The Guardian
Bath 43-41 Northampton Hosts recover from 21 points behind in first half There are big games and then there are pivotal contests which define entire campaigns. And when it came to the crunch it was Bath who just had enough power to make the semi-finals of the Champions Cup for the first time in 20 years thanks to a 76th minute try from Ted Hill. There is little to separate the two best teams in England and here was another endlessly compelling battle of wits and wills. Plenty of work still has to be done to reach the final in Bilbao next month with Bath now set to face the winners of Sunday’s mouthwatering all-French tie between Bordeaux and Toulouse. This was a truly sensational hors d’oeuvre, though, with nine tries in the first half alone. Gone are the days of tiptoeing into knock-out matches and hoping to edge it 9-6. Continue reading...
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