Bath will bounce back after three defeats, says Francois Louw

The Bath flanker Francois Louw has called on his team-mates to adopt the same bold attitude that saw them beat Toulouse and qualify against the odds for the European Champions Cup quarter-finals, in order to halt a run of three successive Aviva Premiership losses when they take on Sale at the Rec on Friday night.

Bath defied all precedent when recovering from defeats in their opening two European Champions Cup matches to win through to the knockout stages and will need to display similar character and fortitude if they are to arrest a poor run that has seen them slip from second place in t…