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Blackadder takes swipe at below-par Bath stars

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The Rugby Paper Team
21 May 2017

By NEALE HARVEY
BATH rugby director Todd Blackadder has put his star players on notice after admitting standards of professionalism had fallen below his expectations.
Despite a promising start Bath failed to make the playoffs, with England men Jonathan Joseph, Anthony Watson and George Ford failing to make a post-Six Nations impact.
Their contributions compared starkly with those of their Saracens counterparts, who returned from Test duty to fire their club to Champions Cup glory.
Blackadder told The Rugby Paper: “That’s the mark of a true professional that those Saracens blokes...

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