They landed their first punch to the jaw in the Labour Day Classic and followed that up with an uppercut that knocked out Zach Collaros and left the Blue Bombers reeling in the Banjo Bowl.

On Friday in Winnipeg, the 12-4 Saskatchewan Roughriders can put the 8-8 Bombers on the playoff ropes by completing the season sweep.

Don’t think that wouldn’t taste sweet for Gang Green, no matter which players they’re bringing and which ones they’re leaving in Regina.

Because the Riders simply hate the Bombers.

Just ask Winnipeg receiver Jerreth Sterns, who spent the previous two seasons with Saskatchewan.

“It was close to it, if not (hate),” Sterns was saying on Thursday. “It was definitely a strong dislike of the Bombers when I was there. They were always winning, and they knocked us off a few

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