List of Saracens F.C. players selected for international rugby

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This list documents current and former players for English rugby union club Saracens , who have represented their respective national test or sevens teams during the course of their professional sporting career. [1] [2]

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The following Saracens players past and present have held the captaincy for England at test level during their professional career. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

World Champions

The following Saracens alumni won the Rugby World Cup with England in 2003. [12]

British & Irish Lions British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg

The following England internationals who have played for Saracens have been called up to tour with the British and Irish Lions. [13] [14]

3 tours
2 tours
1 tour

UK and Ireland

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The following Saracens players past and present have held the captaincy for Scotland, Wales or Ireland at test level during their professional career. [16] [17] [18] [19]

British & Irish Lions British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg

The following Scotland, Wales and Ireland internationals who have played for Saracens have been called up to tour with the British and Irish Lions. [13]

2 tours
1 tour

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

World Champions

The following Saracens alumni have won the Rugby World Cup with their respective nations during their test career. [23]

2 titles
1 title

Pacific Islanders Flag of rugby Pacific Islanders.svg

The following Fiji, Samoa and Tonga internationals who have played for Saracens have been called up to tour with the Pacific Islanders. [24]

3 tours
2 tours
1 tour

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Michael Horak represented South Africa in rugby league, before switching his allegiance to England in rugby union. [5]
  2. ↑ Jack Wilson earned his first international rugby sevens caps for New Zealand in 2012, before switching his allegiance to England in 2016. [6]
  3. ↑ Sean Maitland earned three international caps for the New Zealand Māori in 2010, before switching his allegiance to Scotland in 2013. [15]
  4. ↑ Abdelatif Benazzi earned his first test caps for Morocco in 1990, before switching his allegiance to France later that year. [20]
  5. ↑ Juan Pablo Socino was also capped by the South American Jaguars in 2013. [21]
  6. ↑ Titi Lamositele represented the United States at test level between 2013 and 2019, before switching his allegiance to Samoa in 2023. [22]

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