Saracens Women

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Saracens Women
Saracens FC logo.svg
Full nameSaracens Women
UnionMiddlesex RFU
Founded1989
LocationHendon, London
Ground(s)StoneX Stadium (capacity: 10,500)
Captain(s)Lotte Clapp (1st XV), Kate Skelton (2nd XV)
League(s)Premier 15s
Rugby football current event.svg Current season

Saracens Women (/ˈsærəsənz/) are a women's rugby union club based in Hendon, London, England. They were founded in 1989 and play in the Premier 15s.[1] They are the two-time Premier 15s champions. They are also the women's team of Saracens Amateurs, who themselves are affiliated to Premiership Rugby team, Saracens.

History[]

Saracens Women were formed in 1989, starting in and winning the second division in its first season and making it to the Women's Premiership for the 1990 - 91 season. They have rivalries with fellow London sides, Richmond Women and Wasps Ladies.[2] In 2006, Saracens won the Women's Premiership. In 2007 they retained their title by going unbeaten through the league season.[3] In 2005, Saracens Ladies II had points deducted for fielding an underage and unregistered player.[4] In 2007, Saracens Ladies II finished second in the league after losing their final game against Bath Ladies after having been unbeaten until that match.[5]

In more recent times Saracens Women have achieved success in the Premiership and Cup.

Until 2014 Saracens Women played their home games at Bramley Sports Ground and occasionally at Vicarage Road, the home of Watford FC, when the Saracens men's team, to whom they are affiliated, moved home games there in 1997. In 2014, Saracens Women agreed with the Saracens team that they could play home matches at the men's recently opened home ground Copthall Stadium in Hendon. That continues to be their home ground for Allianz Premier XVs and A League games.

Saracens Women currently field two teams, the First XV in the Premier 15s, and the Development XV in the Premier Development league.

Saracens have won the Premier XVs in 2018 and 2019.

Current squad[]

[6]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
May Campbell Hooker England England
Mackenzie Carson Hooker Canada Canada
Katharine Evans Hooker England England
Jodie Rettie Hooker Scotland Scotland
Hannah Botterman Prop England England
Rochelle Clark Prop England England
Bryony Cleall Prop England England
Kelsey Clifford Prop England England
Lauryn Dacres-Kamm Prop England England
Sophia John Prop
Jude Stephenson Prop England England
Jenny Orriss Prop
Jodie Turl Prop
Victoria Fleetwood Flanker England England
Bronwen Jackson-Turner Flanker England England
Marlie Packer Flanker England England
Kayleigh Searcy Flanker
Sarah Bebbington Back row
Lauren Newman Back row
Donna Rose Back row
Chrissy Siczowa Back row
Rosie Galligan Second row England England
Ellie Gattlin Second row England England
Kathryn Robinson Second row
Milly Thurman-Newell Second row England England
Sonia Green Forward England England
Libby Lockwood Forward England England
Poppy Cleall Number 8 England England
Player Position Union
Rebecca Bushell Scrum-half
Anna Goddard Scrum-half England England
Eloise Hayward Scrum-half England England
Jade Knight Scrum-half Wales Wales
Jodie Mallard Scrum-half England England
Zoe Harrison Fly-half England England
Ellie-Louise Lennon Fly-half England England
Lisa Martin Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Rowan White Fly-half England England
Hannah Casey Centre Ireland Ireland
Sydney Gregson Centre England England
Lauren Cattell Centre England England
Cara Wardle Centre England England
Charlotte Clapp Wing England England
Melissa Lancaster Wing
Georgie Lingham Wing England England
Amazigom Mayes Wing
Chantelle Miell Wing England England
Bluebell Nicholls Wing
Amelia Roberts Wing
Madelene Vaughan-Johncey Wing
Laura Westlake Wing
Sarah McKenna Fullback England England
Nina Vistisen Fullback England England

Notable players[]

Saracens Women have provided players to the England women's national rugby union team including founder England players Sam Robson, Emma Mitchell, Janis Ross, Jane Mitchell, Fiona Barnet and Welsh international Liza Burgess. England's most capped hooker, Amy Garnett played for Saracens.[7] Maggie Alphonsi, who also was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to rugby, played for Saracens Women until her retirement, after winning a league and cup double, in 2015.[8] Lee Adamson coached Saracens Women before leaving to coach the Scotland women's national rugby union team in 2007.[9] Poppy Cleall, Marlie Packer, Vicky Fleetwood are World Cup runners up from the 2017 World Cup and currently at the club.

Season summaries[]

League
Season Competition Final position Points Play-offs
2002–03 Women's Premiership 3rd 16 N/A
2003–04 Women's Premiership 2nd 57
2004–05 Women's Premiership 3rd 49
2005–06 Women's Premiership 1st 61
2006–07 Women's Premiership 1st
2007–08 Women's Premiership 1st 52
2008–09 Women's Premiership 1st
2009–10 Women's Premiership 2nd 55
2010–11 Women's Premiership 4th 44
2011–12 Women's Premiership 2nd 50
2012–13 Women's Premiership 6th 26
2013–14 Women's Premiership 2nd 62
2014–15 Women's Premiership 1st 59
2015–16 Women's Premiership 2nd 61 Runners-up
2016–17 Women's Premiership 4th 45 Semi-finals
2017–18 Tyrrells Premier 15s 1st 79 Champions
2018–19 Tyrrells Premier 15s 1st 84 Champions
2019–20 Tyrrells Premier 15s 1st 59 Season annulled
2020–21 Allianz Premier 15s 1st 79 Runners-up

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Saracens Women". RFU. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ^ "RFU Premiership kicks off this weekend with triple bill of London rivalry clashes". Sportsister. 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  3. ^ "Saracens crowned champions". ESPN. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  4. ^ "Saracens Women docked league points". RFU. 2005-10-27. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  5. ^ "Win at Saracens was three-year high says coach Deane". Bath Chronicle (archived at Highbeam). Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  6. ^ "Squads". Saracens F.C. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  7. ^ "England Women clinch Grand Slam". BBC News. 2006-03-18. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  8. ^ Orchard, Sara (2013-11-07). "Maggie "The Machine" Alphonsi purring again". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  9. ^ "Adamson named Scotland coach". ESPN. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
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