SARACENS and Super Rugby side Stormers hope to play a ‘high-profile' fixture at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2021.
Sarries signed a five-year partnership with Spurs in April 2019 to play a ‘showpiece' fixture at the stadium.
However, relegation for repeated salary-cap breaches and no European competition have seen the club turn to elite southern hemisphere opposition.
All parties are working to confirm the date of the event, in relation to current Covid-19 protocols.
“We see this game with the Stormers, alongside our recent player announcements, as strong indicators of the club's high ambitions,” said Sarries chairman Neil Golding.
Saracens have had a long-standing relationship with Stormers, in part thanks to the work of exdirector of rugby Brendan Venter – a former player for both the Super Rugby and Western Province Currie Cup teams.
Schalk Burger, Vincent Koch and Mike Rhodes are among the imports to have worn both side's colours.
This game could pit stars of 2019's World Cup final against each other with Sarries' England contingent of Owen Farrell, Elliot Daly, the Vunipola brothers and Maro Itoje facing Boks skipper Siya Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Frans Malherbe and Steven Kitshoff.
Stormers coach John Dobson added: “Saracens are one of the top club teams in the world and renowned for their innovation and forward-thinking on and off the pitch.
“This trip would give our players the chance to test themselves against a quality team in a world-class venue, and we are very much looking forward to being able to be part of this.”
Meanwhile, Saracens forward Jackson Wray has signed a new three-year deal with the club.
The 29-year-old, who confirmed in March he would stay with Sarries despite them dropping into the Championship next term, has made more than 200 appearances for the club since 2009.
“I love this club,” said Wray, who came through the academy at Saracens. “It's a proper family and a special place to be. I enjoy coming into the environment every day and couldn't imagine myself anywhere else.”
