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Aug 2020
39m 47s

"'Twas the Night Before Rugby..."

THE TIMES
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On the eve of rugby's return, Stephen Jones is joined by Lawrence Dallaglio, Owen Slot and Alex Lowe to look ahead to the first round of Premiership matches for five months. Who will thrive playing summer rugby and which teams have had a good lockdown?

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