Saracens Women Explained

Teamname:Saracens Women
Union:Middlesex RFU
Fullname:Saracens Women[1]
Nickname:Sarries, Women in Black, Wolf Pack
Emblem:Star and crescent
Founded:[2]
Ground:StoneX Stadium[3]
Capacity:10,500
Chairman:Neil Golding
Ceo:Mark Thompson[4]
Captain:Lotte Clapp[5]
Marlie Packer[6]
Appearances:Sonia Green[7]
329 (All Competitions)
Rugby Director:Alex Austerberry[8]
Coach:Lewis Sones[9]
Mouritz Botha[10]
Duncan Taylor[11]
Currentseason:2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby
Location:Hendon, Greater London, England
League:Premiership Women's Rugby
Bigwin:Saracens 105–0 Worcester Valkyries
(Barnet Copthall, London, England)
13 January 2018
Bigloss:Saracens 7–53 Gloucester-Hartpury
(Barnet Copthall, London, England)
10 December 2022
Url:https://www.saracens.com
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Saracens Women (/ˈsærəsənz/) are an English women's rugby union club based in Hendon, London. They were established in 1989 and currently play in Premiership Women's Rugby, the top-level competition of women's rugby in the country.[12]

Saracens are the most successful women's team in the history of domestic rugby union competition in England, having won the league a record 14 times – most recently in 2021–22[13] – and the cup on 11 occasions – most recently in 2023–24.[14] They are also the women's team of Saracens Amateurs, who themselves are affiliated to men's Premiership club Saracens.

History

Saracens Women were originally founded in 1989 by a group of nine players – which included England internationals Emma Mitchell, Janis Ross and Sam Robson, and Wales internationals Amanda Bennett and Liza Burgess – who had identified a need for another women's rugby club in north London.[15] The founding members gained approval to establish the team, after agreeing to assist with the commercial operations of the Saracens men's team, who had just been promoted into the top flight for the 1989–90 season.[16] In their debut season, they won the second division and achieved promotion to the Women's Premiership for the 1990–91 season. The team then claimed their first silverware at the national sevens tournament in 1990, and earned a total of 17 trophies over the ensuing decade, including domestic trebles in 1993 and 1998.[17]

Upon entering the new millennium, Saracens Women were crowned Premiership champions in 2000, before new coaching staff were appointed in 2001, headed by former Saracens men's player Lee Adamson and club co-founder Amanda Bennett.[18] Adamson held both coaching and administrative positions at Saracens, until he departed in 2007 to coach the Scotland women's national rugby union team.[19] The team won the league again in 2002, under the captaincy of England international Claire Frost, and then achieved a sequence of four consecutive titles between 2006 and 2009.[20] Throughout those four years, Saracens remained unbeaten in the competition – a feat not achieved before or since at the top level of English women's rugby.[18] Prominent players during this period included England's most capped hooker Amy Garnett and flanker Maggie Alphonsi, who played her entire career at Saracens and was later named a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to rugby.[21]

Off the back of this dominant spell, Saracens Women went five years without silverware, recording three second-place finishes in the league. In 2014, Rob Cain was installed as head coach, and the club proceeded to achieve a league and cup double in 2015.[22] Cain continued as head coach through to the launch of the Premier 15s, after which he left to take the helm of the United States women's national rugby union team in 2018.[23] Saracens secured the 2017–18 Premier 15s title, following a season notable for the breakthrough of a new generation of future England internationals who graduated through the club's academy pathway via Welwyn RFC, including prop Hannah Botterman and half-backs Zoe Harrison, Helena Rowland and Ella Wyrwas.[24]

Led by new head coach Alex Austerberry and captain Lotte Clapp, Saracens Women cemented themselves as the dominant team in the Premier 15s, which operated as the highest level of women's domestic rugby union competition in England between 2017 and 2023, until it was rebranded as Premiership Women's Rugby.[25] During this period, the club won the title in 2018, 2019 and 2022, while also achieving five consecutive first-place finishes in the regular season league tables.[26] In September 2019, Saracens also announced that it would double its financial investment in the women's team, in addition to increasing alignment with the resources attached to the men's squad.[27]

Until 2014, Saracens Women played their home games at Bramley Sports Ground in Enfield, London, and occasionally at Vicarage Road – the home of Watford FC – when the Saracens men, to whom they are affiliated, moved there in 1997. Subsequently, Saracens Women reached an agreement to play home matches at the men's home ground, StoneX Stadium, in Hendon. This ground continues to be their home ground for Premiership Women's Rugby fixtures.[28]

Historically, the club has held rivalries with fellow London sides Richmond and Wasps.[29] In more recent years, their main rivals have been Harlequins, with the two teams contesting three consecutive Premier 15s finals between 2018 and 2021.[30] Since the 2020–21 season, they have competed in an annual showpiece match, known as The Duel.[31] This fixture is notable for holding the attendance record for a Saracens women's game, drawing the club's highest ever live crowd of 3,071 supporters on 10 February 2024.[32]

Club honours

Saracens Women

Saracens Women Reserves

Saracens Women 7s

Current squad

The Saracens Women senior squad for the 2024–25 season is:[44]

Note: Players listed in bold have received at least one senior international test cap.

Academy squad

The Saracens Women academy squad for the 2024–25 season is:[44]

Club staff

The current Saracens senior management and coaching staff, as of the 2023–24 season, is as follows:

Coaches[45] [46] [47]
RoleName
Alex Austerberry
Senior Assistant Coach Lewis Sones
Mouritz Botha
Senior Backs Coach Duncan Taylor
Niamh McHugh
Sarah McKenna
Melanie Antao
Nathan Smith
Xiang Yao
Executives[48] [49] [50] [51]
RoleName
Neil Golding
Mark Thompson
Justin Le Fort
Maggie Alphonsi
Nick Leslau
Marco Masotti
Paul O'Shea
Francois Pienaar
Dominic Silvester

Notable former coaches

The following former Saracens Women coaches have gone on to serve in high-profile positions at international level, or at other top-tier clubs in the women's or men's game:[52] [53] [54] [55] [56]

Playing kit

The kit is currently supplied by Castore, from the beginning of the 2021–22 season.[57] The club's principal sponsor is City Index, a subsidiary company whose parent is owned by Saracens' principle partner StoneX.[58] The replica kit featured the logo of the Saracens Foundation, a charity operated by the club and £5 of proceeds from each jersey are donated to the foundation.[59]

Recent kit designs

The following graphics represent the designs of the Saracens playing kit between 2006 and 2017:

Summary of kit manufacturers and sponsors

The following organisations have manufactured and sponsored the Saracens playing kit since the 1996–97 season:[60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] [67]

Notable players

Rugby World Cup

The following players have been selected to represent their national teams at the Rugby World Cup while at Saracens:[68] [69]

Tournament winners are listed in bold

Club captains

The following players have held the position of Saracens Women club captain since it was established in 1989:[70] [71] [72] [73] [74]

International players

The following Saracens Women players, past and present, have represented their respective national test or sevens teams during their rugby union career:[75]

Current squad members, as of the 2024–25 season, are listed in bold

Britain and Ireland

Other nations

Notes

  1. Mackenzie Carson first represented Canada at test level between 2018 and 2019, before switching her allegiance to England in 2023.[76]
  2. Eloise Hayward first represented England in rugby sevens, before switching her allegiance to Wales in 2022.[77]
  3. Lotte Clapp first represented England at test level between 2016 and 2018, before switching her allegiance to the United States in 2022.[78]

Final XVs

Premiership Finals

The following graphics show the starting line-ups for Saracens in all five of the club's Premiership Women's Rugby Final appearances:[79]

Denotes that the team ended the final as league champions
Denotes that the team ended the final as league runners-up
2016 Women's Premiership Final Starting XV

(vs. Richmond)

2018 Tyrrells Premier 15s Final Starting XV

(vs. Harlequins)

2019 Tyrrells Premier 15s Final Starting XV

(vs. Harlequins)

2021 Allianz Premier 15s Final Starting XV

(vs. Harlequins)

2022 Allianz Premier 15s Final Starting XV

(vs. Exeter Chiefs)

Allianz Cup Finals

The following graphics show the starting line-ups for Saracens in both of the club's Allianz Cup Final appearances:[80] [81]

Denotes that the team ended the final as cup champions
Denotes that the team ended the final as cup runners-up
2023 Allianz Cup Final Starting XV

(vs. Exeter Chiefs)

2024 Allianz Cup Final Starting XV

(vs. Bristol Bears)

Personnel honours and records

World Rugby Awards

The following Saracens players have earned recognition at the World Rugby Awards (presented annually since 2001):[82] [83] [84] [85]

Player (X)
Name of the player and number of times that they had been nominated for the award at that point (if more than one)

Six Nations Championship Awards

The following players have been named in the Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship or Team of the Championship shortlists while at Saracens:

Premiership Women's Rugby Awards

The following Saracens players have been named in the annual Premiership Women's Rugby awards:[95]

Player (X)
Name of the player and number of times that they had been nominated for the award at that point (if more than one)
§Denotes that the club was also the winner of the Premiership Women's Rugby competition during the same season
Denotes that the club was also the runner-up of the Premiership Women's Rugby competition during the same season

Industry awards

Rugby Players' Association Awards

The following Saracens players have achieved recognition at the annual RPA Awards:[99] [100] [101]

RPA England Player of the Year
width=65Yearwidth=170Nomineewidth=170Winnerwidth=20
2019 Sarah McKennaalign=center rowspan=2[102]
2020 Poppy Cleall[103]
2021 Poppy Cleall (2) Poppy Cleall[104]
2022 Marlie Packer Marlie Packer[105]
align=center rowspan=22023 Holly Aitchisonalign=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2[106]
Marlie Packer (2)
RPA Hall of Fame[107]
width=70Yearwidth=170Inducteewidth=180Notes
2021 Rocky ClarkSaracens player 2019–2023
RPA Premier 15s Player of the Year
width=65Seasonwidth=170Nomineewidth=170Winnerwidth=20
2021–22 Marlie Packer
RPA Special Merit Award
width=65Yearwidth=170Winnerwidth=225Noteswidth=20
2024 Marlie Packer100th cap for England in 2024 Six Nations[108]
RPA 15 Under 23 Player of the Month[109]
width=65Seasonwidth=80Monthwidth=170Nomineewidth=170Winnerwidth=20
align=center rowspan=52023–24October Bryony Field[110]
November Amelia MacDougall Amelia MacDougall[111]
December Kelsey Cliffordalign=center rowspan=2[112]
March Sophie Bridger[113]
April Tori Sellors Tori Sellors[114]
RPA 15 Under 23 Team of the Season[115]
width=60Seasonwidth=120Number selectedwidth=170Players selectedwidth=120Positions
align=center rowspan=32023–24align=center rowspan=33 Kelsey CliffordNo. 3 (Prop)
Tori SellorsNo. 9 (Scrum-Half)
Sophie BridgerNo. 13 (Centre)

Rugby Black List Awards

The following Saracens players have earned recognition at the annual Rugby Black List Awards, which launched in 2023:[116] [117]

Rising Star Award
width=65Yearwidth=170Nomineewidth=170Winnerwidth=20
2024 Sharifa Kasolo Sharifa Kasolo[118]
Life in Sport Award
width=65Yearwidth=170Winnerwidth=20
2023 Maggie Alphonsi[119]

End-of-season club awards

The following Saracens players have earned recognition at the club's annual Big Bash end-of-season awards:[120] [121] [122] [123] [124] [125] [126] [127] [128]

Before 2018

After 2018

Player of the Month

The following players have been named the Saracens Player of the Month (awarded since 2021):

width=80 rowspan=2Month2021–222022–232023–24
width=170Playerwidth=30width=170Playerwidth=30width=170Playerwidth=30
October Georgia Evans[129] May Campbell[130] Sydney Gregson[131]
November Fiona McIntosh[132] May Campbell (2)[133] Sophie Bridger[134]
December Marlie Packer[135] Louise McMillan[136] Sophie de Goede[137]
January Marlie Packer (2)[138] Kelsey Clifford[139] Marlie Packer[140]
February Alev Kelter[141] Georgia Evans[142] McKinley Hunt[143]
March Alysha Corrigan[144] Sharifa Kasolo[145] May Campbell[146]
April May Campbell[147] Sharifa Kasolo (2)[148] Bryony Cleall[149]
May May Campbell (2)[150] align=center colspan=2Not awarded Zoe Harrison[151]

Top scorers

The following lists denote the top try scorers and top point scorers for Saracens in recent Women's Premiership and Premier 15s seasons:

Season summaries

LeagueCup
SeasonCompetitionPositionPointsPlay–offsCompetitionPerformance
2002–2003Women's Premiership3rd16No competition
2003–2004style=background:silverWomen's Premiershipstyle=background:silver align=center2ndstyle=background:silver align=center57
2004–2005Women's Premiership3rd49
2005–2006style=background:goldWomen's Premiershipstyle=background:gold align=center1ststyle=background:gold align=center61
2006–2007style=background:goldWomen's Premiershipstyle=background:gold align=center1ststyle=background:gold align=center
2007–2008style=background:goldWomen's Premiershipstyle=background:gold align=center1ststyle=background:gold align=center52
2008–2009style=background:goldWomen's Premiershipstyle=background:gold align=center1ststyle=background:gold align=center
2009–2010style=background:silverWomen's Premiershipstyle=background:silver align=center2ndstyle=background:silver align=center55
2010–2011Women's Premiership4th44
2011–2012style=background:silverWomen's Premiershipstyle=background:silver align=center2ndstyle=background:silver align=center50
2012–2013Women's Premiership6th26
2013–2014style=background:silverWomen's Premiershipstyle=background:silver align=center2ndstyle=background:silver align=center62Papa John's Senior CupPool stage
2014–2015style=background:goldWomen's Premiershipstyle=background:gold align=center1ststyle=background:gold align=center59style=background:goldPapa John's Senior Cupstyle=background:gold align=centerChampions
2015–2016style=background:silverWomen's Premiershipstyle=background:silver align=center2ndstyle=background:silver align=center61style=background:silver align=centerRunners–upstyle=background:silverPapa John's Senior Cupstyle=background:silver align=centerRunners–up
2016–2017Women's Premiership4th45Semi–finalsPapa John's Senior CupSemi–finals
2017–2018style=background:goldTyrrells Premier 15sstyle=background:gold align=center1ststyle=background:gold align=center79style=background:gold align=centerChampionsNo competition
2018–2019style=background:goldTyrrells Premier 15sstyle=background:gold align=center1ststyle=background:gold align=center84style=background:gold align=centerChampions
2019–2020Tyrrells Premier 15s1st59Season annulled
2020–2021style=background:silverAllianz Premier 15sstyle=background:silver align=center1ststyle=background:silver align=center79style=background:silver align=centerRunners–up
2021–2022style=background:goldAllianz Premier 15sstyle=background:gold align=center1ststyle=background:gold align=center77style=background:gold align=centerChampionsAllianz Cup6th place
2022–2023Allianz Premier 15s3rd75Semi–finalsstyle=background:silverAllianz Cupstyle=background:silver align=centerRunners–up
2023–2024Premiership Women's Rugby2nd70Semi–finalsstyle=background:goldAllianz Cupstyle=background:gold align=centerChampions
2024–2025Premiership Women's RugbyAllianz Cup—-->
Gold background denotes champions
Silver background denotes runners-up
Pink background denotes relegated

External links

Notes and References

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