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We would like to hear from you…..

The SSA Committee would like to hear from you to help us with our planning for the new season.

Please take a couple of minutes  to answer the 10 questions in  the The SSA Summer 2013  survey.  Just click the link to get started.

Thank you in advance; your help is greatly appreciated.

2012-13 End of Season Review with Paul Gustard

The SSA will be holding an End of Season Review at Allianz Park at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 10 July 2013 with Paul Gustard.  The evening will also include a presentation by Andy Duckworth (Marketing Director, Saracens), looking forward to the new season.

We will be outlining the SSA’s plans for social events, away travel and other activities for 2013-14, and out of necessity will include the SSA AGM in the evening’s agenda.

The event will be free to all comers and will also present an opportunity to hear about the exciting plans that your Supporters Association have for next season. A cash bar will be available on the night and there will also be a free buffet and car parking at the ground. In order to plan for catering, please just drop an email to admin@saracenssupporters.org to let us know how many will be coming.  Pass the word around; the summer internationals and Lions’ Tour will be over, so ease your rugby withdrawal symptoms; come along and listen to Gussie!

 

SSA Award Winners 2012-13

The winners for the SSA Awards for 2012-13 were:

Supporters Player of the Year:   Steve Borthwick

Breakthrough player of the year: Will Fraser
Best international performance by a Saracens Player: Owen Farrell
Best Saracens Try of the Season: Will Fraser
Best Saracens Academy Player: Ben Ransom

Special award for outstanding service: Richard Hill

The presentations to Owen Farrell and Ben Ransom were made at the training ground.  The presentations to Steve Borthwick, Will Fraser and Richard Hill were made in the Long Bar after the semi-final.

A big thank you to all of the supporters who voted, and to Julia and Rupes for making the presentations.

Steve Borthwick - Supporters Player of the Year

Will Fraser - Breakthrough Player + Best Try

Owen Farrell - Best International Performance

Ben Ransom - Best Academy Player

Richard Hill - Special Award for Outstanding Service

Outstanding Service Award

 

 

Que sera sera; les Fadas du RCT take the Fez!

Allez les noirs et rouges.

Heineken Cup: we’re getting closer; next year, maybe?  In the meantime, let’s go and win the Premiership.

Come and meet the Fadas du RCT at the HC semi-final

A Commemorative Fez awaits the visiting Fadas du RCT (Toulon Supporters) ahead of the Heineken Cup semi-final on Sunday!  Come and share some pre-match camaraderie with the Fadas; the gathering point is at 2:00pm outside the Rugby Store at the south west corner of the stadium, from where we can proceed to a more convivial location to share predictions of how the game will go :)

 

Coaches to Twickenham – Pick-Up Times

Bookings for the Twickenham coaches for the Heineken Cup semi-final are now closed, but please email travel@saracenssupporters.org if you’re still looking for a seat.  We may be able to squeeze you in :)

Pick-up times are:

Coach A

  • Kings Langley Oscars 11:45am
  • Ricky Druids 12:15pm

Coach B

  • Allianz Park (outside Barnet Copthall sports centre) 11:40am
  • Watford Druids 12:10pm

Coach C

  • Hatfield 11:45am
  • Oa’s 12:15 pm

Please be at the pickup point (not inside the pub) on time as we have a lot of people to get on the coaches. We still looking for a coach marshal for Coach B so if anyone travelling on that coach is willing to help out please email travel@saracenssupporters.org ASAP. There is only one group being picked up at Allianz Park which is why the pickup is outside the Sports Centre – it should be easy to spot you!

All the coaches will park in the North Car Park and all are scheduled to leave at 5:45pm. This should allow you plenty of time to get back to the coach after the game. The coaches will leave on time unless an agreement is reached between the coach marshal, the passengers and the driver.

SSA 2013 Awards: Voting is now closed

Many thanks to everyone who cast their votes for the five categories in this year’s SSA Awards.

  • Supporters Player of the Year
  • Breakthrough player of the year
  • Best international performance by a Saracens Player
  • Best Saracens Try of the Season
  • Best Saracens Academy Player

Who were the winners? You can find out at the Premiership Semi-Final.

The awards will be presented in the long bar at Allianz Park after the Premiership Semi-Final on May 11/12th.  So stick around after the game to support and congratulate the winners.

The Allianz Reporter – Film your own match-day experience

How would you like to be The Allianz Reporter at our Premiership game against Worcester Warriors on Sunday 14th April?

Allianz are searching for the ultimate rugby fan to win the chance to film their own Saracens match-day experience at Allianz Park.

The winner will watch the game from behind the substitutes bench at Allianz Park and sample the unique match-day atmosphere at our new home. Before kick-off, you will get a ‘behind the scenes’ tour of the stadium to see how the club prepares for a match-day and enjoy some hospitality in The Fez Club.

How do I enter?  Visit our Facebook page and check out ‘The ‘Allianz Reporter’ tab. Submit an image and in no more than 100 words, tell us why rugby is the best sport in the world

Click here to enter https://www.facebook.com/pages/Official-Saracens-Page/137238607925?id=137238607925&sk=app_153971228102616

 

Fanpic of the crowd at the Saracens – Harlequins game

Have you seen the Fanpic of the crowd cheering on Saracens against Harlequins from the game on Saturday. You can see it live now at http://bit.ly/Saracens-Harlequins

People can zoom in, find themselves and share their image on Facebook. And for people who weren’t at the game, they can also tag themselves in the virtual stadium through the “Wish you were here” feature.

There is also a great prize to be won for anyone who plays along in the game and finds Sarrie the Camel!

 

Sarries embrace away fans

With the club’s support, and part of the plan to make Allianz Park THE ground to visit in the Premiership, the SSA is presenting visiting Supporters’ Associations with a Commemorative Fez as a memento of their first visit to ‘ours’.  On Sunday, it was the turn of the conservatively attired QuinsSA to get fezzed, in the bar before kick-off.  And as we all know, the defending champions also got well and truly fezzed on the pitch after kick-off :)

Julia and Gerry do the honours.

We’ll be rolling out the carpet for our next visitors, Worcester Warriors on April 14th.