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| Full name | Saracens Rugby Club[1] | ||
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| Union | Middlesex RFU | ||
| Nickname(s) | Sarries, Men in Black, Wolf Pack, Fez Boys | ||
| Emblem(s) | Star and crescent | ||
| Founded | 1876 | ||
| Location | Hendon, Greater London, England | ||
| Ground(s) | StoneX Stadium[2][a] (Capacity: 10,500[b]) | ||
| Chairman | Neil Golding | ||
| CEO | Mark Thompson[4] | ||
| Director of Rugby | Mark McCall[5] | ||
| Coach(es) | Joe Shaw[6] | ||
| Captain(s) | Maro Itoje[7] | ||
| Most appearances | Alex Goode[8] 368 (All Competitions) | ||
| Top scorer | Owen Farrell 2712 (All Competitions) | ||
| Most tries | Chris Ashton 75 (All Competitions) | ||
| League(s) | Premiership Rugby | ||
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| Largest win | |||
| Saracens 151–0 Dinamo București (Vicarage Road, Watford, England) 20 October 2002[9] | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
| Twickenham 64–0 Saracens (Twickenham, London, England) 13 December 1919 | |||
| Official website | |||
| www | |||
 Current season | |||
Saracens Rugby Club (/ˈsærəsənz/) are an English professional rugby union club based in North London, England, currently playing in Premiership Rugby, which is the highest level of competition in English rugby.[10]
Established in 1876, the club has spent most of its existence in and around Southgate in the London Borough of Enfield. Since 2012, Saracens have played their home games at Copthall Stadium (currently known as StoneX Stadium for sponsorship reasons) in Hendon, in the borough of Barnet. Before this, they played at Vicarage Road in Watford for 15 years, the current home of Watford F.C. The club's home kit playing colours are black and red. They are also affiliated with the Saracens Women's team, which competes in the top tier Premiership Women's Rugby competition.
Saracens have won 11 major trophies. They have been crowned European champions on three occasions – in 2016, 2017 and 2019. The club has also won the English Premiership six times – most recently in 2023[11] – and the domestic cup twice, in 1998 and 2015. In addition, they have won the RFU Championship, the second division title, three times – in 1989, 1995, and 2021.
- ^ "Saracens – Transforming Lives". www.saracens.com. Saracens. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "StoneX Stadium". www.stonexstadium.com. StoneX. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Saracens to play annual showpiece at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Saracens Statement". www.saracens.com. Saracens. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Mark McCall – Saracens". saracens.com. Saracens. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Joe Shaw – Ultimate Rugby". www.ultimaterugby.com. Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Maro Itoje announced as new Saracens Club Captain". saracens.com. Saracens. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Premiership: Mark McCall hails Saracens' record appearance holder Alex Goode". www.planetrugby.com. Planet Rugby. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Sarries rip up the records". www.espn.com/rugby. ESPN. 20 October 2002. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Premiership Rugby – Saracens". www.premiershiprugby.com. Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Premiership final: Saracens 35-25 Sale - Sarries win sixth title in Twickenham thriller". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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