NICK CAIN
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IF England international selection is meant to be a meritocracy it is hard to understand how Bath managed to have the biggest contingent alongside Leicester for the second of England’s World Cup warm-up training weeks.
Both teams had eight players in the squad, despite Leicester finishing third in the table and making the play-offs, whereas Bath finished in eighth place. It is pertinent that Bath were bottom of the Premiership until a late winning run in their last four league fixtures.
It is also worth recording that this included a 61-21 home...