How Bath Restored Pride to a Rugby-Mad City

How Bath restored pride to a rugby-mad city

Bath’s attitude towards winning the Challenge Cup final could be divisive – either defeatist or realistic.The basis of the mindset is that victory or defeat against Lyon in Cardiff on Friday night cannot be the sole measure of success.“The most telling thing for me was a conversation I was having with a fan the other day,” Bath’s England flanker Sam Underhill tells The i Paper.“They were asking about Friday night and saying ‘good luck’, and I sa…

Challenge Cup victory can start golden era for Bath, says Lawrence Dallaglio

Finn Russell and co will hope to bring home the second part of a treble when they take on French side Lyon in the Challenge Cup final at Principality Stadium, live on Premier Sports 1, with a Premiership Rugby Cup victory having already ended Bath’s 17-year wait for silverware.

Before facing Bath in the Challenge Cup final on Friday, the half of Lyon's mix Baptiste Couilloud was in a press conference this Thursday.

Johann van Graan wants Bath to ‘enjoy the moment’ in Challenge Cup final

The west country club have a trophy treble in their sights.

Johann van Graan wants Bath to enjoy the moment in Challenge Cup final

Johann van Graan wants Bath to “enjoy the moment” when they continue their quest for a possible trophy treble in Friday’s EPCR Challenge Cup final against Lyon. Bath will arrive at the Principality Stadium with this season’s Premiership Rugby Cup already secured, while they are Gallagher Premiership leaders by 15 points and booked a home […] The post Johann van Graan wants Bath to enjoy the moment in Challenge Cup final appeared first on The Rug…

The openingman of the Union Bordeaux-Bègles, Léo Berdeu took the lead via Le Progrès as he approached the final of the upcoming Challenge Cup against Bath. Initially, he said he was frustrated with the defeat granted in the Top 14 against the Stade-Français last weekend. Excerpt: I'm still a little frustrated with Saturday's game, so much