Saints to travel to Bath in Champions Cup quarter-finals
Saints will face Bath in the Investec Champions Cup quarter-finals on Friday night (kick-off 8pm).
The game will be played at The Rec after Bath won 31-22 at home to Saracens on Saturday afternoon, joining Saints, who defeated Castres Olympique 49-41 on Friday night, in the final eight.
It will be the first meeting between the Gallagher PREM’s current top two since Saints claimed a stunning 41-21 win at The Rec back in December.
On that occasion, a heavily rotated black, green and gold side upset the odds, with British & Irish Lions stars Henry Pollock and Tommy Freeman coming to the fore.
Freeman delivered a hat-trick on the night, while Pollock produced a double.
It remains the only defeat Bath have suffered at home in the PREM and Champions Cup so far this season.
Saints and next weekend’s opposition are currently separated by just a single point in the PREM standings, with Phil Dowson’s side leading the way with six matches to play.
But their full focus is now on Europe, with Saints eager to secure a place in a third successive Champions Cup semi-final, while Bath are bidding to emulate what they did in the Challenge Cup last season, by going all the way in the top-level competition.
Saints will receive an allocation of tickets for the game at Bath. All tickets within this allocation will be sold via a dedicated sales link, going on sale at 10am on Monday, April 6.
Any unsold tickets will be returned to Bath at 10am on Wednesday, April 8. Supporters wishing to buy tickets from Saints’ allocation must do so before this deadline.