An ugly pack and backs worth paying to watch: Bath have taken us back to the 1990s | Andy Bull

There was a time when the team playing at the Rec were the dominant force in English club rugby and there are signs they may be on the rise once againThe first thing anyone who cares says when they find out you’re a sports journalist is to ask whether or not you were at whichever big game was on that weekend. The second, after you’ve explained, apologetically, that you don’t actually follow football, is usually an awkward pause. There are all sorts of reasons why you may prefer