The reigning Premiership champions have taken innovative steps to enhance the club's brand in the past, playing several matches at Wembley and last season's LV= Cup match against Harlequins in Abu Dhabi.
Reports surfaced on Friday morning that Saracens are now looking to play January's match with Top 14 club Biarritz in Cape Town, either at Newlands stadium or the Cape Town Stadium.
The north London club, who signed South Africa captain John Smit earlier this month, have now confirmed its proposal to play in the country through a statement on its official website.
"Following media speculation this morning, Saracens confirm it has applied to ERC (European Rugby Cup), the RFU (Rugby Football Union) and SA Rugby (South African Rugby Football Union) for permission to play the Heineken Cup Round 5 match against Biarritz in Cape Town," the club statement read.
"The club will continue to engage with these bodies, and other important stakeholders such as sponsors and broadcasters, and is committed to acting in the best interests of European rugby.
"In addition, the club will consult widely and seriously with season-ticket holders and supporters before reaching any final decision."
Saracens' statement echoed comments made by the club's chief executive Edward Griffiths on Thursday.
"The idea of playing one of our Heineken Cup matches in Cape Town has been mooted, and it is appealing in many ways, but our first obligation is to protect the interests of our supporters," he told the Daily Telegraph.
"We have made contact with ERC, the RFU and SA Rugby, but we are primarily engaged with our season-ticket holders to explore how, either by compensation or other means, we can make this work for them.
"On a broader level we are a genetically innovative club and, with the permission of ERC and the respective unions, the sponsors and other stakeholders, we would be eager to showcase the strengths of top-class European rugby on a grand southern hemisphere stage.
"It's an increasingly small world."
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