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Bath need Finn Russell magic as Harlequins and Saracens go to war
Round six is Gallagher Premiership derby weekend, featuring Leicester Tigers vs Northampton Saints, Exeter Chiefs vs Gloucester and the battle of the north
From left to right: Vunipola, Pollard, Harris and Lawrence
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Bath v Bristol Bears
7.45pm, TNT Sports 1
This isn’t a West Country derby. This is the Sexy Kit derby, and Bath go into it feeling pretty damn frisky.
Bath enjoyed their local grudge match last week. After consecutive defeats they went to Gloucester and recorded their biggest-ever score at Kingsholm: 45-27. With Finn Russell, shushing and all, Bath have the belief in their ability to carve up, and after going into the break behind they turned on the style in the second half, scoring 28 unanswered points with so many star performers.
We’ve already mentioned Russell and it’s too easy to big him up, so let’s spread the love. Ollie Lawrence: he scored two tries, but that’s easy to do when defenders are getting
