By BEN JAYCOCK

Bath-bound: England midfielder Piers Francis

NORTHAMPTON Saints and England centre Piers Francis will join Bath for the 2022-23 season.
The 31-year-old, who can also play fly-half, has been an influential figure at Franklin’s Gardens for the past five seasons.
Francis, who has eight caps and represented England at the 2019 World Cup, played for the Blues in Super Rugby prior to joining Northampton.
He said: “With the players Bath currently have and the ones that have been recruited, it is an exciting fresh start for me.
“Every time I have played at...