JS Greer – A Dedicated Saracens Club Man
John Stanley Greer was a member of the 1913-14 1st XV who served in WW1
“A vein of almost boyish fun in his character” – Norman Brabazon Dick – The Schoolmaster Warrior
Norman Brabazon Dick stands as testament to the old adage of rugby being a “thugs game played by gentleman”. As a Public Schoolmaster, noted chess player, grandson to a peer of the realm and graduate of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, he would not have been an obvious candidate to have been roughing it out on…
Saracens at War – November 11th, 1914
There was to be no ‘Remembrance Day’ on November 11th 1914, obviously. Wednesday, 11th November 1914 was the one hundredth day of the war, and was instead marked by the launch of von Hindenburg’s offensive against Warsaw in the east, and a final attempt by the Prussian Guard to seize back the Belgian city of…
The First Volunteer: Walter Cairns Black – Saracens 1st XV 1913-14
Walter Cairns Black was an integral part of the Saracens side of 1913-14, a side that was to sadly contain no fewer than 6 casualties to the Great War. A proud Scot, and a chemist by trade, Black crossed the whitewash three times that season, a considerable contribution for a forward in the era. Strong-jawed,…
