January 14 in Bordeaux is a day to forget for Saracens and their fans, that was reminiscent of watching men against boys as Bordeaux scored 55 to Saracens 15. The crazy structure of this competition saw them back in Bordeaux for this wire takes all match. Saracens were without Owen Farrell and Bordeaux were missing … More Bordeaux Begles v Saracens – The Round of 16
Saracens found themselves in the last chance saloon in this competition after succumbing to a record defeat in Bordeaux. A win by Connacht against Bristol meant the task was a less onerous one, with a bonus point of any description with a less than 20 point gap. Whether this team could bounce back was open … More Saracens v Lyon – The Champions Cup
Saracens and many of their fans headed to Bordeaux for their first Champions Cup match of 2024, they went on the back of a loss to Leicester Tigers. Owen Farrell kicked off and Bordeaux cleared into Saracens half. A pass from Farrell missed everyone which gave the home team a chance to attack, Ivan van Zyl touched … More Bordeaux Begles v Saracens
Having lost in South Africa, this was a match Saracens really needed to win. The match started with an uncharacteristic Theo McFarland error as he knocked the ball on from the kick off. So, an early scrum! The Connacht 9 delayed the put in and Saracens were awarded a free kick to get the ball … More Saracens v Connacht Rugby
I’m not too sure how I feel about the fact that there was a power cut at my house today; so no replay to watch! Annoying really! And no easy catch up option as it was on BT Sport. Oh well, from a few highlights and memory it will be! As I was walking the … More Saracens v Ospreys – Champions Cup
The fall out from the Owen Farrell tackle in Gloucester kept many busy on social media as far too many chose to throw hate both his and, by way of a change, Saracens way. All Disciplinary Hearings Findings are available online and several snippets were shared on social media. I thought it might be interesting … More Saracens v Lyon
I’m watching this one form the warmth of my sofa, huge credit to those who travelled to France just before Christmas! Saracens had a strong team but were missing one of their key players, talisman Maro Itoje, he was injured in training. They went into this match unbeaten, I’m slightly perturbed that we have Lawrence … More Lyon v Saracens – The Champions Cup
Another freezing cold day saw Saracens involved in their first Champions Cup match since they won the thing in Newcastle on May 11th 2019. The visitors were Edinburgh, the 2 teams played each other in the Challenge Cup last season with Edinburgh on the exact day in fact. Edinburgh won that tight affair by 18 … More Saracens v Edinburgh Rugby – The Champions Cup
In November Saracens were given a £5.4 ish fine and a 35 point deduction, having been found to have breached the salary cap for 3 seasons. As a Saracens fan that’s felt pretty awful, but more was yet to come! There’s been a sense of glee around any negative news around Saracens from some quarters, … More Saracens v Racing 92 – a bright afternoon on a gloomy weekend!
Round 4 of the Champions Cup saw Munster arriving at Allianz Park; my first experience of Munster was at the impressive Thomond Park in Limerick in December 2012, followed up by their visit to the gloomy Vicarage Road. This was another double header and with the first match finishing Munster 15 Saracens 9 and the … More Saracens v Munster Rugby – The Champions Cup
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