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Nov 2021
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Autumn Rugby and Simon Middleton

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Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe, Jess Hayden and Mark Evans look back on a busy weekend of rugby. Including autumn internationals for Wales and Scotland and the latest in the Premiership. Plus there was a big victory for the Red Roses against New Zealand, so the England head coach Simon Middleton joins the podcast.

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