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2 minutes. The cunning kick off may be very just about collected through Cracknell, however the ball finally ends up pinging about just a little earlier than Spencer will get his fingers on it and punts it away. There’s a couple of carries through Leicester in their very own part earlier than a knock-on brings in regards to the first scrum of the fit.
Kick-off!
A brief kick off is floated up through Pollard to combine it up proper from the beginning.
Eurovision mitherer Sam Ryder has entered the fray with what looks as if an Ibanez DT-100 to my eyes and ripped thru a screaming nationwide anthem on mentioned guitar. Imagine that well-known Jimi Hendrix anthem rendition but when he was once from Braintree and didn’t take medicine.
It’s a wonderful day in south west London to welcome the capability crowd to the stands in Twickenham. There are flags being waved at the pitched and we’re mins clear of the groups making an look.
This is ultimate recreation for Leicester’s Dan Cole and Ben Youngs, bringing to an finish two exceptional home and world careers. They’ve already had one eye at the put up enjoying days, on the other hand, with the groundbreaking concept of launching a podcast – and beautiful descent it’s to, in equity to them.
Pre fit studying
Read the tale in the back of Bath’s closing win
And what has motivated globetrotting Christian Wade to make his subsequent forestall within the erstwhile Lancashire coalfield
This is closing home trip for those avid gamers earlier than the Lions excursion, you’ll be able to let me know your ideas on that, the fit or the rest at the “>email.
Teams
Johann Van Graan rewards Miles Reid with a starting spot at No. 8 after his second half impact played a huge role in the defeat of Bristol, Alfie Barbeary moves to the bench. Elsewhere in the pack Thomas du Toit swaps with the bench bound Will Stuart at tighthead. Finn Russell has recovered from the knee injury that saw him limping off last week to start at stand-off.
Leicester are as you were from their win over Sale in the semis.
Bath Rugby: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Max Ojomoh, 12 Cameron Redpath, 11 Will Muir, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c); 1 Beno Obano, 2 Tom Dunn, 3 Thomas du Toit, 4 Quinn Roux, 5 Charlie Ewels, 6 Ted Hill, 7 Guy Pepper, 8 Miles Reid,
Replacements: 16 Niall Annett, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Ross Molony, 20 Josh Bayliss, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Ciaran Donoghue, 23 Alfie Barbeary
Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Solomone Kata, 12 Joseph Woodward, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Jack van Poortvliet; 1 Nicky Smith, 2 Julián Montoya (c), 3 Joe Heyes, 4 Cameron Henderson, 5 Ollie Chessum, 6 Hanro Liebenberg, 7 Tommy Reffell, 8 Olly Cracknell
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 James Cronin, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Matt Rogerson, 20 Emeka Ilione, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Ben Volavola, 23 Izaia Perese
Preamble
What were you up to in the mid 90s? This correspondent was doing what was expected of a white, northern, elder teenager of the time; tending to my hair curtains, grappling with the new concept called ‘alcopops’, having loud singalongs to a certain guitar band and noting what a shambles the once dominant Conservative party now appeared to be.
Alongside this, anybody paying attention to rugby union football will have become bored of Bath and Leicester’s apparent sharing protocol for all the major trophies of the previous decade: “to me, to you”, as some other cultural behemoths of the time would say.
Sound familiar? Well it should given much of the above list is happening again this very summer, including a rematch between the Gallaghers and a season decider between the historic rivals in English domestic rugby. Bath haven’t won the big one since 1996 after professionalism derailed their dominance, leaving them to gaze jealously from afar at Leicester’s late 90s and early 2000s imperial phase.
The form of the whole season points to a cathartic win for the team from the west country, but don’t rule out the Tigers’ pedigree and coach Michael Cheika’s moxie and wit on the big stage.
What’s The Story (Morning Glory)? There will be a few thumping heads tomorrow and soon find out which set of players will have the far preferable celebratory version of a hangover.
