In August 1995, the walls around amateur rugby union came tumbling down with the announcement that the game would turn professional after a year's moratorium. Amid the chaos, an unlikely force emerged as a front-runner in the new professional era. Traditionally, Saracens had been the Cinderellas of first-class rugby, surviving by hook or by crook in the higher reaches of the national leagues. Shrewd wit had kept them hanging on in the old days and, with the financial support of local millionaire Nigel Wray, its continued ...
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In August 1995, the walls around amateur rugby union came tumbling down with the announcement that the game would turn professional after a year's moratorium. Amid the chaos, an unlikely force emerged as a front-runner in the new professional era. Traditionally, Saracens had been the Cinderellas of first-class rugby, surviving by hook or by crook in the higher reaches of the national leagues. Shrewd wit had kept them hanging on in the old days and, with the financial support of local millionaire Nigel Wray, its continued application soon propelled them forward at dizzying speed into a blinding future. Lynagh, Sella, Bracken, and Pienaar were among those enlisted to lend their support to the emerging talents of Diprose and Hill. In less than two years, Saracens were playing in front of a crowd of 20,000 for the league title. At the end of that second season of professional rugby, they won the Cup for the first time in their long but modest history. This is the behind-the-scenes tale of the glory and uncertainty in the world of Rugby Union today.
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