BATH’S European ambitions came crashing down last Sunday in Paris but they have to bounce back quickly if they are to make the Premiership semi-finals and head coach Tabai Matson reckons a West Country derby is just what they need.
Had Bath beaten Stade Francais last week, today’s derby at the Rec could have been a dress rehearsal for the Challenge Cup final but West Country pride is still on the line and that’s enough for Matson.
“People from across the motorway are coming and it’s a great game to get motivated again after what happened in France,” he to...