• Sam Underhill shines in Bath’s lost cause
Bath have been flagging of late, one victory in 10 matches before welcoming the Champions Cup holders, which is maybe why they decided to confiscate 1,500 Leinster flags before the match on health and safety grounds. They succeeded in lowering the provinces’s standard, but could not stop it fluttering on a dank afternoon when defences prevailed.
The Leinster supporters’ club intended to hand them out to members before kick-off. They would have been useful to shield their eyes after a first half that was a triumph for the conditions. Bath have been typical in recent weeks of the muddling mediocrity in the Premiership below the top two: as the weather has deteriorated, so have skill levels but here they worked to the advantage of Bath who from the outset played the role of underdog despite home advantage.
Written by Paul Rees at the Recreation Ground
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/08/bath-leinster-champions-cup-match-report under the title “Jordan Larmour’s try for champions Leinster is a bad break for Bath”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
