CRUCIAL CLASH. BATH v GLOUCESTER 23 MARCH

I’ll be honest, I’ve taken my eye off Gloucester. A foolish thing for anyone to do, but especially dangerous for a Bath supporter. In my head they were still the table propping up team of 23/34 and, as many on here will testify, I’m not one to be overly antagonistic by dwelling on our rival’s fortunes. So, I was going to wax lyrical about the glories of a derby and historic rivalries. Reminisce about old school rugby when these two teams clashed, when men were men and the rugby was viewed from temporary, uncovered stands with poor views. Revel in past glories such as 1990 reflecting on names like: Chilcott, Redman, Barnes and Swift. But I can’t, this match is very