We know the Panthers are good. But this key factor explains why they’re so far ahead of the pack
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- ▪But the bookmakers still have them pegged as prohibitive premiership favourites.Only the brave and the stupid are putting their money anywhere else.
- ▪Blaize Talagi’s form has waxed and waned in recent weeks.
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