TOM BRADSHAW: Bath Rugby's taming of Leicester Tigers was the...
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Controlled brutality from the pack, counter-attacking audacity and slickness from the backs.
For the purist, Bath Rugby’s pummelling of Leicester was a thing of beauty; the Mona Lisa on a grass canvas.
Collectively, the side seemed possessed by a sixth sense.
Freakishly unified, the players were of one mind – a pre-condition for any team to touch the realm of beauty.
When an off-load needed to be delivered, a pair of hands was always in the right place to collect it.
When the half-backs decided that a counter-attack was on, the three-quarters were already in top gear.
The Bath pack wa…
For the purist, Bath Rugby’s pummelling of Leicester was a thing of beauty; the Mona Lisa on a grass canvas.
Collectively, the side seemed possessed by a sixth sense.
Freakishly unified, the players were of one mind – a pre-condition for any team to touch the realm of beauty.
When an off-load needed to be delivered, a pair of hands was always in the right place to collect it.
When the half-backs decided that a counter-attack was on, the three-quarters were already in top gear.
The Bath pack wa…
