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Both the 1st XV (Friendly v Stevenage 2nds) and the 2nd XV (Merit Table v Welwyn 5ths) are at home this weekend.

 

A win for the 2nds will cement their place at the top of the Herts/Middlesex Merit Table. The 1st XV are looking to continue the winning ways of the last 2 weekends

 

Team selection will be posted on the website on Thursday morning for both squads.

 

After the games, the squads will be watching England v Scotland on the big screen, and giving support not only to 'Johnny' who plays his first game in an England shirt since the World Cup final in 2003, but also to Saracens' Andy Farrell, making his debut for England!

 

If you haven't yet created your 6 Nations Fantasy Rugby Team - get on it now - 19 teams already entered into the Saracens Mini League...

After the demolition of Datchworth two weeks previous, we had the decidedly more difficult task of Hendon 2's away.  0-0 at half time after some brilliant defence in our own 22, ensured that we had the confidence to up the ante in the second half and begin to get points on the board.  Once again, the youngsters in Peter Sleath, the Labinski brothers, Sean Hughes (Junior), Tom Weir and Anders had massive games; Marchand (our latest South African recruit) was a man possessed and James Radcliffe led from the front as usual.  The two outstanding performers who changed our fortunes in the scrum were Muzzy and Kevin Lawrence, our two prop forwards and joint men of the match.  Another win this week would see us maintain our lead at the top of our league, with only 1 game to go - big game this Saturday, home to Welwyn 5th's.

 

Hendon 2nd's 0 Saracens Amateur 2nd's 22

 

Scott McDonald Team Manager

Saracens Amateurs Back To Winning Ways.

 

Following the away defeat by Old Millhillians 2 weeks previous,Saracens were back on league duty saturday 27th Jan on familiar home ground.Needing a victory to keep in touch with league leaders Old Streetonians,despite immense pressure during the first period Saracens had only a 5-0 lead at the break after much resistance by visitors Hendon.

Fitness,excellent support play and sheer determination from the entire team marshalled by recently appointed Captain, Nick Bird,eventually paid dividends for the Men in Black with Saracens on 22-0 at the final whistle.Stewart Belcher grounded 2 trys with Matt James winning the Man of the Match award.

Terry Edwards,Team Manager.

The Club Annual Dinner will take place at Bramley Road on Friday 9th March this year.

 

Tickets are strictly limited, and so far the Senior Men have only been allocated 1 table of 12 - Colts & Scimitars also have a table each.

 

Ticket costs are £35 per head - seats will be allocated on first come-first served basis. Please contact CV [Seniors], Sean Hughes [Colts] or Northy [Scimitars] to secure your places.

 

The Senior & Colts players awards for the season will be made at the dinner - details of last year's Awards are in the 'Players Only' section. If you would like to nominate a player for an Award, please contact the Director of Coaching, Colin Veitch

A focussed Saracens side completed an impressive 22-0 shut out win over promotion rivals Hendon RFC at Bramley Road today.

 

Man of the Match Matt James inspired a great defensive effort from all 18 squad members, with Kris Kirkton contributing some huge hits to stop Hendon in their tracks

 

Stewart Belcher struck twice following enterprising backs play from Saracens, and Alex O'Driscoll and Tom Gillings both went over after pressure plays in the Hendon 22m.

 

The win ensures that the League will almost certainly be decided at Old Streetonians on February 17th, when the two top sides meet.

8 teams have already been entered into the Saracens 6 Nations Fantasy League.....get your entry in today by logging in to http://metro.fantasy6nations.co.uk/  and adding your team to 'saracens fantasy league', password 'rugby1876'

 

Great prizes to be won, plus let's see who is the REAL team coach/manager in the Saracens set-up....

We have formed a private Saracens League in the 6 Nations Fantasy Rugby competition...more than 15 teams have already been entered, but it's not too late to enter even now [though you will not score points for this past weekend's fixtures]

 

Log on and select your team at http://metro.fantasy6nations.co.uk

 

 

Once you have picked and named your team, you can add the team to the Saracens private league - 'Saracens Fantasy League'. The password to enter the league is 'rugby1876'

 

 

There will be prizes awarded for winners and top performers, plus fines for 'non participants', so get moving right now on team selection!

The Saracens 1st XV comprehensively defeated UCS Old Boys at Bramley Road today, putting the disappointing performance from last weekend behind them.

 

UCS, currently in 2nd place in the London NW4 League (2 Leagues above Saracens) could not live with the pace and continuity of Saracens play, which saw 5 tries scored in the second half.

 

This was an outstanding performance from the 1st XV, and a true squad effort, with a number of players playing in unfamiliar positions....Matt James and James Veitch, in particular, produced outstanding performances at 6 & 7 respectively, scoring 3 tries between them.

 

The backs rediscovered their flair and pace, and the switch of Adam Smith and Chris Hurrell at 10 and 15 seemed to spark both to great performances.

 

Tom Gillings was named Man of the Man, Haighy awarded Dick of the Day for two dropped passes and a season of 'No Shows', and the Golden Balls award for defense went to Stewart Belcher.

 

The squad are eagerly awaiting the 'Slowest Pint Drink Off' between Belcher and Veitch, date & venue to be advised....