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Relegation looms for Saracens

Saracens appear increasingly resigned to automatic relegation from the Premiership as they face the impossible task of reducing their wage bill to comply with salary cap regulations for the current season.

Rugby • 18 Jan 20

Saracens are the back to back English champions

Saracens facing relegation for salary cap breaches

Saracens are set to be relegated from the Gallagher Premiership unless they can prove they will not break the salary cap again this season, it was reported on Friday.

Rugby • 17 Jan 20

Alex Lewington scored Saracens all-important try in their 22-15 win over Ospreys

Champions Cup wrap: Saracens heap pressure on Munster

Saracens put further pressure on Munster as they overcame Ospreys 22-15 in the Liberty Stadium, having played most of the match with 14 men.

Rugby • 11 Jan 20

Liam Williams has already agreed a deal with Scarlets

Liam Williams could make early exit as Sarries cut back

Liam Williams may have already played his final game for Saracens, with the Lions star likely to join Scarlets before the end of the season.

Rugby • 07 Jan 20

Saracens were docked 35 points and fined more than £5m in November for breaching the regulations.

Saracens chief: We'll have to cut players or wages

Saracens are facing the prospect of losing big-name players or cutting their salaries in order to comply with salary cap rules this season, according to chief executive Edward Griffiths.

Rugby • 06 Jan 20

Nigel Wray's long reign as Saracens chairman is over

Saracens chairman Nigel Wray opts to stand aside

Saracens have announced that Nigel Wray has decided to retire as club chairman with immediate effect.

Rugby • 02 Jan 20

EPCR to investigate Saracens-Munster melee

Champions Cup organisers are set to investigate incidents during Munster's defeat to Saracens in the Allianz Park.

Rugby • 15 Dec 19

McCall: Insult aimed at George sparked mass brawl

England hooker Jamie George was the target of a "horrible" insult as Saracens exploded into life after a 30-man brawl that marred an otherwise stirring 15-6 Champions Cup victory over Munster.

Rugby • 31 Dec 19

Saracens surge breaks Munster's resistance

Tries in the final 15 minutes from Sean Maitland and Mako Vunipola saw Saracens eventually see off a stubborn Munster resistance in the Pool 4 clash in Allianz Park.

Rugby • 14 Dec 19

Recap: Saracens 15-6 Munster

Live updates from Munster's pivotal Champions Cup tie against defending champions Saracens at Allianz Park. Kick off at 3pm.

Rugby • 14 Dec 19

Ryan back for Munster as Sarries call in big guns

John Ryan returns to the Munster team in the only change to the side that defeated Saracens last week.

Rugby • 13 Dec 19

Botha to miss Saracens, Connacht and Leinster clashes

Munster back row Arno Botha has been suspended for three weeks following his red card against Saracens last weekend.

Rugby • 11 Dec 19

'If every out-half or goal-kicker tells you that they were always excited to be put on the spot at the end of the game then they are lying or part of a minority'

Cooney can prove his mettle & kick on in Six Nations

Ulster's John Cooney is thriving in pressure situations for his province. Could the 2020 Six Nations see his breakthrough on the international scene?

Rugby • 10 Dec 19

Peter O'Mahony scored the game's only try

Munster grind out ugly win over dogged Saracens

Munster ground out an ugly win over a dogged but under-strength Saracens side in difficult conditions in Thomond Park this evening.

Rugby • 07 Dec 19

Maro Itoje goes on the charge against Munster in last year's Heineken Champions Cup semi-final

O'Leary: Saracens dangerous with shot to nothing

Saracens' decision to rest a whole host of their big names for their Heineken Champions Cup visit to Thomond Park this weekend will increase the pressure on Munster for a home win, says Tomás O'Leary.

Rugby • 06 Dec 19

Peter O'Mahony after last season's 32-16 semi-final loss to Saracens

O'Mahony: Saracens are a 'complete rugby team'

Peter O'Mahony reckons that Saracens are a "complete rugby team" and that nothing less than Munster's best will suffice on Saturday.

Rugby • 05 Dec 19

Saracens' chairman Nigel Wray (right) after the European Champions Cup Final

English clubs and the Heineken Cup - a complex history

Defending champions Saracens descend on Limerick this weekend with doubts lingering about the extent of their appetite for European competition this year.

Rugby • 05 Dec 19

Saracens ran out 32-16 winners against Munster in last season's European semi-final

Van Graan: Munster can deal with the power of Saracens

Johann van Graan is looking forward once again to pitting his wits against "a class outfit" that is Saracens.

Rugby • 04 Dec 19

Nigel Wray was not there to see Saracens win

McCall taking things game-by-game after Sarries win

Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall is refusing to look too far ahead after his side won 25-12 at Bath to take their points tally in the Gallagher Premiership to minus 18.

Rugby • 30 Nov 19

The Ospreys were swept aside 44-3 in front of a subdued crowd of 7,531 at Allianz Park

McCall beaming as crisis-hit Saracens demolish Ospreys

Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall believes the Champions Cup can be retained if they defy the crisis that has engulfed the club by reaching the quarter-finals.

Rugby • 23 Nov 19

Dylan Hartley insists Saracens players won't abandon the England cause

Saracens players won't scrap Six Nations says Hartley

Former England captain Dylan Hartley would be "shocked" if any of Saracens' players prioritised the battle for Gallagher Premiership survival over appearing in the Six Nations.

Rugby • 21 Nov 19

Maro Itoje, Jamie George, Billy Vunipola, Mako Vunipola and Owen Farrell before the recent World Cup final

Saracens won't block England call-ups to fight drop

Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall has revealed he will not block his squad from playing for England in the Six Nations as the club bids to avoid Premiership relegation

Rugby • 20 Nov 19

Saracens fined over Champions Cup promo no-show

Saracens have been fined an undisclosed amount over the failure to make club representatives available for the Champions Cup launch in Cardiff early in November.

Rugby • 19 Nov 19

Saracens have chosen not to appeal against the 35-point deduction and £5.36m fine issued by an independent disciplinary panel

Jones: England could suffer from Saracens fallout

Eddie Jones fears England may feel the fallout from Saracens' salary cap breach as main sponsors Allianz seek talks with the double winners over concerns arising from the scandal.

Rugby • 18 Nov 19

Gloucester fans wave fake money during their recent Premiership meeting with Saracens

Saracens confirm no appeal against sanctions

Saracens have confirmed they will not appeal the heavy punishments imposed for breaking the Premiership's salary cap.

Rugby • 18 Nov 19