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Bath Team to face London Wasps - Sat, Kick-off 5.30pm.
15. Nick Abendanon
14. Nick Scott
13. Jack Cuthbert
12. Olly Barkley
11. Tom Biggs
10. Sam Vesty
9. Michael Claassens (C)
1. David Flatman
2. Lee Mears
3. Duncan Bell
4. Stuart Hooper
5. Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe
6. Ben Skirving
7. Guy Mercer
8. Simon Taylor
Replacements
16. Pieter Dixon
17. David Barnes
18. Aaron Jarvis
19. Peter Short
20. Josh Ovens
21. Mark McMillan
22. Paul Roberts
23. Jacques Boussuge
Experienced Australia international Mark Chisholm is being lined up by Bath Rugby as a muscular addition to the club's second row.
The Chronicle understands that negotiations with the 56-cap Wallaby are advanced, with the 29-year-old having visited Bath's Farleigh Hungerford headquarters for talks.
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Bath Rugby are targeting three wins on the bounce as they embark on the next leg of the Aviva Premiership.
The Premiership is a long, long road but last year's skipper Michael Claassens – who may well lead the side again on Sunday in the continued absence of club captain Luke Watson – believes the next three-week slot is a critical juncture in the season.
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David Flatman has always had a nice line in deadpan humour, particularly when it comes to ribbing his fellow front-rowers.
But he's deadly serious when we get on to the topic of Nathan Catt.
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Lewis Moody may be known as Mad Dog but Cheshire Cat would have been more apt after the Bath Rugby flanker captained England to their sensational win over Australia.
Moody was grinning from ear to ear after his team's 35-18 win – and admitted the scintillating manner of the victory had enthused even an old-timer like himself.
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Shontayne Hape underscored on Saturday that inside centre is his position. He has played more games for Bath at 13 than he has at 12 but – as he showed for England on Saturday – it is as a hard-tackling, hard-carrying, space-creating, off-loading inside centre where his vocation in the 15-man code lies
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It's back to the Premiership for Bath on Sunday as the league programme collides with another international weekend.
While coming as no surprise to head coaches of top English clubs it does, as usual, provide a significant number of selection headaches
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Martin Johnson is set to change a winning team tomorrow and offer some of his fringe squad members the chance to impress against Samoa at Twickenham on Saturday. The England starting XV to be named at lunchtime will retain the core of the team who defeated Australia 35-18 but Johnson is expected to give some of his Wallaby-beaters a rest to ensure their readiness to face South Africa on Saturday week.
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Bath academy centre Nick Scott says his debut start for the club has made him more determined to be involved in the first-team squad.
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Bath Rugby side travels to Adams Park to take on London Wasps, Sunday 14th November, kick-off 3.00pm.
Bath Rugby team to face London Wasps.
15. Jack Cuthbert
14. Jacques Boussuge
13. Matt Banahan (C)
12. Matt Carraro
11. Tom Biggs
10. Sam Vesty
9. Mark McMillan
1. David Flatman
2. Lee Mears
3. Aaron Jarvis
4. Ignacio Fernandez-Lobbe
5. Peter Short
6. Josh Ovens
7. Guy Mercer
8. Ben Skirving
Replacements
16. Ross Batty
17. David Barnes
18. Duncan Bell
19. Danny Grewcock
20. Will Skuse
21. Michael Claassens
22. Paul Roberts
23. Nick Scott
Jack Cuthbert has his sights on prising the number 15 jersey off Nick Abendanon after an inspired performance against Cardiff Blues, writes Tom Bradshaw.
Cuthbert delivered a near-impeccable showing in the LV= Cup opener at The Rec – a display which earned him a hearty pat on the back from head coach Steve Meehan.
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A procession of top players' agents have visited Bath Rugby's palatial new HQ, Farleigh House, as the club seeks to entice some of the world's best forwards to The Rec.
Players' representatives from England and Wales, as well a West Country-based agent who represents a raft of South African players, are understood to have visited the club's 130-acre base in Farleigh Hungerford
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You would forgive young Bath Rugby flanker Josh Ovens if he were daunted at the prospect of trying to muscle his way into an all-international back row.
But the 21-year-old is unfazed, writes Pete Thompson
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Everyone involved on Friday night was very happy to get a victory under our belts.
It was a pleasing result given the number of changes, a fairly short turnaround from Monday's United fixture and the arrival of some good old November weather.
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Matt Banahan has been identified as a potential leader of the future after skippering Bath Rugby to victory in their Anglo-Welsh Cup opener.
The 23-year-old was handed the armband for the first time on Friday night in the absence of club captain Luke Watson and last year's skipper Michael Claassens.
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Fit-again hooker Lee Mears is warning of a Wasps backlash when Bath Rugby travel to Adams Park this weekend for the LV= Cup.
The last time the two sides met was in the Premiership in April, when Bath humiliated the black and golds at Twickenham.
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Bath Rugby team to face Cardiff Blues
15. Jack Cuthbert
14. Jacques Boussuge
13. Matt Banahan (c)
12. Ben Williams
11. Tom Biggs
10. Olly Barkley
9. Mark McMillan
1. David Flatman
2. Ross Batty
3. Duncan Bell
4. John van der Giessen
5. Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe
6. Josh Ovens
7. Guy Mercer
8. Ben Skirving
Replacements
16. Lee Mears
17. David Barnes
18. Aaron Jarvis
19. Peter Short
20. Will Skuse
21. Chris Cook
22. Paul Roberts
23. Nick Scott
Bath Rugby admitted this week that its search to find an alternative city centre site for its new 25,000-seat stadium had proved virtually impossible – and that the emphasis had returned to developing its current home at The Rec
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Shontayne Hape has been taking tips from Bath, England and British Lions legend Jerry Guscott as he prepares for his first international Test at Twickenham.
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Olly Barkley will play his first game at fly-half for Bath Rugby since rejoining the club 17 months ago when the club kicks off its Anglo-Welsh Cup campaign tomorrow.
With Sam Vesty being rested after making nine consecutive competitive starts for Bath since signing from Leicester over the summer, Barkley will take the number ten shirt.
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After four-and-a-half months on the sidelines following knee surgery, Peter Short is set to feature in two games in five days.
The 31-year-old made a cameo appearance in Bath United's 45-3 win over Gloucester A on Monday and will feature in tomorrow night's Anglo-Welsh Cup clash with Cardiff Blues.
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Bath Rugby were yesterday unable to put a date on the length of time skipper Luke Watson is likely to spend on the sidelines following the neck injury he suffered against Harlequins.
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