Atkins on gym diet in bid to replace Watson

By NEALE HARVEY

Injured: Anthony Watson

CONFIDENT flier Darren Atkins is ready to repay the faith Bath have shown by proving himself as the heir apparent to stricken England fullback Anthony Watson.
With Watson side-lined for the rest of the year after rupturing an Achilles during the Six Nations defeat by Ireland, Bath have elected not to dip into the transfer market.
Instead, they will let 21- year-old former Millfield schoolboy Atkins and Tom Homer fight it out, with the former keen to build on an encouraging 2017-18 campaign. Atkins told The Rugby Paper: “Everyone’s gutte...

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