scoring early doors through 

Bryony Cleall, off the back of 

a powerful driving maul. 

Cleall was at the double with 

twenty minutes on the clock, 

as she tidied up another 

maul, to charge over the 

line backwards with several 

Exeter players clinging on for 

dear life. 

The visitors then received 

two yellow cards in quick 

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succession, with Clara Nielson 

and then Linde van der Velden 

going to the bin, with a 

penalty try awarded for van 

der Velden’s intervention. 

Exeter’s discipline was costing 

them, with Demi Swann 

seeing yellow, as they fell to 

12 players. 

Saracens took full advantage 

too, with Sharifa Kasolo and 

Akina Gondwe both going 

over from close range before 

the half was out to take their 

side past 30 points on what 

was turning into a superb 

afternoon for Sarries. 

Things got even better after 

the break, as Lotte Clapp 

chipped through and pounced 

on an error by Brooke Bradley 

to add a sixth, before the 

momentum switched in 

dramatic fashion. 

May Campbell saw yellow at 

the ruck, with Hope Rogers 

bagging a brace and Nielson 

another to reduce the gap. 

Nielson scored again with five 

minutes to go, before Demi 

Swann crossed in the final 

moments of the game, with 

both Cleall and Kasolo in the 

bin, but by that point, the 

game was done. 

With Bristol’s victory over 

Gloucester-Hartpury the 

following day, Saracens will 

make the trip to Shaftesbury 

Park on Sunday 28th April, as 

they look to secure the Allianz 

Cup title and with it, the first 

silverware of the season.

SONIA 

GREEN 

AFTER 22 YEARS AND OVER 

300 APPEARANCES, CLUB 

LEGEND SONIA GREEN HAS 

ANNOUNCED SHE WILL BE 

RETIRING FROM THE GAME 

AT THE END OF THE SEASON. 

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Green’s storied career has 

taken her from Bramley Road 

to StoneX Stadium and right 

around the world, featuring 

for Saracens, the Barbarians, 

England A and captaining 

England 7s. 

Combining her playing career 

with her role as Vice Principal 

at Saracens High School in 

recent years, Sonic has been 

and will continue to be an 

integral part of the fabric of 

the Saracens family. 

Reflecting on her incredible 

career with Saracens, Green 

explained that she is hanging 

up her boots with memories 

and friends that will last a 

lifetime. 

“After 22 incredible years with 

Saracens, I am hanging up 

my boots with a heart full 

of gratitude and memories 

that will last a lifetime. The 

camaraderie, the battles, and 

the victories have all shaped 

me into the person I am 

today. As I step off the field, 

I carry with me the lessons 

learned, the friendships 

forged, and the legacy of a 

proud Saracen. Thank you to 

my teammates, coaches and 

everyone behind the scenes 

for an extraordinary journey.” 

“Retirement may mark the 

end of my playing days, but 

it opens the door to new 

adventures and opportunities. 

I am excited to embrace the 

next chapter in my life as well 

as focusing on my role of Vice 

Principal at Saracens High, 

driving the school forward 

and continuing to contribute 

to the club that has given me 

so much. Once a Saracen, 

always a Saracen.” 

Director of Rugby Alex 

Austerberry has worked 

with Green for a number of 

years and praised the longserving 

forward for all that 

she has given to the club 

and the game, expressing his 

gratitude for the way she has 

embodied what it means to 

be a Saracen and helped instil 

the values of the club for new 

players coming through in 

North London. 

“I’ve been very lucky to share 

a lot of my Saracens journey 

with Sonic. She is someone 

who cares immensely about 

the club and the people 

that are here, which is so 

infectious. You can’t put 

a value on what she has 

brought to the club and what 

she means to this club. What 

she has done throughout her 

career is quite remarkable 

and it’s something that 

I don’t think will ever be 

matched.” 

Green led the side out in 

Saturday’s Allianz Cup semifinal 

and will have a shot at 

one more trophy on Sunday 

28th in the cup final. 

Green played 79 minutes, 

before leaving the pitch 

to a standing ovation and 

she reflected on a brilliant 

afternoon at home. 

“The first half especially was 

brilliant. There’s lots to work 

on, but I’m really proud of the 

girls. It was a really special 

day playing in front of a great 

crowd. We had some of the 

older girls in the team that 

I’ve played with for years, but 

then it was amazing that 

I got to play alongside the 

future of Sarries as well. It 

was a really special day and 

I’m so pleased we came away 

with a win against Exeter!”

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A MATCH DAY IN THE 

LIFE OF A PIONEER 

VISITORS TO THE STONEX STADIUM WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH 

THE SARACENS PIONEERS, THE BLUE-JACKETED, MATCH 

DAY VOLUNTEERS WHO OFFER A UNIQUE APPROACH TO THE 

CUSTOMER/SPECTATOR-FACING MATCH DAY EXPERIENCE. 

Their primary responsibility 

is the many safety 

considerations around 

the stadium, but it’s a 

prerequisite that this 

responsibility is delivered 

with a friendly, welcoming 

smile. We have a pool of 150 

volunteers, some of whom 

make up to 200-mile round 

journeys just to be part of the 

programme. Since Saracens 

moved to StoneX, Pioneers 

have been on duty at well 

over 200 games involving 

Saracens Men, Saracens 

women, and several non- 

Saracens fixtures. 34 of our 

current volunteers have put 

in over 100 appearances as 

a Pioneer. The programme 

has established an excellent 

reputation, 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. 

This is how a match day in the 

life of a Pioneer unfolds. 

Four hours before kick-off 

time, the Pioneers start 

to arrive at the stadium, 

heading for the Volunteer 

Centre in the 1876 Stand 

where they meet the 

Volunteer Support team 

who will handle all 

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appropriate admin tasks for 

the day. Once signed in, it’s 

time for a belated breakfast, 

to compensate for their 

early starts and distances 

travelled, and then it’s on 

to the match day safety 

briefing, which covers specific 

information about match day 

plans, safety matters and 

anything else that may be 

relevant to the day ahead. 

With kick-off just under 

3 hours away, and the 

Pioneers head out to their 

designated locations. The 

Spectator Services teams 

move to the stands, to 

undertake safety checks, and 

prepare to welcome home 

and visiting supporters. 

Some of the Meet & Greet 

team are transported to 

the local stations, Mill Hill 

East, Mill Hill Broadway and 

Edgware, where they help 

direct supporters to the free 

shuttle services. Others are 

located in Pursley Road to 

assist with directions from 

the bus stops. The Ticketing 

team, armed with their ticket 

scanners, take up position at 

the stadium gates, and other 

Pioneers are preparing to 

meet and greet spectators 

and hospitality guests on the 

Piazza, the Oasis, and the 

Olympic Bar. Our Assistance 

Team will provide help, where 

needed, with access to the 

disability platforms. 

Two and a half hours before 

kick-off, everyone is in place 

for when the gates open. As 

kick-off time approaches, 

the stadium gets super 

busy as spectators head 

for their seats. Once all the 

spectators are settled and 

the game is underway, the 

spectator services teams 

will be keeping a close eye on 

the stands, but in general, 

it’s time to take a bit of 

breather until the half-time 

whistle blows. At this point, 

spectator traffic builds 

extensively, with a rush to the 

food and drink concessions, 

and the toilets! The second 

half of the game brings a bit 

more respite until the final 

whistle, when it’s necessary 

to hold the masses back from 

the pitch whist the players 

complete a lap of honour, 

before releasing the pitch to 

a multitude of impromptu 

rugby games! At this point, 

the signal to stand down 

is relayed, and it’s then a 

case of heading back to the 

Volunteer Centre to check out 

at the end of a 6 hour shift. 

We’re always recruiting, so if 

the prospect of volunteering 

with Saracens appeals to 

you, we would love to hear 

from you: drop an email to 

pioneers@saracens.net. 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 ‘behindthe-scenes’ 

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IT WAS AN HISTORIC OCCASION AT OVO 

ARENA WEMBLEY TWO WEEKS AGO, AS 

SARACENS MAVERICKS HOSTED THE 

FIRST EVER NETBALL SUPER LEAGUE 

FIXTURE AT THE ICONIC VENUE AGAINST 

MANCHESTER THUNDER AS THEY PLAYED 

THEIR PART IN THE HEADLINER 

With a crowd of over 

2500 in attendance and 

entertainment throughout, 

this was a day to remember! 

The day kicked off with The 

Support Act Festival, as 

Wodson Park and North 

Bucks County took to the 

court in a two-goal epic, 

before celebrities and famous 

netball faces including 

Tamsin Greenway and Sasha 

Corbin took to the court for 

the #Shoot4Pink Charity 

Netball match, in aid of the 

Pink Ribbon Foundation. An 

entertaining contest finished 

level at 6-apiece, but more 

importantly, the crowd and 

those involved had been 

thoroughly entertained by the 

action on court! 

With stilt-walkers, a DJ and 

a saxophonist all bringing the 

vibes, Saracens Mavericks 

took to the court against 

table-toppers Manchester 

Thunder. 

In the end, the visitors 

proved too strong on the 

day, despite an incredibly 

impressive showing from 

young Centre Indya Masser, 

who looked at home on the 

biggest stage. 

As Head Coach Camilla 

Buchanan said though, the 

day was about so much more 

than the result. 

“Days like this, we wanted 

to make it a whole family 

experience and give people 

value for what they’re coming 

for. Not just the elite game, 

but the charity game. It’s 

incredible because people get 

to see their fan favourites 

on the court again - it’s a 

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fantastic way to put on an 

event. And for the kids it’s 

brilliant - isn’t that every kid’s 

dream to be playing here at 

Wembley? If you play this 

game and you see heroes on 

TV and then you get to play 

on the same court as them 

- it’s what dreams are made 

of! It’s so great we can do 

that and great for netball at 

the grassroots level. And it 

adds to the enjoyment of the 

whole family event.” 

The crowd cheered on 

Mavericks throughout, and 

Buchanan hoped that the 

crowd of 2573 in supporting 

her side was a sign of things 

to come. 

“The crowd was brilliant 

and that’s what it’s about. 

We relish in occasions like 

this where you get your 

home supporters here and 

many more. They really are 

that eighth player, and that 

energy is something the 

players can really draw on. I 

hope there are many more of 

these arena games to come.” 

Mavericks lost out in a 

thriller to London Pulse on 

Monday evening and took on 

champions Loughborough 

Lightning last night. With 

the second half of the season 

now getting underway, 

Camilla Buchanan’s side look 

like they are starting to find 

their groove.

HIGH SCHOOL 

WHEN 

SARACENS HIGH 

SCHOOL OPENED 

IN 2018 IMAAN 

WAS THERE, 

WEARING THE 

RED-TRIMMED 

BLACK BLAZER 

WITH PRIDE. 

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Seven years later, this bright 

student will become one of 

the first alumnus of the free 

school as she heads off to 

study Chemical Engineering 

at university. 

Imaan is studying A Levels 

in Chemistry, Maths and 

Geography. She isn’t studying 

A Level PE and she doesn’t 

play rugby. And that’s okay! 

While belonging to the 

Saracens family benefits the 

pupils in many ways - not 

least receiving a character 

education soaked in the 

values shared with the club 

- the school isn’t a rugby 

academy but a non-selective 

school that places all subjects 

on an equal footing. 

In a school that celebrates 

languages as much as sports, 

as much as humanities as 

much as sciences, it will be 

exciting to see the array of 

futures the young adults 

pursue. The dedicated staff 

are eager to see Saracens 

High School alumni thriving 

in every profession, trade and 

workplace. 

However, with the popularity 

of science A Levels, as well 

as T Levels in Health and 

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THRIVING IN EVERY 

PROFESSION, TRADE 

AND WORKPLACE. 

Digital Studies, it is unlikely 

Imaan will be the only 

student seeking a career in 

STEM (science, technology, 

engineering and maths). 

In Addition to outstanding 

teaching, there are a number 

of initiatives that promote 

science at the school. 

Exposure to science 

workplaces helps students 

imagine a diversity of futures 

for themselves. Imaan and 

her friends have already 

visited a range of workplaces 

during their Lower Sixth 

year, from the historic Royal 

Institution to cosmetic giant, 

L’Oreal.

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Imaan with Miss Howard, science teacher 

However, it was practical 

experience in a university 

super lab that most captured 

this Somali-heritage 

student’s imagination: 

‘One particular highlight was 

visiting London Metropolitan 

University to make aspirin, 

which provided a hands-on 

opportunity to engage in 

laboratory work and see 

the practical application of 

chemistry.’ 

It also helps A Level chemists 

like Imaan to speak to 

teachers with different 

workplace experiences. 

Among the staff team there 

is experience of scientific 

research, university lecturing 

and work with human 

reproduction. 

Scientist of the Half Term 

is an award that motivates 

pupils to apply themselves to 

their studies. STEM club on 

Thursday lunchtimes provides 

a forum for young people to 

further develop their interest 

in these fields. 

Science Week is a high point 

in the academic year, when 

the whole school engages 

in activities that celebrate 

STEM subjects. The theme 

of this year’s national 

Science Week was Time, 

and the panoply of special 

events helped win another 

generation of scientists. 

There were workshops 

delivered by The National 

Space Academy, a fascinating 

presentation by prominent 

scientist Dr Wilson, as well as 

experiments studying rates of 

chemical reactions. 

However, the stand-out 

attraction were the rare 

breed chickens that hatched 

in the incubator being 

temporarily housed on a 

science lab workbench. Cute, 

fluffy chicks are a sure-fire 

method of engaging people 

of all ages in science! 

The first school in the 

Saracens Multi-Academy 

Trust will complete its 

final year of growth this 

September. The Sixth Form 

offers subjects and courses 

for all tastes, with T Levels 

and Pre-Apprenticeships 

available as well as the more 

traditional A Levels. Sixth 

Form interviews with current 

Year 11 pupils indicate that we 

will indeed see alumni of the 

school thriving in every sector 

of the workplace, including 

science.

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AND EVERYONE AT SARACENS! 

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by Defender, which delivers a 

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youngsters discover rugby 

through the annual rugby 

events, with some realising 

their dreams of going on to 

play for Premiership Rugby 

clubs. 

We have just come off the 

back of a busy Easter break 

which saw over 900 children 

over 9 days participate in 

camps throughout the South 

East, working with both old 

and new clubs to us. It was 

a fantastic Easter and we 

look forward to releasing the 

summer dates soon at https:// 

saracens.com/community/ 

junior-rugby-camps/ 

With one more regular 

season home game left 

this season we are looking 

forward to playing Sale on 

the last game of the season 

where we host over 40 

U7s/U8s teams as well as 

several large groups that 

will participate in the match 

day activations including The 

Guard of Honour, The Big 

Shirt waving, and playing on 

the pitch at half time. If you 

would like your club to come 

on mass to a game next year 

where you can participate 

in these opportunities, then 

please contact community@ 

saracens.net to express your 

clubs interest in a club take 

over day. 

The Saracens Staycation 

The Grove has changed its 

dates, we are now running 

on the 7th-9th August. 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 further, 

please express your interest 

at www.saracens.com/ 

saracensstaycations 

There are still spaces left 

on the U13s-U16s Harrow 

residential this summer from 

the 12th-16th August. To 

book on please visit https:// 

saracens.com/community/ 

junior-rugby-camps/

COMING NEXT . . . 

CONGRATULATIONS TO NORTHAMPTON SAINTS AND 

HARLEQUINS ON REACHING THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE INVESTEC 

CHAMPIONS CUP. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DIDN’T GET PAST 

THE ROUND OF 16 STAGE AND EXETER CHIEFS WERE BEATEN 

BY TOULOUSE IN THE QUARTERS. WITH SIX GALLAGHER 

PREMIERSHIP TEAMS REACHING THE LAST 16 IT ONCE AGAIN 

UNDERLINED THE QUALITY OF THE TOURNAMENT. 

Now all the focus for Mark McCall’s squad is on 

reaching the play-offs and going on to successfully 

defend our title at Twickenham. The goal is an 11th 

Premiership final and seventh title. Retaining the 

silverware would be another huge achievement. 

The big home win over the Quins last time out at 

home was a huge boost, although that was followed 

by defeat at Franklin’s Gardens to table-topping 

Northampton Saints. Today sees bottom-but-one 

Gloucester come to the StoneX Stadium, although 

they will be buoyed by their EPCR Challenge Cup win 

over Ospreys that saw them reach the semi-finals 

last weekend. 

After today there are still three more league games 

to go as the pressure mounts at the top end of the 

table for not only a play-off place, but a home semifinal. 

The ‘Men in Black’ have to head to ‘The Rec’ on 

Friday night for a crucial battle with second placed 

Bath. It would be great to see as many of you as 

possible make the road trip to support the team for 

that vital clash. 

We’re back in the west country on 11 May for a game 

against Bristol Bears before bringing our regular 

campaign to an end against Sale Sharks on 18 May. 

That will be a repeat of last season’s Premiership 

final and could well be Owen Farrell’s final outing at 

the StoneX. Let’s ensure we fill the ground to pay our 

respects to one of the greatest clubmen of all-time! 

As ever, you can play a part in helping the team stay 

on track for another semi-final place, so please buy 

your tickets now! 

THE GALLAGHER 

PREMIERSHIP 

RUN IN 

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 

78

79 

There may be a load 

of Saracens players 

involved in the 

Guinness Women’s 

Six Nations at the 

moment, but there 

is plenty for them all 

to look forward to 

once the international 

tournament ends. 

Alex Austerberry’s 

team have already 

reached the Allianz 

Premiership Cup Final 

after knocking out the 

holders Exeter Chiefs 

and now have their 

sights set firmly on a 

home semi-final in the 

league. 

They will have a great 

chance to lay down a 

marker for that when 

they welcome welcome 

Sale Sharks to the 

StoneX on Saturday, 11 

May. They then take on 

the unbeaten league 

leaders, and reigning 

champions, Gloucester 

Hartpury, at home on 

Saturday 25 May. 

What a game and 

what an occasion that 

promises to be. Don’t 

miss it – come down 

and back the girls! 

ALLIANZ PREMIERSHIP 

CUP FINAL 

Shaftesbury Park, Bristol 

Sunday, 28 April (2.00pm) 

Saracens Women v Bristol Bears 

ALLIANZ 

PREMIERSHIP 

Saturday, 11 May (2.30pm) – StoneX Stadium 

Saracens Women v Sale Sharks 

Sunday, 19 May (3.00pm) – Sandy Park 

Exeter Chiefs v Saracens Women 

Saturday, 25 May (12 noon) – StoneX Stadium 

Saracens Women v Gloucester Hartpury

FIXTURES 

AND RESULTS 

2023/24 

For all the latest 

fixtures and results 

information scan 

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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 

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) 

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 

FRIENDLY 

W 52-7 

SAT 23 MAR [61,214] 

DALY (GOODE, 1T), MAITLAND (2T), 

CINTI (1T), TOMPKINS, LEWINGTON (1T), 

FARRELL (6C), VAN ZYL (SIMPSON), 

M.VUNIPOLA (MAWI), DAN (2T) (GEORGE), 

JUDGE (RICCIONI), MCFARLAND, 

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

(CHRISTIE), B.VUNIPOLA (WILLIS) 

L 41-30 

FRI 27 MAR [15,249] 

DALY (GOODE), MAITLAND, CINTI, 

TOMPKINS, LEWINGTON (2T), FARRELL 

(2P, 2C) (SIMPSON), VAN ZYL, 

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

RICCIONI (JUDGE), MCFARLAND (1T), 

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

CHRISTIE, B.VUNIPOLA (WILLIS) 

L 45-12 

SAT 6 APR [28,097] 

DALY (M.VUNIPOLA), MAITLAND 

(HARTLEY), CINTI, TOMPKINS, 

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

ZYL (SIMPSON), M.VUNIPOLA (MAWI), 

GEORGE (DAN), JUDGE (RICCIONI), ITOJE, 

TIZARD (GONZALEZ),MCFARLAND, EARL, 

B.VUNIPOLA (WILLIS, 1T) 

STONEX STADIUM 

SAT 20 APR 

KO 15H00 

SARACENS 

VS 

GLOUCESTER RUGBY 

RECREATION GROUND 

FRI 26 APR 

KO 19H45 

BATH RUGBY 

VS 

SARACENS 

ASHTON GATE 

SAT 11 MAY 

KO 15H05 

BRISTOL BEARS 

VS 

SARACENS 

STONEX STADIUM 

SAT 18 MAY 

KO 15H05 

SARACENS 

VS 

SALE SHARKS 

For all the latest 

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highlights scan this 

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Matchday 

SQUADS 

Alex GOODE 

Rotimi SEGUN 

Lucio CINTI 

Nick TOMPKINS 

Tom PARTON 

Owen FARRELL [C] 

Aled DAVIES 

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Santi CARRERAS 

Jonny MAY 

Max LLEWELLYN 

Seb ATKINSON 

Jake MORRIS 

Adam HASTINGS 

Stephen VARNEY 

Mako VUNIPOLA 

Theo DAN 

Marco RICCIONI 

Maro ITOJE 

Theo McFARLAND 

Juan Martin GONZALEZ 

Ben EARL 

Tom WILLIS 

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SECOND ROW 

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BLINDSIDE FLANKER 

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Jamal FORD-ROBINSON 

Seb BLAKE 

Kirill GOTOVTSEV 

Freddie ClaRke 

Freddie THOMAS 

Ruan ACKERMANN [C] 

Lewis LUDLOW 

Zach MERCER 

Jamie GEORGE 

Eroni MAWI 

Ollie HOSKINS 

Nick ISIEKWE 

Billy VUNIPOLA 

Gareth SIMPSON 

Manu VUNIPOLA 

Olly HARTLEY 

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Santi SOCINO 

Mayco VIVAS 

Fraser BALMAIN 

Albert TUISUE 

Jack CLEMENT 

Caolan ENGELFIELD 

Charlie ATKINSON 

Chris HARRIS 

MATCH OFFICIALS 

Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe 

Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson & Gareth Holsgrove 

Fourth Official: Mike Hudson 

Televison Match Official: Rowan Kitt 

82

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how it stands 

premiership rugby table 

# TEAM P W D L PD TBP LBP BP FORM PTS 

1 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 14 10 0 4 29 7 2 9 W L W 49 

2 BATH RUGBY 14 8 0 6 47 8 4 12 L W L 44 

3 SARACENS 14 8 0 6 99 8 2 10 W W L 42 

4 HARLEQUINS 14 8 0 6 20 7 3 10 L L W 42 

5 BRISTOL BEARS 14 8 0 6 67 6 2 8 W W W 40 

6 EXETER CHIEFS 14 8 0 6 52 7 1 8 L W L 40 

7 LEICESTER TIGERS 14 8 0 6 43 4 3 7 W L W 39 

8 SALE SHARKS 14 8 0 6 -20 4 1 5 L L W 37 

9 GLOUCESTER RUGBY 14 4 0 10 -102 6 4 10 W W L 26 

10 NEWCASTLE FALCONS 14 0 0 14 -235 1 4 5 L L L 5 

AROUND THE 

GROUNDS 

Sat 20 Apr 

StoneX Stadium 

SARACENS 15:00 GLOUCESTER RUGBY 

Sat 20 Apr 

cinch Stadium @ Franklin’s Gardens 

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 15:05 LEICESTER TIGERS 

Sat 20 Apr 

Sandy Park 

EXETER CHIEFS 17:30 BATH RUGBY 

Sun 21 Apr 

Salford Community Stadium 

SALE SHARKS 15:00 HARLEQUINS 

Sun 21 Apr 

Ashton Gate 

BRISTOL BEARS 15:00 NEWCASTLE FALCONS

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