The Ospreys team to play Saracens on Saturday 10th December 2011 at Wembley Stadium, kick off at 6.00pm, will be as follows: 15 Richard Fussell 14 Tommy Bowe 13 Andrew Bishop 12 Ashley Beck 11 Shane Williams 10 Dan Biggar 9 Rhys Webb 1 Duncan Jones 2 Richard Hibbard 3 Adam Jones 4 Ryan...
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Saracens have signed Peter Stringer on a three-month loan from Munster. The Irish international scrumhalf will be registered to play for the English champions in the Aviva Premiership and Heineken Cup. Mark McCall, Director of Rugby, said: “We are fortunate to have a pair of outstanding young scrumhalves in Ben Spencer and Luke Baldwin,...
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Andy Powell starts at number 8 for Sale Sharks against Saracens in the Aviva Premiership game at Vicarage Road on Sunday (kick off 3.00 p.m.). On the bench will be scrum half Cillian Willis, who has joined the club from Leinster for the rest of the season. Sharks are without number nines Dwayne Peel...
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Saracens continue their preparations for the 2011/12 season on Friday night with a friendly against Bedford Blues and Charlie Hodgson is in line to make his debut for the English champions.Fly half Hodgson, a summer signing from Sale Sharks and the Premiership’s leading points scorer, makes his first start while David Strettle, Schalk Brits,...
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Newcastle gained revenge on Saracens with a 31-21 win in a thrilling repeat of last year’s J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series at the Stoop. Player-of-the-tournament Luke Fielden was in exceptional form scoring one try and creating two more for the Falcons who fought back after trailing 21-14 midway through the second...
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Saracens travel to The Stoop on Friday night to defend their JP Morgan Asset Management 7s title. In team news ahead of the tournament, Jackson Wray captains the squad that also includes Rodd Penney, James Short, Marcus Watson along with Scott Spurling and Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier who both made such an impact two weeks ago....
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By Paul Eddison, Sportsbeat. The Saracens juggernaut showed no signs of suffering summer blues as the defending champions booked their place at the final of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership 7s at the Stoop in a fortnight where they will be joined by London Wasps.ames Short was the star of the show running...
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Saracens are in action on Friday night at Franklin’s Gardens for the regional heat of the JP Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby Sevens. Sarries will be looking to defend the title they won last season and have named their squad for the event. Surgery over the summer means Nils Mordt is unable to play in...
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English champions Saracens will play at least two matches at Wembley Stadium during the 2011/12 season.The innovative north London club has announced it will return to the national stadium for their Heineken Cup match against the Ospreys on Saturday December 10th (kick off 6pm) and for their Aviva Premiership Rugby match against Harlequins on...
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John Smit has agreed to join Saracens. The record-breaking Springbok captain, 33, will join the Premiership champions after the World Cup. Smit said: “I am delighted to have signed for a club widely renowned for the ferocious work ethic and spirit on the field and for the unique way it treats people off the...
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