Saracens F.C.
English rugby union club, based in North London / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saracens Rugby Club (/ˈsærəsənz/) is an English professional rugby union club based in North London, England, currently playing in Premiership Rugby, the highest level of competition in English rugby.[9]
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; 148 years ago (1876) | ||
Location | Hendon, Greater London, England | ||
Ground(s) | StoneX Stadium[2][lower-alpha 1] (Capacity: 10,500[lower-alpha 2]) | ||
Chairman | Neil Golding | ||
CEO | Mark Thompson[4] | ||
Director of Rugby | Mark McCall[5] | ||
Coach(es) | Joe Shaw Ian Peel Kevin Sorrell Adam Powell Dan Vickers | ||
Captain(s) | Owen Farrell[6] | ||
Most appearances | Alex Goode[7] 368 (All Competitions) | ||
Top scorer | Owen Farrell 2581 (All Competitions) | ||
Most tries | Chris Ashton 75 (All Competitions) | ||
League(s) | Premiership Rugby | ||
2022–23 | 1st (Champions) | ||
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Largest win | |||
Saracens 151–0 Dinamo București (Vicarage Road, Watford, England) 20 October 2002[8] | |||
Largest defeat | |||
Twickenham 64–0 Saracens (Twickenham, London, England) 13 December 1919 | |||
Official website | |||
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Current season |
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 (or 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 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 three times, in 2016, 2017 and 2019. The club has also won the English Premiership six times, most recently in 2023, and the domestic cup twice, in 1998 and 2015. In addition, they have also won the RFU Championship, the second division title, on three occasions, in 1989, 1995, and 2021.