Organisation: Sarries

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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‘I think it was a moment of realisation for a lot of us that we were a really good team’

I t was a season that saw Munster ranked 66-1 Heineken Cup outsiders and treated with such disdain by Saracens that John Kelly remembers his team running out at Vicarage Road to the theme tune of American 60s ghoulish sitcom ‘The Munsters’.

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Peter Jackson: Leinster will be more wary than usual

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Leinster to welcome champions Saracens to Dublin in Champions Cup quarter-final

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Peter Jackson: Permutations promise dramatic final Champions Cup weekend

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McBryde says future looking rosy at Leinster

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Munster need to get instant impact from Larkham and Rowntree

No handicap has ever been too great a burden for Saracens

Mark McCall’s public confession that Saracens may have to sacrifice the Champions’ Cup in order to preserve their domestic status will have fallen on stony ground all over Europe.

Thu, 14 Nov, 2019

Hogg: ‘Saracens gave us the kick up the backside we needed’

As British parliamentarians are proving with almost daily inefficiency, leaving Europe can be complicated but as far as Stuart Hogg is concerned, the swift and summary elimination of Glasgow Warriors earlier this season has been the best thing that could have happened to his club.

Fri, 24 May, 2019

Champions Cup review: Quiet Man Mark McCall looking to have the final word

Mark McCall made a record-breaking start to his first crack at the European Cup as head coach of Ulster. He responded by resigning.

Mon, 22 Apr, 2019

Sarries again loom large for Earls

Saracens have loomed large on Keith Earls’s horizon since he first broke into Munster’s professional ranks more than a decade ago.

Wed, 03 Apr, 2019

Conor Murray says plenty pretenders for Sarries’ crown

Munster pitch up at the home of one English heavyweight tomorrow but it is the travails being experienced by another which has opened up the vista of potential glory for the province, and many others besides, next May.

Sat, 16 Dec, 2017

Peter Jackson: ‘Quiet Man’ Mark McCall putting down marker for Irish coaches

Not for the first time, the ‘unbelievable’ Mark McCall stands out on his own in Europe this morning which makes a change from being out on his ear in Ireland.

Mon, 24 Apr, 2017

Saracens v Ulster Rugby - European Champions Cup - Pool One - Allianz Park

Harlequins prop Joe Marler and Sarries centre Owen Farrell facing citing charges

England internationals Joe Marler and Owen Farrell have been cited over incidents that occurred while they were on European duty with their clubs over the last few days.

Tue, 26 Apr, 2016

Exeter Chiefs players celebrate as Kai Horstmann scores the opening try 24/1/2016

A team-by-team guide to the Champions Cup last-eight

A look ahead to the weekend’s quarter-finals...

Sat, 09 Apr, 2016

Ulster left out in the cold by Saracens

It was not their proudest moment in Europe as Ulster’s Champions Cup season looks terminal after a humiliating bonus-try defeat at the hands of Premiership kingpins Saracens in front of a quiet crowd at the Kingspan Stadium.

Sat, 21 Nov, 2015

Proud in defeat but Leinster fans fear for the future

Leinster salvaged real pride despite losing after extra time at the Velodrome in Marseille yesterday. 

Mon, 20 Apr, 2015

Leinster limping but there’s more in them

Saturday’s quarter-final was Leinster’s 19th knockout game over the last four seasons... the fact they won 15 of those shows their understanding of what’s required on these occasions, writes Donal Lenihan.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2015

Reddan and Kearney doubtful for start of Six Nations

Dave Kearney and Eoin Reddan are likely to miss the start of Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations title defence after suffering injuries as Leinster squeaked through to the Champions Cup quarter-finals at Wasps.

Sat, 24 Jan, 2015

Cut-throat nature of Cup tough on provinces

It is not just Clement Poitrenaud threatening to break up the Irish party in Europe this weekend.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2015

Saracens succumb to the red tide

Munster 14 Saracens 3

Fri, 24 Oct, 2014

Foley: We must deal better with breakdown against Sarries

European Champions Cup Pool 1

Tue, 21 Oct, 2014

Conway: It was brilliant to be involved in a day like that

The last-ditch heroics may have become a staple of Munster’s European campaigns but for Andrew Conway, the dramatic Champions Cup victory over Sale Sharks was a whole new experience.

Mon, 20 Oct, 2014

Sarries crush Clermont to reach first Heineken Cup final

Saracens 46 Clermont Auvergne 6

Sat, 26 Apr, 2014

Ulster win rings a bell for Jonny

Leicester 19 Ulster 22

Mon, 20 Jan, 2014

Upstarts Sarrries given lesson by wily old campaigner Noves

Saracens were a north London parks team playing in front of the proverbial two men and a dog when Guy Noves began building the Toulouse empire 20 years ago.

Mon, 13 Jan, 2014

Sarries showdown focuses Lam mind

Connacht 20 Zebre 3

Mon, 13 Jan, 2014

Skipper Peter O'Mahony warns pool wide open despite Munster's control

Munster skipper Peter O’Mahony has warned Saturday’s Heineken Cup clash with Gloucester at Kingsholm will be the mother of all battles.

Wed, 08 Jan, 2014

Connacht run Sarries close as Cup campaign kicks off

Connacht 17 Saracens 23

Fri, 11 Oct, 2013

Munster feel the weight of expectation

The Munster Rugby Awards luncheon returned to Cork on Friday when a number of clubs throughout the province were rewarded for their efforts with Kanturk RFC proving the most vocal and well represented.

Wed, 15 May, 2013

Downey relishing return to Stoop as Munster eyeing major scalp

James Downey will be back on a ground he knows better than most of his teammates when Munster tackle Harlequins in a mammoth Heineken Cup quarter-final at the Stoop on Sunday week.

Wed, 27 Mar, 2013

I turned Connacht offer down, says Holley

Connacht’s search for Eric Elwood’s successor looks to have been reduced by one after former Ospreys coach Sean Holley said he has turned the western province down.

Tue, 08 Jan, 2013

Sarries turn to speakers as Munster fans amaze

No wonder Saracens want to leave Vicarage Road and head back to North London to a new home backed by sponsors’ money, and lots of it.

Mon, 17 Dec, 2012

Plotting reality check for Sarries

Doug Howlett has been there before, enjoyed the highs of Test rugby and brought the feelgood factor into his club the following week.

Wed, 05 Dec, 2012

Red October sets up December duel

Munster 33 Edinburgh 0

Mon, 22 Oct, 2012

Dominant Saracens keep Edinburgh scoreless

Edinburgh 0 Saracens 45

Sat, 13 Oct, 2012

Munster agreeable to Sarries US trip

Munster’s Heineken Cup draw with Saracens could see the two-time champions embark on a long-distance trip to play the ambitious Londoners, possibly in the Irish expatriate hotbed of Boston.

Wed, 13 Jun, 2012

Farrell stays cool as Sarries steal vital victory over Biarritz

PETER STRINGER’S Saracens are on the brink of a place in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals, after England new boy Owen Farrell kept his nerve to kick them to a 20-16 victory over Biarritz in Pool 5.

Mon, 16 Jan, 2012

ERC tempts Irish provinces with away day move

HEINEKEN CUP boss Derek McGrath has handed Irish provinces the chance to cash in on their huge followings abroad and play ‘home’ games overseas.

Fri, 18 Nov, 2011

Leinster power through to Heineken Cup quarter-finals

Leinster 43 Saracens 20

Sat, 15 Jan, 2011

Cool Farrell inspires Sarries win

SARACENS restored some pride in their disappointing European campaign with a creditable Heineken Cup win in Paris last night.

Sat, 18 Dec, 2010

Saracens notch Cup win

Racing Metro 14 Saracens 19

Fri, 17 Dec, 2010

Saracens hopeful of sealing Henson deal

Saracens are hopeful they can complete a deal to sign unsettled Wales star Gavin Henson.

Mon, 25 Oct, 2010

Sexton steers Leinster to valuable away win

Saracens 23 Leinster 25

Sat, 16 Oct, 2010

Goode hoping for O’Driscoll match-up

ALEX GOODE is not a player lacking in self-belief, so it is no surprise that the Saracens youngster is desperate to line up against Brian O’Driscoll at Wembley tomorrow.

Fri, 15 Oct, 2010

Gaffney admits styling Saracens on Munster merits

ALAN GAFFNEY has admitted that he has been styling his current Saracens side very much on the qualities and strengths that Heineken Cup opponents Munster hold so dear.

Mon, 21 Apr, 2008

Old friends are best as Gaffney looking forward to reunion

CHANGING the flight plan from Cardiff to Coventry will be the least of Munster’s concerns as they ponder Saracens’ surprise Heineken Cup quarter-final win over Ospreys.

Tue, 08 Apr, 2008

The little wonder on the wings

WITH several equally-qualified contenders from within his own Grand Slam-winning side, some may contend that Shane Williams wasn’t the player of the Six Nations this season. However, he was certainly the most exciting.

Sat, 05 Apr, 2008

Saracens fight back to avoid humiliation

Viadana 26 Saracens 34

Sat, 15 Dec, 2007

Sarries pile misery on Viadana

Saracens 71 Viadana 7

Sat, 08 Dec, 2007

Saracens suffer narrow defeat at Biarritz

Biarritz 22 Saracens 21

Sat, 17 Nov, 2007