{"id":1772,"date":"2018-12-05T14:35:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T14:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/?p=1772"},"modified":"2021-08-14T21:52:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T21:52:33","slug":"midweek-prior-to-perpignan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/05\/midweek-prior-to-perpignan\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek prior to Perpignan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Midweek prior to Perpignan home - Craggy Rugby\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/5fbd0c8df7be0c153a19ab19\/5fbd0c99f7be0c153a19ab74#?secret=OUvterpcEd\" data-secret=\"OUvterpcEd\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"110\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>William Davies, Danny Deegan and Alan Deegan discuss the excellent win in Bloemfontein against the Cheetahs and look forward to an interesting fixture against Perpignan.<br \/>\nWe hear from Andy Friend both post match and from the midweek press conference, Jarrad Butler and Finlay Bealham from the Connacht perspective.<br \/>\nCheetahs coach Franco Smith and captain Shaun Venter give their side of things while South African rugby journalist Morgan Piek is back to give us some valuable insight into the mini-tour from a southern hemisphere point of view.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Davies, Danny Deegan and Alan Deegan discuss the excellent win in Bloemfontein against the Cheetahs and look forward to an interesting fixture against Perpignan. 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