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Compulsory media duties like something in an autocracy - Venter

BBC Sport

Published 8 Oct 2026, 2:53 am·1 d ago·1 min read

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Saracens' Brendan Venter compares Prem Rugby's media obligations to "something from an autocratic land" after reluctantly speaking at a press conference.

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