Saracens have moved their second Premiership match of the season against Northampton Saints to Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 12 September. This is an amazing move as the stadium capacity is 90,000 and although Sarries’ Vicarage Road home in Watford holds 19,900, they do not usually run out of capacity.
“It really is a fantastic experience,” said club owner Nigel Wray. Who has placed tickets on sale at £10 per adult and £5 for under 16’s
It will be interesting to see if they can get anywhere near the world record attendance for a club rugby match 82,208 at Croke Park in last year’s Heineken Cup semi-final between Ireland’s Leinster and Munster.