George Kruis reckons Brendan Venter is the perfect remedy to bring the glory days back to Saracens in his second stint at the club.

The South African, who has a GP surgery in Cape Town, kickstarted the Sarries revolution that led to six Prem and three European titles back in the day before leaving halfway through the 2010-11 season.
Former lock Kruis was a youngster coming through the ranks when the 1995 World Cup winner arrived in North London to take over as director of rugby in 2009.
Kruis saw at first-hand what Venter, below, will bring when he had a training ground set-to with one of the...

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