ANDY Nicol acclaims it as ‘without doubt the greatest achievement of my career’, Bath’s single-point European Cup final victory over Brive in Bordeaux in January 1998. He and those responsible are holding a 20th anniversary reunion at the Rec next Friday to coincide with the club’s home tie against the Scarlets.
How well I remember Nicol holding the trophy aloft and Andy Robinson, then with almost a full head of hair, dancing in delight. I remember, too, how in a frenzied finale, Christophe Lamaison fluffed a penalty followed by an even worse miss from the very last ...