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Saracens: American investment firm in talks to buy £20m share in club

Owen Farrell. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Saracens are involved in ongoing talks with a number of investors in a bid to raise £20m by selling 50 per cent of owner Nigel Wray’s stake in the club he helped turn into European and English champions.

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RugbyPass has confirmed that one of the potential suitors is American investment firm MSD Capital who have pumped money into various football clubs including Southampton, Burnley, Derby and Sunderland over the last two years.

However, MSD are not the only option and talks are currently taking place with Saracens who have just clinched a sponsorship deal with another US based company. StoneX Group was last week announced as the club’s new main sponsor and naming rights partner in a four-year deal. Allianz Park will be renamed the StoneX Stadium and the company’s UK subsidiary City Index will be on the players’ shirts.

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    JP Doyle on that ProD2 incident:

    Wray has reduced his involvement in the day to day running of the cub since the 2019 Premiership and European champions were engulfed in the salary cap scandal that led to a record £5.3million fine from Premiership Rugby Limited and relegation to the Championship.

    Saracens, who are preparing for a season in English rugby’s second tier with a match against Ealing Trailfinders tomorrow, have loaned out key players to other Premiership teams while other squad members such as George Kruis ( Japan), Ben Spencer (Bath) and Jack Singleton ( Gloucester ) have left the club permanently. Forwards coach Alex Sanderson also left today to take the director of rugby role at Sale Sharks.

    Despite these departures, Saracens remain one of the most high profile squads in World rugby boasting the talents of Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje and Mako and Billy Vunipola. MSD believe Saracens can make a significant impact in the American sports market to build on the work being done by Major League Rugby.

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    RedWarrior 2 hours ago
    The reason given by Steve Borthwick for latest England setback

    So England are allowed to have a tsunami whinge fest about the ref but if an Irish fan points out that some decisions hurt Ireland also they are being petulant.

    Honestly some English supporters are all politeness until they lose then the claws and fangs come out.

    Ok here we go, not complaints just pointing out where England got away with roul play:

    1: M Smiths headbutt on James Lowe that started the fracas with Stewart. If the ref spots that in time then thats a second yellow if not a straight red for Smith. Probably worth another 14 points with England gassed so a 41-10 final scoreline?

    2: Itoje's several stamps on Hansens instep in a clear attempt to damage metatarsals. Straight red or if he is lucky, 10 in the bin.

    3. Currys block on Baird to create a gap that Smith used to break the line. Penalty and possession for Ireland deep in England 22 with score at 0:0.

    4: The correct decision for the Cunningham South dangerous tackle was a yellow. Lowe blew it by confronting him. The ref didn't give South or Lowe a yellow. The ref couldn't give Lowe a yellow anyway as the TMO would have informed him that m Smith alone started the previosu fracas and its not unreasonable for a player to react to being headbutted.


    One last thing missing from English analysis

    How is coming over to Dublin acting like you own the place, committing filthy cowardly off the ball cheap shots working out for you? I mean you clearly dont care that we think your team are a crowd of a$$holes but...... rugby wise, how is riling the Irish team to focus and get the best out of themselves against such unpleasant opposition working for you on the scoreboard?


    Food for thought old boy!!!!

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