Saracens pen an open letter to their 'loyal, brilliant, kind' fans

What a difference 11 months can make. It was last June, in the wake of their agonising Gallagher Premiership final loss to Leicester, when Saracens CEO Lucy Wray first penned an emotional letter to supporters of the London club while sitting in a car on her way home from Twickenham.

At the time she said: “It was so nearly the fairy tale ending we all wanted but trust me when I say that we have an incredibly special group with phenomenally special people who firmly believe that this is just the start of the next decade of memories.

“Until today, we had not lost a men’s final in quite a long time and you forget how awful it feels, but it also motivates you massively to go again.”

That next decade of memories for Wray and her club’s followers had a far happier moment last Saturday when Saracens returned to Twickenham to defeat Sale in a thriller to become the 2022/23 Premiership champions. It’s a result that has now led to the CEO again penning an open letter to supporters.

Wray wrote: “We did it. 44 weeks of hard work and meticulous planning to win one game. 44 weeks of memories banked forever! It is incredible what a determined, caring, loyal group of individuals (on and off the pitch) can achieve together. But why?

“Fans losing their clubs this season has reminded us how devastating it is when something that means so much to people is taken away. We love this sport. We love this club. We love our people. Our shareholders and our board, who own and control the club, are acutely aware that just because they have this role, it doesn’t mean it belongs to them.

“There is a huge responsibility to make sure every little person who grows up as a Sarries fan gets to share that belonging and passion with their grandchildren for decades to come.

“One of our club partners Shawbrook wrote: ‘The way the club thinks, feels and behaves is always an inspiration to us, and the trophy was hugely deserved!’ This makes us feel really proud, because there is no point winning anything if you don’t put people first and do it the right way.

“I’ll keep this short as it is not the end of our season yet… Our women’s team are still fighting it out in the top four. One regular season game left, a semi-final and then who knows… Please, everyone, get behind them!

“Thank you to every single one of you! Our fans. Loyal, brilliant, kind and forever Saracens. This one’s for you. PS: We will never stop working to make you all proud!”