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Rob Bagg was pleased to step on to Investors Group Field for his first play as a member of the 2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders — but there was a hitch.

In the first quarter against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sept. 8, Bagg was lined up with a group of receivers as the Roughriders prepared to attempt a hitch screen pass to Kyran Moore.

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The pass was caught — but by Winnipeg’s Anthony Gaitor, who read the telegraphed play, jumped the route, intercepted Zach Collaros, and sprinted 55 yards for a Blue Bombers touchdown.

“What a way to start,” Bagg, an 11th-year Roughrider, said with a chuckle on Wednesday.

“I got into my man and I was locking him up when I heard the crowd roar. As I turned back and I saw (Gaitor) returning it for a touchdown, I thought, ‘That was a hell of a start and I hope that I get one more play.’

“Fortunately I got in for a couple more plays and made some big blocks and we won a big game there. That was a good day.”