Hello, Rutgers, welcome back to the journalist rugby podcast from The Times.

It's Will here, and you've got me on my lonesome today. I'm not saying the others have shunned or rejected me, but maybe it's more

that I'm the R360 to their traditional unions and I'm striking out on my own regardless.

I'll leave that one up to you. Anyway, you join me at Franklin's Gardens, home, as you know, of

Northampton Saints ahead of their Derby weekend

in the Prem against Leicester Tigers here on Saturday. It's a bit grey and cold. We've had Anthony

Bellow dropping goals and kicking at the posts out on the field. The sprinklers are going. It's a

couple of days out from the Derby match. And lucky us, we've got two lions

coming to join us, Finn Smith and Tommy Freeman, who should be available for selection for that

Tiger's Derby game, as well as Phil Dawson for a Saints special today. There's much to discuss,

of course, with these Lions returning this weekend, Smith's new contract rejecting R360

Saints lead blowing form

and plenty more

so this is not just the Ruck for Saints fans

although you'll enjoy it too

but stick with us

whoever you support us there's loads in this

I'm sure you'll love

so without further ado

let's get some lines on the pod

first up England and Northampton

Flyhard, Finn Smith, is on the rug. Okay, man of the moment's here, Finn Smith, fresh from

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