Rugby Union Clubs
Saracens
Vicarage Road Stadium
Watford
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Hertfordshire
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Saracens were formed in 1876 by Old Boys of the Philological School in Marylebone, London. Shortly after its formation, the club formed an unlikely sounding union when they merged with another local club the Crusaders . Saracens was a largely nomadic side in the early days before settling for some time at Bramley Road at the end of the 1930s. They found it difficult to get on the fixture lists of the first class sides, however, as facilities at Bramley Road were so poor. Nevertheless, the team built its reputation and produced a number of England internationals during the 1950s and 1960s. When the professional era began in the mid 1990s, Saracens recruited some big names such as Michael Lynagh, Philippe Sella, Francois Pienaar and Kyran Bracken. Soon afterwards came the 'Year of the Fez'. Saracens had linked up with Watford F.C. to ground share the 22 000 seat Vicarage Road stadium. The bigger stadium, a winning team and increased TV coverage began to attract more be-fezzed fans to the ranks of the already faithful fez heads who followed the club. The team responded by winning the Tetley's Bitter Cup (now the Anglo Welsh Cup or EDF Energy Cup) and narrowly missing out on the league title, finishing second.
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