This article collates key awards, honours, records and statistics relating to Saracens , the professional rugby union club based in North London, England.
The following players have recorded the most appearances for Saracens across all competitions: [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32]
The following players have been inducted into the Saracens Hall of Fame: [33] [34]
The following players have won the most Premiership and European titles with Saracens:
Player | Premierships won | Title-winning seasons | Champions Cups won | Title-winning seasons | Total titles won |
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Owen Farrell | 6 | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023 | 3 | 2016, 2017, 2019 | 9 |
Jamie George | |||||
Alex Goode | |||||
Jackson Wray | |||||
Brad Barritt | 5 | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 | 8 | ||
George Kruis | |||||
Richard Wigglesworth | |||||
Maro Itoje | 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023 | ||||
Billy Vunipola | |||||
Mako Vunipola | |||||
Richard Barrington | 4 | 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 | 7 | ||
Juan Figallo | |||||
Ben Spencer | |||||
Marcelo Bosch | 2 | 2016, 2017 | 6 | ||
Schalk Brits | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018 | ||||
Chris Wyles | |||||
Duncan Taylor | 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023 | ||||
Michael Rhodes | 3 | 2016, 2018, 2019 | 3 | 2016, 2017, 2019 | |
Kelly Brown | 2011, 2015, 2016 | 2 | 2016, 2017 | 5 | |
Petrus du Plessis | |||||
Alex Lozowski | 2018, 2019, 2023 | 2017, 2019 | |||
Sean Maitland | |||||
Nick Tompkins | |||||
The following Saracens players have achieved recognition at the World Rugby Awards (presented annually since 2001): [35]
Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times that they had been nominated for the award at that point (if more than one) |
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Year | Nominated | Winner | Ref |
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2012 | Owen Farrell | — | [36] |
2016 | Owen Farrell (2), Maro Itoje, Billy Vunipola | [37] | |
2017 | Owen Farrell (3), Maro Itoje (2) | [38] | |
2021 | Maro Itoje (3) | [39] | |
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Several former Saracens players have been inducted into the two incarnations of the World Rugby Hall of Fame: [43]
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The following players have been named on either the Six Nations Player of the Championship or Team of the Championship shortlist while at Saracens: [44] [45] [46] [47] [48]
The following Saracens players have been named as nominees and winners of the EPCR European Player of the Year award (presented annually since 2011): [51] [52] [53] [54]
Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times that they had been nominated for the award at that point (if more than one) |
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§ | Denotes that the club was also the winner of the European Rugby Champions Cup during the same season |
† | Denotes that the club was also the runner-up of the European Rugby Champions Cup during the same season |
Season | Nominated | Winner | Ref |
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2010–11 | — | — | [51] |
2011–12 | Mouritz Botha, Owen Farrell | [51] | |
2012–13 | Owen Farrell (2), Charlie Hodgson | [51] | |
2013–14 † | Chris Ashton, Schalk Brits, Jacques Burger, Alex Goode | [51] | |
2014–15 | Chris Ashton (2), Billy Vunipola | [55] | |
2015–16 § | Owen Farrell (3), Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Billy Vunipola (2) | Maro Itoje | [56] |
2016–17 § | Owen Farrell (4), Maro Itoje (2) | Owen Farrell | [57] |
2017–18 | Owen Farrell (5) | — | [58] |
2018–19 § | Alex Goode (2), Mako Vunipola | Alex Goode | [59] |
2019–20 | — | — | [51] |
2020–21 | [51] | ||
2021–22 | [51] | ||
2022–23 | Elliot Daly | [60] | |
2023–24 | — | [51] | |
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The following lists denote the top try scorers and top points scorers for Saracens during each European season from 2005–06 onwards: [61] [62]
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The following lists denote the top 10 all-time statistical leaders for Saracens in European competition:
Bold indicates current Saracens players as of the 2023–24 season
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The following graphics show the starting line-ups for Saracens in all four of the club's European Cup Final appearances: [64] [65] [66] [67]
Denotes that the team ended the final as European cup champions | |
Denotes that the team ended the final as European cup runners-up | |
2014 Heineken Cup Final Starting XV (vs. Toulon) | 2016 Champions Cup Final Starting XV (vs. Racing 92) |
2017 Champions Cup Final Starting XV (vs. Clermont) | 2019 Champions Cup Final Starting XV (vs. Leinster) |
The following graphics show the starting line-ups for Saracens in both of the club's European Wildcard play-off final appearances, contested to earn qualification to the Heineken Cup in the following season:
2003 European Wildcard Final Starting XV (vs. Leicester) | 2005 European Wildcard Final Starting XV (vs. Gloucester) |
The following Saracens players have achieved recognition at the annual Premiership Rugby Awards: [68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76]
Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times that they had been nominated for the award at that point (if more than one) |
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§ | Denotes that the club was also the winner of the domestic league or cup competition during the same season |
† | Denotes that the club was also the runner-up of the domestic league or cup competition during the same season |
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Season | Number selected | Players selected |
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2010–11 § | 2 | Schalk Brits, Jacques Burger |
2011–12 | 1 | Schalk Brits (2) |
2012–13 | 1 | Mako Vunipola |
2013–14 † | 2 | Jacques Burger (2), Billy Vunipola |
2014–15 § | 1 | Jamie George |
2015–16 § | 5 | Mako Vunipola (2), Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Billy Vunipola (2), Alex Goode |
2016–17 | 5 | Mako Vunipola (3), Jamie George (2), Jackson Wray, Richard Wigglesworth, Brad Barritt (c) |
2017–18 § | 0 | — |
2018–19 § | 4 | Mako Vunipola (4), Jamie George (3), Will Skelton, Alex Goode (2) |
2019–20 | 3 | Maro Itoje (2), Ben Earl [lower-alpha 1] , Ben Spencer [lower-alpha 2] |
2020–21 | 0 | — |
2021–22 † | 2 | Ben Earl (2), Max Malins |
2022–23 § | 2 | Marco Riccioni, Ben Earl (3) |
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Season | Date | Round | Position | Nominated | Opponent | Stadium | Location | Winner |
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2010–11 § | 24 April 2011 | 21 | Hooker | Schalk Brits | vs. Gloucester | Vicarage Road | Watford | Schalk Brits |
2013–14 † | 13 April 2014 | 19 | Flanker | Kelly Brown | vs. Northampton | Allianz Park | Hendon | — |
2021–22 † | 21 May 2022 | 25 | Flanker | Theo McFarland | vs. Northampton | StoneX Stadium | Hendon | |
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The following Saracens players were named in the Premiership Rugby Team of the Decade for the 2010s. The starting XV is made up of the players who recorded the most appearances in their respective positions, across all teams in the league, between January 2010 and December 2019, with the bench consisting of the players with the second most caps in each position. [99]
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The following Saracens players were named in the Premiership Immortals XV, a team of 15 players selected by BT Sport rugby union commentators and former England internationals Lawrence Dallaglio, Austin Healey, Ben Kay and Ugo Monye in May 2023, to celebrate 20 years of Premiership Finals. [100] [101]
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The following lists denote the top try scorers and top points scorers for Saracens during each domestic season from 1997–1998 onwards: [102]
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The following lists denote the top 10 all-time statistical leaders for Saracens in Premiership Rugby:
Bold indicates current Saracens players as of the 2023–24 season
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The following historic individual Premiership records are held by Saracens players:
The following graphics show the starting line-ups for Saracens in all nine of the club's Premiership Final appearances:
Denotes that the team ended the final as league champions | |
Denotes that the team ended the final as league runners-up | |
2010 Aviva Premiership Final Starting XV (vs. Leicester) | 2011 Aviva Premiership Final Starting XV (vs. Leicester) | 2014 Aviva Premiership Final Starting XV (vs. Northampton) |
2015 Aviva Premiership Final Starting XV (vs. Bath) | 2016 Aviva Premiership Final Starting XV (vs. Exeter) | 2018 Aviva Premiership Final Starting XV (vs. Exeter) |
2019 Gallagher Premiership Final Starting XV (vs. Exeter) | 2022 Gallagher Premiership Final Starting XV (vs. Leicester) | 2023 Gallagher Premiership Final Starting XV (vs. Sale) |
The following graphics show the starting line-ups for Saracens Storm in all three of the club's Premiership Rugby Shield (formerly A League) Final appearances:
2013 Premiership A League Final Starting XV (vs. Harlequins) | 2015 Premiership A League Final Starting XV (vs. Worcester) | 2019 Premiership Rugby Shield Final Starting XV (vs. Newcastle) |
The following lists show the Saracens squads in all six of the club's final appearances in rugby sevens tournaments, namely the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series and the Melrose Sevens:
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The following graphics show the starting line-ups for Saracens in both of the club's Championship Play-off Final appearances:
2021 RFU Championship Play-off (1st Leg) Starting XV (vs. Ealing) | 2021 RFU Championship Play-off (2nd Leg) Starting XV (vs. Ealing) |
The following Saracens players have achieved recognition in English domestic cup competitions past and present – the RFU Knockout Cup, the Anglo-Welsh Cup, and the Premiership Rugby Cup:
Season | Nominated | Winner |
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2011–12 | Jamie George | — |
2012–13 | — | |
2013–14 | Matt Hankin, Ben Ransom | |
2014–15 § | Matt Hankin (2) | |
2015–16 | No competition was held during this season because of the Rugby World Cup | |
2016–17 | Tom Whiteley | — |
2017–18 | Ben Earl, Matt Gallagher, Sione Vailanu | |
2018–19 † | Matt Gallagher (2), Joel Kpoku, Tom Whiteley (2) | |
2019–20 | Sean Reffell, Manu Vunipola | |
2020–21 | No competition was held during this season because of the COVID-19 pandemic | |
The following lists denote the top 10 all-time statistical leaders for Saracens in domestic cup competitions:
Bold indicates current Saracens players as of the 2023–24 season
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The following graphics show the starting line-ups for Saracens in all three of the club's domestic cup final appearances:
Denotes that the team ended the final as cup champions | |
Denotes that the team ended the final as cup runners-up | |
1998 Tetley's Bitter Cup Final Starting XV (vs. Wasps) | 2015 LV Cup Final Starting XV (vs. Exeter) | 2019 Premiership Rugby Cup Final Starting XV (vs. Northampton) |
The following Saracens players have achieved recognition at the annual RPA Awards, voted for by fellow professionals based in England: [106]
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The following Saracens players have achieved recognition at the club's annual Big Bash end-of-season awards: [117] [118] [119] [120] [121] [122] [123] [124]
Season | Players' Player of the Year | Storm Player of the Year | Most Improved Player | Community Player of the Year | Academy Player of the Year |
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2008–09 | Wikus van Heerden | Alex Goode | Not awarded | Michael Owen | Not awarded |
2009–10 | Brad Barritt | George Kruis | Michael Tagicakibau | Hayden Smith | |
2010–11 | Jacques Burger | Jared Saunders | Owen Farrell | Hayden Smith (2) | |
2011–12 | Rhys Gill | Not awarded | George Kruis | Will Fraser | Nathan Earle |
2012–13 | Steve Borthwick | Will Fraser | Not awarded | Nick Tompkins | |
Season | Players' Player of the Year | Fans' Player of the Year | Young Player of the Year | Community Player of the Year | Academy Player of the Year |
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2015–16 | Duncan Taylor | Owen Farrell | Billy Vunipola | Will Fraser | Not awarded |
2016–17 | Michael Rhodes | Marcelo Bosch | Maro Itoje | Chris Ashton | Hayden Stringer |
2017–18 | Jackson Wray | Jackson Wray | Nick Isiekwe | Not awarded | Max Malins |
2018–19 | Will Skelton | Alex Goode | Titi Lamositele | Calum Clark | Sean Reffell |
2019–20 | Richard Wigglesworth | Not awarded | Manu Vunipola | Not awarded | |
2020–21 | Tim Swinson | Sean Reffell | |||
2021–22 | Vincent Koch | Andy Christie | |||
2022–23 | Ivan van Zyl | Ben Earl | Hugh Tizard | ||
Season | Competition | Round | Position | Scorer | Opponent | Date | Stadium | Location |
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2015–16 | Champions Cup | 6 | Scrum-Half | Ben Spencer | vs. Toulouse | 23 January 2016 | Stadium Municipal | Toulouse |
2016–17 | Premiership | 18 | Full-Back | Alex Goode | vs. Bath | 26 March 2017 | Allianz Park | Hendon |
2017–18 | Premiership | 7 | Wing | Chris Wyles | vs. London Irish | 28 October 2017 | Allianz Park | Hendon |
2018–19 | Premiership | 8 | Wing | Alex Lewington | vs. Leicester | 25 November 2018 | Welford Road Stadium | Leicester |
2020–21 | Championship | Final | Wing | Sean Maitland | vs. Ealing | 13 June 2021 | Trailfinders Sports Ground | West Ealing |
2021–22 | Premiership | 25 | Flanker | Theo McFarland | vs. Northampton | 21 May 2022 | StoneX Stadium | Hendon |
The following table details the past performance of Saracens against different opponents in the English Premiership, between the 1989–90 and 2021–22 seasons. [102]
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Opposition | Span | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % | Points for | Average PF | Points against | Best score | Worst score | 40–49 points | 50+ points |
Bath | 1989–2022 | 57 | 33 | 3 | 21 | 57.89% | 1377 | 24.16 | 1176 | 71–17 (2021–22) | 66–21 (2007–08) | 2 | 5 |
Bristol Bears | 1989–2022 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 67.65% | 829 | 24.38 | 571 | 47–13 (2019–20) | 45–22 (1999–00) | 3 | 0 |
Harlequins | 1989–2022 | 56 | 36 | 1 | 19 | 64.29% | 1335 | 23.84 | 1147 | 50–10 (1999–00) | 43–6 (2001–02) | 2 | 1 |
Birmingham Moseley | 1989–1990 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 54 | 27.00 | 19 | 33–13 (1989–90) | 13–33 (1989–90) | 0 | 0 |
Orrell | 1989–1997 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 62.50% | 130 | 16.25 | 134 | 44–22 (1996–97) | 38–13 (1995–96) | 1 | 0 |
Bedford Blues | 1989–2000 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 187 | 37.40 | 80 | 57–29 (1999–00) | 29–57 (1999–00) | 1 | 1 |
Gloucester | 1989–2022 | 59 | 26 | 3 | 30 | 44.07% | 1308 | 22.17 | 1394 | 62–12 (2017–18) | 50–9 (2006–07) | 4 | 2 |
Leicester Tigers | 1989–2022 | 61 | 26 | 4 | 31 | 42.62% | 1237 | 20.28 | 1347 | 50–25 (2011–12) | 48–7 (2001–02) | 2 | 1 |
Nottingham | 1989–1992 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | 53 | 17.67 | 40 | 28–3 (1990–91) | 25–12 (1989–90) | 0 | 0 |
Rosslyn Park | 1989–1992 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 38 | 12.67 | 30 | 15–13 (1989–90) | 13–15 (1989–90) | 0 | 0 |
Wasps | 1989–2022 | 57 | 26 | 1 | 30 | 45.61% | 1200 | 21.05 | 1379 | 57–33 (2017–18) | 64–23 (2015–16) | 0 | 2 |
Liverpool St Helens | 1990–1991 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 17 | 17.00 | 3 | 17–3 (1990–91) | 3–17 (1990–91) | 0 | 0 |
Northampton Saints | 1990–2022 | 55 | 35 | 0 | 20 | 63.64% | 1331 | 24.20 | 1168 | 63–13 (2017–18) | 58–17 (2005–06) | 2 | 2 |
London Irish | 1991–2022 | 46 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 60.87% | 1181 | 25.67 | 971 | 51–14 (2017–18) | 55–13 (2001–02) | 7 | 1 |
Rugby Lions | 1991–1993 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 36 | 18.00 | 15 | 22–6 (1991–92) | 9–14 (1992–93) | 0 | 0 |
West Hartlepool | 1992–1999 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.71% | 249 | 35.57 | 127 | 52–3 (1998–99) | 31–41 (1995–96) | 2 | 2 |
London Scottish | 1992–1999 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | 106 | 35.33 | 61 | 58–20 (1998–99) | 24–7 (1998–99) | 1 | 1 |
Sale Sharks | 1995–2022 | 52 | 34 | 2 | 16 | 65.38% | 1407 | 27.06 | 1036 | 58–12 (1999–00) | 40–32 (2005–06) | 7 | 3 |
Richmond | 1997–1999 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 88 | 22.00 | 54 | 33–17 (1998–99) | 18–25 (1998–99) | 0 | 0 |
Newcastle Falcons | 1997–2022 | 44 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 70.45% | 1148 | 26.09 | 783 | 58–15 (2009–10) | 47–18 (2001–02) | 4 | 2 |
Rotherham Titans | 2000–2004 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 121 | 30.25 | 46 | 55–30 (2000–01) | 19–8 (2000–01) | 0 | 1 |
Yorkshire Carnegie | 2001–2011 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 62.50% | 399 | 24.94 | 266 | 66–7 (2007–08) | 41–31 (2003–04) | 0 | 1 |
Worcester Warriors | 2004–2022 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 66.67% | 826 | 27.53 | 507 | 62–5 (2019–20) | 40–27 (2019–20) | 5 | 2 |
Exeter Chiefs | 2010–2022 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 57.69% | 606 | 23.04 | 455 | 40–17 (2019–20) | 34–37 (2018–19) | 2 | 0 |
London Welsh | 2012–2015 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 209 | 52.25 | 61 | 78–7 (2014–15) | 23–28 (2012–13) | 0 | 2 |
Overall | 1989–2022 | 641 | 382 | 19 | 240 | 59.59% | 15472 | 24.14 | 12789 | 78–7 vs London Welsh (2014–15) | 66–21 vs Bath (2007–08) | 45 | 29 |
The following records denote the club's best and worst results (by margin) in both domestic and European competition:
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