Chiefs look to get the best of Bath at Sandy Park

This will be a campaign that Bath will be happy to forget as they embark on a new era with Johann van Graan at the helm, but the men in blue, black and white will still look to finish strongly. This week, they face up to the stiff challenge of Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park.  

Last week, Bath managed to hold Sale Sharks to a 24-all draw at The Rec: 

Chiefs, meanwhile, were undone by Leicester on the former’s home turf: 

Bath are currently stone-last on the log and will be playing for pride from here on out, but Exeter will take the field with the added pressure of retaining their number 4 spot as Sale breathe down their necks. 

The last time the teams met it was a 7-point ball-game with Chiefs coming out on top:

This from Chiefs' Jack Yeandle:

“If you look at their recent results, Bath have really kicked on from where they were a couple of months ago. They got a good draw with Sale last week and you can see they have really turned the corner. I’ve no doubt they’ll be coming down here with nothing to lose, so they are going to be dangerous opponents.

“What we have to do is address the issues we had from the Leicester game and learn from them.”

From Bath boss Neal Hatley:

“I couldn’t be prouder of the lads for the effort they have put in this season, particularly over the past few Premiership matches. We have done a lot of pre-planning for this period in terms of selection and we have worked hard to get the balance right.”