Twenty-eight of the 36 players named by Steve Borthwick in the England squad for the upcoming Autumn Nations Series will start for their clubs in this weekend’s Gallagher Premiership.
Former Leinster and Ireland second row Ross Molony is set to make his Bath debut in a pre-season clash against a familiar foe.
The Sharks hooker waited almost 1,000 days for his second cap, but can now stake a claim to a Scottish starting jersey.
Bath missed the opportunity to begin 2024 at the top of the Premiership table as they crashed to a convincing 35-22 defeat to Leicester.
Bath Rugby second row Gj Van Velze was today announced as the recipient of this season's first RPA Vodafone Business Gain Line Award.
Former director of rugby Stuart Hooper is to leave Bath following a 15-year association with the club. It was last summer when the ex-skipper stepped back from his DoR role to allow Johann van Graan take charge of first-team affairs, and his exit from The Rec has now been confirmed 12 months later.
Out-of-favour England midfielder Ollie Lawrence has been given an immediate chance to quickly continue his club career as he has been named to start by Bath in this Saturday’s Gallagher Premiership fixture just days after joining on loan from Worcester.
England vice-captain Ellis Genge will start for Bristol in this Friday’s Ashton Gate west country derby versus Bath.
The Junior Springboks got their Six Nations Under-20 Summer Series off to a winning start with a 30-22 win over the England in their pool encounter in Verona, Italy on Friday night.
