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Saracens Women () are an
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club based in
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. They were established in 1989 and currently play in
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(PWR), the top level of competition of
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in the country. Saracens are one of the most successful women's teams in English domestic rugby union history. They have earned a total of 15 top-flight league titles – most recently in the 2021–22 season. In top-tier domestic cup competitions, they have won an additional 10 titles – most recently in the 2023–24 season. The team also serves as the women's branch of Saracens Amateurs RFC, who themselves are affiliated to men's Premiership club
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History

Saracens Women were originally founded in 1989 by a group of nine players – which included
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internationals Emma Mitchell, Janis Ross and Sam Robson, and
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internationals
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– who had identified a need for another women's rugby club in
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. 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. In their debut season, they won the second division and achieved promotion to the
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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. 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
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. Adamson held both coaching and administrative positions at Saracens, until he departed in 2007 to coach the
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. 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. 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. Prominent players during this period included England's most capped hooker Amy Garnett and
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Maggie Alphonsi Margaret Omotayo Sanni Alphonsi (born 20 December 1983) is an English former rugby union player who played as a flanker for Saracens W.R.F.C. and England before retiring in 2014. She was Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year in 2010, and was i ...
, who played her entire career at Saracens and was later named a
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for services to rugby. 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. Cain continued as head coach through to the launch of the
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, after which he left to take the helm of the
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in 2018. Saracens secured the
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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
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Hannah Botterman and half-backs
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and Ella Wyrwas. 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
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. During this period, the club won the title in
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, while also achieving five consecutive first-place finishes in the regular season league tables. 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. Until 2014, Saracens Women played their home games at Bramley Sports Ground in
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, and occasionally at
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– the home of
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– 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
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. This ground continues to be their home ground for
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fixtures. Historically, the club has held rivalries with fellow London sides
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. In more recent years, their main rivals have been Harlequins, with the two teams contesting three consecutive Premier 15s finals between 2018 and 2021. Since the 2020–21 season, they have competed in an annual showpiece match, known as The Duel. 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.


Club honours


Saracens Women

* Women's Premiership / RFUW Premiership ** Champions: (12) 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15 ** ''Runners–up: (5) 2003–04, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16'' * Premier 15s / Premiership Women's Rugby ** Champions: (3) 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22 ** ''Runners–up: (2)
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, 2024–25'' * National Cup ** Champions: (9) 1990–91, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2014–15 ** ''Runners–up: (5) 1991–92, 1993–94, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2015–16'' * PWR Cup ** Champions: (1) 2023–24 ** ''Runners–up: (1)
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Saracens Women Reserves

* Women's Premiership 2 / Championship South ** Champions: (2) 2003–04, 2012–13 ** ''Runners–up: (4) 2004–05, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15'' * Premier 15s Development League ** Champions: (2) 2017–18, 2018–19


Saracens Women 7s

* National 7s ** Champions: (8) 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005 ** ''Runners–up: (TBC)'' * Singha Premiership 7s ** Champions: (1)
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Current squad


Senior squad

The Saracens Women senior squad for the 2024–25 season is: Note: Players listed in bold have received at least one senior international
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Notes


Academy squad

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


Club staff

The current Saracens
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, as of the 2024–25 season, is as follows:


Notable former coaches

The following former Saracens Women
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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: * Peter Kennedy (
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2000s) ** '' England women's / England 7s head coach 2000–02'' * Lee Adamson (
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2001–07) ** '' Scotland women's head coach 2007–08'' * Rob Cain ( director of rugby / head coach 2014–18) ** '' United States women's head coach 2018–23'' *
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(forwards coach 2021–23) ** '' Saracens men's scrum / academy transition coach 2023–24'' * Rocky Clark (
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2020–22) ** '' Sweden women's assistant coach 2022, head coach 2023–24'' * James Tirrell (backs coach 2020–23) ** '' Saracens men's skills / academy transition coach 2023–'' ** '' England men's Under-20s assistant coach 2020''


Playing kit

The Saracens playing kit is currently supplied by British sportswear manufacturer
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, as of the beginning of the 2021–22 season. The club's principal partner and primary shirt sponsor is American financial services company StoneX. 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.


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:


Notable players


Rugby World Cup

The following players have been selected to represent their national teams at the
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while at Saracens: :''Tournament winners are listed in ''bold


Club captains

The following players have held the position of Saracens Women
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since it was established in 1989: * 1989–1992 -
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* 1993–1995 - Katie Ball * 1995–1997 - Janis Ross * 1997–1998 - Janice Byford * 1998–2002 - Claire Frost * 2002–2004 - Helen Clayton * 2005–2007 - Leslie Cripps * 2007–2009 - Amy Garnett * 2010–2012 - Louise Horgan * 2012–2013 - Sonia Green * 2012–2015 -
Maggie Alphonsi Margaret Omotayo Sanni Alphonsi (born 20 December 1983) is an English former rugby union player who played as a flanker for Saracens W.R.F.C. and England before retiring in 2014. She was Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year in 2010, and was i ...
* 2015–2017 - Sonia Green * 2017–''present'' - Lotte Sharp * 2022–''present'' -
Marlie Packer Marlene Marie Packer (born 2 October 1989) is an English rugby union player (back row / flanker) for Saracens and women. She was part of the winning 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad. International career Packer began her international care ...


International players

The following Saracens Women players, past and present, have represented their respective national
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or sevens teams during their rugby union career: :''Current squad members, as of the 2024–25 season, are listed in ''bold


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* Sasha Acheson *
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* Claire Allan * Karen Almond *
Maggie Alphonsi Margaret Omotayo Sanni Alphonsi (born 20 December 1983) is an English former rugby union player who played as a flanker for Saracens W.R.F.C. and England before retiring in 2014. She was Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year in 2010, and was i ...
*
Karen Andrew Karen Elizabeth Andrew (born 14 April 1976) is a former English female rugby union player. She represented at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup. She played in the final against the Black Ferns The New Zealand women's rugby union team, calle ...
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Susie Appleby Susan Kathryn Appleby (born 21 December 1970) is a former English female rugby union player. She represented at the 1998 and 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup The Women's Rugby World Cup is the women's rugby union world championship which is org ...
* Pip Atkinson * Katie Ball * Fiona Barnet *
Charlotte Barras Charlotte Anne Barras (born 26 January 1982) is an English rugby union player. She represented at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup, she scored the only try in their loss to in the final. She is a PE teacher at Saint Helen and Saint Katherine. ...
* Ellie Boatman * Hannah Botterman * Jess Breach * Sophie Bridger * Rachael Burford * Janice Byford * May Campbell * Mackenzie Carson (1) * Lauren Cattell * Rocky Clark * Helen Clayton * Bryony Cleall *
Poppy Cleall Poppy Georgia Cleall (born 12 June 1992) is an English rugby union player. She also plays for Saracens Women at club level. She is the 2021 Six Nations Player of the Year, England Player of the year and the leading all time Premiership try score ...
* Kelsey Clifford * Annie Cole * Trudi Collins * Assunta de Biase * Chris Diver * Helen Durman * Maxine Edwards *
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* Jenny Foster * Claire Frost * Hannah Gallagher *
Rosie Galligan Rosie Jemima Galligan (born 30 April 1998) is an English rugby union player. She is a member of the England women's national rugby union team and plays for Saracens at club level. International career After playing for England U20s in 2017/18 an ...
* Amy Garnett * Claire Green * Sonia Green * Sydney Gregson * Georgina Gulliver * Fiona Hackett *
Zoe Harrison Zoe Eloise Harrison (born 14 April 1998) is an English rugby player who plays for the England women's national rugby union team and Saracens Women at club level. She made her international debut for England in 2017 and was offered a full-time co ...
* Leanne Infante * Georgie Lingham * Vicky Macqueen *
Sarah McKenna Sarah Alison McKenna (born 23 March 1989) is an English rugby union and rugby sevens player. She is a member of the England Women's Rugby Team and plays for Saracens Women's at club level. International career McKenna made her debut for the E ...
* Chantelle Miell * Emma Mitchell * Jane Mitchell * Teresa O'Reilly *
Marlie Packer Marlene Marie Packer (born 2 October 1989) is an English rugby union player (back row / flanker) for Saracens and women. She was part of the winning 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad. International career Packer began her international care ...
* Ellena Perry * Jenny Phillips * Nicky Ponsford * Paula Ramsey * Sam Robson * Janis Ross *
Helena Rowland Helena Charlotte Rowland (born 19 September 1999) is an English rugby union player. She plays for England women's national rugby union team internationally and Loughborough Lightning in the PWR. International career At the start of 2018 she ...
* Tammy Samuel * Emily Scott * Genevieve Shore * Sandra Soler-Gomez *
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* Emma Uren * Claire Williets * Deborah Wills * Ella Wyrwas


Britain and Ireland

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* Louise McMillan * Jodie Rettie * Fiona Sim * Geraldine Baylis *
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* Rebecca De Filippo * Emma Deutsch * Claire Donovan * Georgia Evans * Kat Evans * Kath Foale * Eleanor Green * Eloise Hayward (2) * Claire Horgan * Louise Horgan * Natalia John * Jade Knight *
Louise Rickard Louise Rickard (born 31 December 1970) is a Welsh rugby union player. She has played at lock, wing and centre positions. She is one of the most capped players in the history of women's rugby at 112 caps for Wales. Rickard played her first inter ...
* Donna Rose * Flo Williams * Kerrie-Ann Craddock * Hannah Casey *
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* Taryn Schutzler * Emma Swords


Other nations

* Fancy Bermudez * Alysha Corrigan * Leslie Cripps * Sophie de Goede * Olivia DeMerchant * Alex Ellis * Paige Farries *
McKinley Hunt McKinley Louise Dickson Hunt (born 5 January 1997) is a Canadian rugby union player. She currently plays as a loosehead prop for Saracens in Premiership Women's Rugby, the top-flight competition of women's rugby union in England, and for Canada a ...
* Mandy Marchak * Maya Montiel * Gabby Senft * Janna Slevinsky * Julia Sugawara * Emma Taylor * Sarah Ulmer * Nina Vistisen * Rachel Laqeretabua * Séraphine Okemba * Valeria Fedrighi * Samantha Martinez Gion * Tessa Wijmans * Catha Jacobs * Jeanina Loyola *
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Alev Kelter Leyla Alev Kelter ( ; born March 21, 1991) is an American rugby sevens and rugby union player. She competed for the United States at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. She also represented the United States at the 2017 and 2021 Rugby Worl ...
* Lotte Sharp (3) *
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Notes

# Mackenzie Carson first represented
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at test level between 2018 and 2019, before switching her allegiance to
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in 2023. # Eloise Hayward first represented
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in
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, before switching her allegiance to
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in 2022. # Lotte Sharp first represented
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at test level between 2016 and 2018, before switching her allegiance to the
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in 2022.


Final XVs


Premiership Finals

The following graphics show the starting line-ups for Saracens in all six of the club's Premiership Women's Rugby Final appearances: 2016 Women's Premiership Final Starting XV :''(vs.
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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.
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PWR Cup Finals

The following graphics show the starting line-ups for Saracens in both of the club's PWR Cup Final appearances: 2023 Allianz Cup Final Starting XV :''(vs.
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Personnel honours and records


World Rugby Awards

The following Saracens players have earned recognition at the
World Rugby Awards The World Rugby Awards are given out annually by World Rugby (until November 2014, known as the International Rugby Board), the worldwide governing body for rugby union, for major achievements in the sport. The idea of rewarding excellence in ru ...
(presented annually since 2001):


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
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awards:


Top scorers

The following lists denote the top try scorers and top point scorers for Saracens in recent
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and
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seasons:


Industry awards


Rugby Players' Association Awards

The following Saracens players have achieved recognition at the annual RPA Awards:


Rugby Black List Awards

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


End-of-season club awards

The following Saracens players have earned recognition at the club's annual Big Bash end-of-season awards:


Before 2018


After 2018


Player of the Month

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


Season summaries

Gold background denotes champions
''Silver background'' denotes runners-up
Pink background denotes relegated


Notes


References


External links


Club Website
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