Bath prepare for ‘Test match’ intensity of needle match at Leicester

Mike Ford says his players are more than ready for a passionate atmosphere at Welford RoadBath went into the new year in second place in the Premiership having established themselves as firm title contenders but their opening match in 2015 takes them to an area of England where they have an appalling league record.Bath have won 78 matches on the road since the Premiership started in 1997-98 but only two of them have come in the east Midlands – at Northampton in 2000 and at Leicester three years later. Waiting for them at Welford Road on Sunday will be a side intent on revenge after suffering a…