Open For Business: The companies started by Saracens stars

The clinic, which offers first-class physiotherapy and rehabilitation services, is the joint venture of George and experienced physiotherapist and best friend Rhys Carter.

FourfiveCBD promote natural cbd products created by founders and international rugby players Dom Day and George Kruis. They use cbd as part of the daily routine in our rugby careers. It helps them maintain a healthy lifestyle throughout the highs and lows of professional sport.

It was through his involvement with sport that the centre developed his passion for coffee, developing a connection with how it enhanced his life be that a morning Americano with his family, an espresso to invigorate him before training or a flat white with friends. That is why Tiki Tonga from one perspective believes heavily in coffee’s ability to bring people together whether that be on match day at Saracens or two friends catching up. 

Fines Master is a premium dry gin with a zesty flavour and even bigger personality. With the help of renowned distiller Sion Edwards, best friends Mike and Pat Cilliers have created a gin which is a blend of juniper, coriander and angelica, complemented by notes of orange, lime and grapefruit and rounded off with camomile, liquorice, orris and cassia.

Saracens team-mates Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles were sharing a pint in the Elgin pub in Maida Vale discussing what life would hold after rugby.

Various ideas were discussed before Hargreaves had a lightbulb moment. The idea was sitting right in front of them. “Why don’t we make our own beer?”

Today, Wolfpack lager, the pair’s flagship beer, is served in 50 pubs and bars across London.

Henry and Ben started their venture in January 2018 in Ben’s garage when Ben invited Henry over to help build him a dining table. With a car full of tools borrowed from Henry’s father, they began to build, unknown to them, the table that was going to launch their business.