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Apr 2017
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10. Saracens analysed, Sartre on George ...

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In a packed podcast, Owen Slot is joined by Stephen Jones, Stuart Barnes and ESPN's Tom Hamilton to cover the week in rugby.On the agenda, Saracens' march to the double, double is unpicked as well as who might stop them, there's also debate over the state of the Welsh clubs and why Ireland haven't suffered the same lack of competitiveness. The Lions squad announcement is only two weeks away and once again the panel's picks have changed.And what would John Paul Sartre make of George Ford's final season at Bath? Stuart Barnes has the answer, in addition to everyone previewing a big weekend of premiership rugby, with the focus on Bath vs Leicester.

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