While it hasn't quite been a week of shirtless mauling at Saints, the black, green and gold are certainly prepared to face a pack mentored by a former key figure at Franklin's Gardens.
Assistant coach Alan Dickens expects Saints to raise their game in front of a passionate crowd at Kingsholm on Saturday.
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