Saracens Vs Harlequins History

For two such old and distinguished metropolitan clubs it would be easy to imagine a long historical rivalry, with ferocious contests on the field punctuated in the fixture list only by breaks for the greater battles fought abroad. Sadly though this is not to be. The first recorded game between the two clubs now vying…

Saracens 1886-87

Saracens Vs Wasps

“The Insects arrived on Saturday without their stings, and consequently were utterly routed by the representatives of ancient oriental glory” So opened the match report in Sporting Life, detailing the first fixture to be played between the Saracens and Wasps at Saracens home ground in Walthamstow back in 1886. On that day Saracens were to…

Saracens and the Honourable Artillery Company

With Saracens returning this week for their annual game to the superb Honourable Artillery Company grounds, it is worth noting the relationship between the two clubs goes back over 100 years. The first game between the two dates back as far as the 1900/01 season, with the Saracens ‘Crusaders’ side (effectively the 2nd team), under…

WTA Beare - 1897-98

WTA Beare – The First “Mr Saracens”

Saracens XVs – 1886-1914, Captain 1893-96, 97-99 & 1900-01, President 1896-1918 “One of the best known Fleet Street journalists during the past quarter of a century”…”Stamina so remarkable that he would keep fresh, with the aid of a Turkish Bath, for days together without troubling to go to bed” The eulogies above, taken from The Cornishman and Evening Dispatch, stand as a worthy testament to…