List of Saracens F.C. records and statistics
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This article collates key awards, honours, records and statistics relating to Saracens, the professional rugby union club based in North London, England.
Club honours[edit]
Saracens F.C.[edit]
- Premiership Rugby
- RFU Championship
- European Rugby Champions Cup
- RFU Knockout Cup
- Anglo–Welsh Cup
- Premiership Rugby Cup
- Middlesex Senior Cup
- Champions: (4) 1971–72, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1985–86[19]
- Runners–Up: (3) 1974–75, 1977–78, 1980–81
Saracens Storm Reserves[edit]
- Premiership Rugby Shield
- Champions: (2) 2014–15, 2018–19[20]
- Runners-up: (1) 2012–13
Saracens Sevens[edit]
- Premiership Rugby Sevens Series
- Melrose Sevens
- Champions: (2) 2012, 2013[24]
Personnel honours and records[edit]
Most appearances[edit]
The following players have recorded the most appearances for Saracens across all competitions:[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]
Alex Goode (365), 2008–present- Kris Chesney (338), 1995–2009
- John Buckton (319), 1984–1996
- Jackson Wray (309), 2008–2023
- Kevin Sorrell (304), 1995–2010
- Richard Hill (275), 1993–2008
- Jamie George (274), 2009–present
- Brad Barritt (262), 2008–2020
Neil de Kock (257), 2006–2017
Chris Wyles (254), 2008–2018
Hall of Fame[edit]
The following players have been inducted into the Saracens Hall of Fame:[33][34]
- John Steeds (1938–1950)
- Tony Turner (1946–1949)
- Vic Harding (1951–1964)
- Ken Bartlett (1959–1962, 1967)
- James Wyness (1961–1968)
- George Sherriff (1963–1973)
- John Lockwood (1963–1977)
- Mel Williams (1966–1976)
- Floyd Steadman (1980–1990)
- Lee Adamson (1983–1994, 2000–2007)
- Brian Davies (1990–1996)
- John Buckton (1984–1996)
Michael Lynagh (1996–1998)
Philippe Sella (1996–1998)
Most titles[edit]
The following players have won the most Premiership and European titles with Saracens:
| Player | Premierships won | Title-winning seasons | Champions Cups won | Title-winning seasons | Total titles won |
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 Owen Farrell | 6 | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023 | 3 | 2016, 2017, 2019 | 9 |
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| Brad Barritt | 5 | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 | 8 | ||
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| Richard Wigglesworth | |||||
| Maro Itoje | 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023 | ||||
| Billy Vunipola | |||||
| Mako Vunipola | |||||
| Richard Barrington | 4 | 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 | 7 | ||
 Juan Figallo | |||||
| Ben Spencer | |||||
| Marcelo Bosch | 2 | 2016, 2017 | 6 | ||
 Schalk Brits | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018 | ||||
 Chris Wyles | |||||
 Duncan Taylor | 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023 | ||||
| Michael Rhodes | 3 | 2016, 2018, 2019 | 3 | 2016, 2017, 2019 | |
| Kelly Brown | 2011, 2015, 2016 | 2 | 2016, 2017 | 5 | |
| Petrus du Plessis | |||||
| Alex Lozowski | 2018, 2019, 2023 | 2017, 2019 | |||
| Sean Maitland | |||||
 Nick Tompkins |
World Rugby honours[edit]
The following Saracens players have achieved recognition at the World Rugby Awards (presented annually since 2001):[35]
| Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times that they had been nominated for the award at that point (if more than one) |
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| 2012 | Owen Farrell | — | [36] |
| 2016 | Owen Farrell (2), Maro Itoje, Billy Vunipola | [37] | |
| 2017 | Owen Farrell (3), Maro Itoje (2) | [38] | |
| 2021 | Maro Itoje (3) | [39] |
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Halls of fame[edit]
Several former Saracens players have been inducted into the two incarnations of the World Rugby Hall of Fame:[43]
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Six Nations Championship honours[edit]
The following players have been named on either the Six Nations Player of the Championship or Team of the Championship shortlist while at Saracens:[44][45][46][47][48]
European Rugby honours and records[edit]
The following Saracens players have been named as nominees and winners of the EPCR European Player of the Year award (presented annually since 2011):[51][52][53][54]
| Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times that they had been nominated for the award at that point (if more than one) |
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| § | Denotes that the club was also the winner of the European Rugby Champions Cup during the same season |
| † | Denotes that the club was also the runner-up of the European Rugby Champions Cup during the same season |
| Season | Nominated | Winner | Ref |
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| 2010–11 | — | — | [51] |
| 2011–12 | Mouritz Botha, Owen Farrell | [51] | |
| 2012–13 | Owen Farrell (2), Charlie Hodgson | [51] | |
| 2013–14† | Chris Ashton, Schalk Brits,  Jacques Burger, Alex Goode | [51] | |
| 2014–15 | Chris Ashton (2), Billy Vunipola | [55] | |
| 2015–16§ | Owen Farrell (3), Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Billy Vunipola (2) | Maro Itoje | [56] |
| 2016–17§ | Owen Farrell (4), Maro Itoje (2) | Owen Farrell | [57] |
| 2017–18 | Owen Farrell (5) | — | [58] |
| 2018–19§ | Alex Goode (2), Mako Vunipola | Alex Goode | [59] |
| 2019–20 | — | — | [51] |
| 2020–21 | [51] | ||
| 2021–22 | [51] | ||
| 2022–23 | Elliot Daly | [60] | |
| 2023–24 | — | [51] |
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Highest scorers by European season[edit]
The following lists denote the top try scorers and top points scorers for Saracens during each European season from 2005–06 onwards:[61][62]
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All-time statistics (Europe)[edit]
The following lists denote the top 10 all-time statistical leaders for Saracens in European competition:
- As of 19 April 2024[63]
Bold indicates current Saracens players as of the 2023–24 season
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European Cup Final XVs[edit]
The following graphics show the starting line-ups for Saracens in all four of the club's European Cup Final appearances:[64][65][66][67]
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European Wildcard Final XVs[edit]
The following graphics show the starting line-ups for Saracens in both of the club's European Wildcard play-off final appearances, contested to earn qualification to the Heineken Cup in the following season:
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Premiership Rugby honours and records[edit]
The following Saracens players have achieved recognition at the annual Premiership Rugby Awards:[68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76]
| Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times that they had been nominated for the award at that point (if more than one) |
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| § | Denotes that the club was also the winner of the domestic league or cup competition during the same season |
| † | Denotes that the club was also the runner-up of the domestic league or cup competition during the same season |
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| Season | Number selected | Players selected |
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| 2010–11§ | 2 | Schalk Brits, Jacques Burger |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Schalk Brits (2) |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Mako Vunipola |
| 2013–14† | 2 | Jacques Burger (2), Billy Vunipola |
| 2014–15§ | 1 | Jamie George |
| 2015–16§ | 5 | Mako Vunipola (2), Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Billy Vunipola (2), Alex Goode |
| 2016–17 | 5 | Mako Vunipola (3), Jamie George (2), Jackson Wray, Richard Wigglesworth, Brad Barritt (c) |
| 2017–18§ | 0 | — |
| 2018–19§ | 4 | Mako Vunipola (4), Jamie George (3),  Will Skelton, Alex Goode (2) |
| 2019–20 | 3 | Maro Itoje (2), Ben Earl[a], Ben Spencer[b] |
| 2020–21 | 0 | — |
| 2021–22† | 2 | Ben Earl (2), Max Malins |
| 2022–23§ | 2 |  Marco Riccioni, Ben Earl (3) |
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| Season | Date | Round | Position | Nominated | Opponent | Stadium | Location | Winner |
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| 2010–11§ | 24 April 2011 | 21 | Hooker | Schalk Brits | vs. Gloucester | Vicarage Road | Watford | Schalk Brits |
| 2013–14† | 13 April 2014 | 19 | Flanker | Kelly Brown | vs. Northampton | Allianz Park | Hendon | — |
| 2021–22† | 21 May 2022 | 25 | Flanker |  Theo McFarland | vs. Northampton | StoneX Stadium | Hendon |
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Premiership Team of the Decade[edit]
The following Saracens players were named in the Premiership Rugby Team of the Decade for the 2010s. The starting XV is made up of the players who recorded the most appearances in their respective positions, across all teams in the league, between January 2010 and December 2019, with the bench consisting of the players with the second most caps in each position.[99]
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Premiership Immortals[edit]
The following Saracens players were named in the Premiership Immortals XV, a team of 15 players selected by BT Sport rugby union commentators and former England internationals Lawrence Dallaglio, Austin Healey, Ben Kay and Ugo Monye in May 2023, to celebrate 20 years of Premiership Finals.[100][101]
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Highest scorers by domestic season[edit]
The following lists denote the top try scorers and top points scorers for Saracens during each domestic season from 1997–1998 onwards:[102]
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All-time statistics (Premiership)[edit]
The following lists denote the top 10 all-time statistical leaders for Saracens in Premiership Rugby:
- As of 19 April 2024[63]
Bold indicates current Saracens players as of the 2023–24 season
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Notable individual records[edit]
The following historic individual Premiership records are held by Saracens players:
- Most tries scored by one player in a Premiership match – 6 (tied with 1 other)[103]
- Ryan Constable (vs. Bedford Blues; @ Goldington Road, Bedford; 16 April 2000)
- Fastest hat-trick scored in a Premiership match – 20 minutes, 25 seconds[104]
- Tom Parton (vs. Gloucester; @ StoneX Stadium, Hendon; 20 April 2024)
- Largest age difference between starting half-backs in a Premiership match – 16 years, 330 days[105]
- Manu Vunipola / Richard Wigglesworth (vs. Leicester Tigers; @ Welford Road; 27 October 2019)
Premiership Final XVs[edit]
The following graphics show the starting line-ups for Saracens in all nine of the club's Premiership Final appearances:
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