Saracens owner backs CEO and rejects chaos claims

Saracens owner Dominic Silvester says he has full confidence in CEO Ed Coetzee, rejecting claims of "executive-level chaos". Dominic Silvester became owner of Saracens in 2022 as part of a £32m takeover Saracens owner Dominic Silvester says he has "full confidence" in chief executive Ed Coetzee and dismissed a newspaper article suggesting there was "executive-level chaos" at the club. In an open letter on Saracens' website, external, responding to an article in The Times last week, Silvester said Coetzee had achieved an "extraordinary amount" since being appointed in July. "The board has full confidence in Ed and his team," Silvester wrote. "We believe they have the experience, capability and determination to raise standards across every area of the club, strengthen our financial sustainability and ensure that Saracens continues to be an organisation of which our players, staff, partners and supporters can be proud." The Times article, published on Friday, external, claimed the 2022 takeover in which Silvester assumed control from former owner Nigel Wray had "triggered a period of executive-level chaos", pointing to Coetzee being Sarries' third chief executive in two years and alleging a high turnover of staff.

"With such a churn in executive staff, club sponsors may well be reluctant to engage in relationship-building," the article added. But Silvester used his open letter to reject the suggestions and