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Rugby Matters: Pro game in this country owes Nigel Wray a huge debt

10 October 2021 1 comment

I’ve always maintained that the long lens of rugby history will view Nigel Wray as a giant amongst pygmies and see no reason to revise […]

Saracens in £32m takeover, Nigel Wray to hand over control

3 October 2021 1 comment

SARACENS have agreed a £32m takeover deal with a consortium of investors that includes South African World Cup-winning captain Francois Pienaar. The group will acquire […]

The biggest mistake made by Nigel Wray? Loving rugby!

23 February 2020 0 comments

David Norrie, ex-Rugby World editor, in defence of Nigel Wray Let’s start with disclosure. Premiership Rugby is keen on that. I have known Nigel Wray […]

Nigel Wray issues apology to Saracens as Premiership releases report into salary cap breach

23 January 2020 0 comments

Nigel Wray speaks out to clarify co-investments with players revealed in finer detail by the Dyson report

Saracens chairman Nigel Wray retires citing need for ‘fresh start’

2 January 2020 0 comments

Nigel Wray has retired with immediate effect two months after Saracens were plunged into a salary cap scandal

I hope we made Nigel Wray proud says Jamie

24 November 2019 0 comments

ENGLAND hooker Jamie George, returning to action after the World Cup, said he hopes Saracens win over Ospreys made under-fire owner Nigel Wray proud after […]

Nigel Wray confirms Saracens will appeal salary cap sanctions

5 November 2019 0 comments

“Together we have created something incredibly special” – Nigel Wray to fight to defend Saracens

Cain column: Nigel Wray is being hounded for caring about his players at Saracens

14 August 2019 0 comments

Is the Saracens chairman the victim of vigilantism from other Premiership clubs?

Nigel Wray bids to own Saracens outright after Rupert seeks to sell stake

3 April 2018 0 comments

Wray to assume control of Saracens after South African co-owner Johann Rupert turns his attentions to the Stormers

Philanthropy at heart of Nigel Wray’s vision for Saracens

30 September 2016 0 comments

Nigel Wray’s business empire covers everything from the country’s favourite pizza company to high profile real estate, and he has been happy to sink tens […]

Nick Cain talks to Nigel Wray and Simon Halliday about the Club v Country crisis

27 July 2016 0 comments

When the new club-country accord between the RFU and the Premiership is announced on Monday, unless there is a cast-iron clause limiting the increase in […]

Nigel Wray: Saracens ‘punished’ for producing England stars

4 February 2016 0 comments

Chairman Nigel Wray has described the compensation system for producing England players as “a complete nonsense” after revealing Saracens are set to be denied upwards […]

Axe cap or risk losing out on TV bonanza, says Nigel Wray

27 February 2014 1 comment

Saracens chairman Nigel Wray believes greater success in Europe is critical if Premiership clubs are to maximise future TV revenue.

Now Welsh regions can join the Aviva Premiership says Nigel Wray

4 December 2013 9 comments

Saracens chairman Nigel Wray claims that the embattled Welsh regions want to join the English Premiership as a move towards long-term salvation.

Nigel Wray warns the IRB a Euro Cup veto would end in court

1 October 2013 1 comment

Saracens chairman Nigel Wray has warned that any attempt by the International Rugby Board to veto the proposed Rugby Champions Cup will end up defeated in court.

Nigel Wray backs move for Welsh to join Aviva Premiership

9 April 2013 2 comments

England’s Premiership clubs plan to strike a deal with the four Welsh regions which could change the landscape of European competition.

No rules broken this time by Wray, says legal expert

23 May 2021 0 comments

NIGEL Wray broke no rules when he bought a substantial stake in Owen A Farrell Limited, a leading sports lawyer has told Blindside. Wray’s Cyprus-registered Euroblue […]

Does Wray really deserve the boos?

19 January 2020 0 comments

DOES the salary cap truly benefit English rugby? Every season more and more players not qualified for England are signed by lazy clubs. Why are […]

Cain column: Wray leaving could see salary cap storm linger

9 January 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain shares his views on what the retirement of Nigel Wray as chairman means for Saracens

Wray vision leaves the league in a better place

5 January 2020 0 comments

TWITTER was in full spate this week when Nigel Wray stepped down as chairman of Saracens, with the more excitable tweeters insisting he and Saracens […]

Stop baying for Wray’s blood and move on

1 December 2019 0 comments

JOHN Oakenfull (Letters, November 24) is, presumably, and like others, all too willing to have their say on the recent salary cap issues surrounding Sarries, […]

McCall feels for stayaway Wray

1 December 2019 1 comment

SARACENS’ owner Nigel Wray did not attend the match due to feeling “uncomfortable” travelling to away grounds in the wake of the club’s punishment for […]

Wray is being hounded for caring for his players

11 August 2019 0 comments

SARACENS are in the cross-hairs of a number of Premiership rivals who want them nailed for alleged salary cap breaches before the start of the […]

Glory days are here – just as Wray predicted

14 April 2019 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW As captain of Saracens during that chaotic first season of the post-amateur era, Brian Davies was there […]

Wray takes back full control of Saracens

8 April 2018 0 comments

SARACENS chairman Nigel Wray is to reclaim complete control of the twice European champions by buying back shares he sold to a South African firm […]

Wray seems out of touch with the fans

23 July 2017 1 comment

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email:newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I READ the Nigel Wray interview in last week’s […]

Sorry, Nigel you’re out of touch on this

16 July 2017 0 comments

I WAS shocked to see just how out of touch Nigel Wray is with the fans. To suggest the Lions play all their matches at […]

Playing ‘tour’ games at home will solve problems saysWray

9 July 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS chairman Nigel Wray reckons staging Lions ‘tours’ within the British Isles would offer a radical solution to the rancorous issue of […]

Wray fights RFU bid to cash in on All Blacks

19 March 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Opposed: Nigel Wray RAGING Saracens chairman Nigel Wray insists Premiership bosses must put player welfare ahead of money by resisting RFU plans […]

I’ll stay as long as Saracens want me to, says Alex Goode

26 February 2020 0 comments

Alex Goode comes to the defence of ex-Saracens chairman Nigel Wray, and says he wants to finish his career at the club

Saracens appoint new chairman with legal expertise

9 January 2020 0 comments

Premiership club appoint experienced lawyer as successor to Nigel Wray

The four players set to leave Saracens early as club seeks to balance up the books – reports

8 January 2020 0 comments

After the retirement of Nigel Wray, the reality of Saracens’ £5.36m fine for breaching the salary cap appears to be taking at toll

Why some Premiership clubs are angling for a format change to the Champions Cup

27 December 2019 0 comments

Saracens owner Nigel Wray details how player welfare grounds affect Premiership clubs in the Champions Cup

Time to create a new dynasty

14 April 2024 0 comments

Paul Rees looks at what Mark McCall needs to do at Saracens as several big names head for the exit door WHEN Saracens first won […]

Farrell’s jumping from fire…into fire

28 January 2024 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS I don’t know about you but it’s occasionally been a bit of a torture watching Owen Farrell struggle with himself ever since England’s […]

‘You had to earn the right to wear the shirt’

20 August 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Jackson Wray The former Saracens and Bedford Blues back row talks about his life in the game I’LL never forget […]

Dallaglio’s turned into Nostradamus

21 May 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Of the 12 clubs to have won European rugby’s supreme prize, only one dared to do so […]

My Life in Rugby with Peter Mensah: ‘So glad I left the bank to turn pro with Quins’

7 May 2023 0 comments

The former England A, Harlequins and GRAN Parma centre/winger talks about his life in the game One of the things I am very proud of in […]

Hard to stop the drain of players going overseas

9 April 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Am I the only one thinking that Maro Itoje is living in cloud cuckoo land when […]

My Life in Rugby with Kevin Yates: ‘I waited ten years for my next England cap!’

23 December 2022 0 comments

The former England, Bath, Sale and Saracens prop Man in black: Kevin Yates playing for Saracens PICTURE: Getty Images When my dad retired from the […]

It’s time to look at a new route to Europe

18 December 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW ONE Sunday afternoon in Watford 20 years ago, Saracens hosted a match designed to herald the advent […]

Francis Baron’s full, exclusive report

23 October 2022 0 comments

A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES FACING THE RFU & PRL WITH PROPOSALS FOR A FUNDAMENTALLY NEW APPROACH BY BOTH THE RFU & PRL […]

“Wait and see” on Salary Cap reduction – Lynagh

9 September 2022 1 comment

Former Australian legend Michael Lynagh believes fans should not rush into judgement about the impact of the reduction of the Premiership’s salary cap, speaking on […]

Salary cap is forcing clubs to invest in youth policy

4 September 2022 0 comments

PAUL REES Worcester’s plight at a time when the salary cap has been reduced by some 20 per cent to £5m a year has reinforced […]

What price for a jersey famous the world over?

10 July 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW One of the game’s most treasured jerseys has reappeared alongside its revered owner for the first time […]

Sarries stuck together in tough times

19 June 2022 0 comments

Paul Rees pinpoints the key to Saracens’ rapid resurgence following their enforced relegation in 2020 What brought Saracens down hauled them back up. When the […]

Three areas where rugby could grow

24 April 2022 1 comment

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking pointsBRENDAN GALLAGHER Sussex success stories: Joe Marler, left, and Marcus SmithPICTURE: Getty ImagesReports earlier this […]

Fallen champs eat their humble pie as required

10 April 2022 2 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 105 Saracens […]

Saracens complete takeover

20 February 2022 0 comments

A CONSORTIUM including South African World Cup-winning former captain Francois Pienaar has completed a £32m takeover of Saracens.Kimono House Limited has bought a “controlling stake” […]

Saracens announce £32M takeover by consortium of investors

16 February 2022 1 comment

Saracens have announced a that the £32m takeover by a consortium Kimono House Ltd has been completed. The takeover was announced in October, but has […]

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