Saints have named a strong 28-man squad for Saturday's historic challenge match against Barbarians at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens (ko 3pm).
"I'd love to retire out there on the pitch and the ideal scenario was to get myself fit and sneak into the matchday squad for the final, go and score the winner, kiss the baby and sail off into the sunset."
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