The fly-half’s poor form is affecting the whole team as well as letting Owen Farrell promenade ahead of him in the national pecking orderAll kinds of awkward questions hung in the air after Bath’s latest Premiership setback. Not only will the home side now spend Christmas stuck in a lowly ninth position in the table but some of their international candidates own chosen an unlucky time to lose form. George Ford,for one, can only hope Eddie Jones is too busy and jet-lagged to check out the tape of a grim game the fly-half will be desperate to forget.
The Bath owner, or Bruce Craig,will also be twitching as he contemplates the immediate future. Five of his side’s next seven games are in the Champions Cup, with the looming home and absent pool games against Wasps suddenly pivotal. Lose and their season will be in danger of disintegration, and with European qualification for next season not guaranteed. Finishing outside the top six would be a significant blow for a club with Bath’s bottomless resources. Related: Eddie Jones has a tough task picking England assistants but must gain it factual | Dean Ryan Related: European Rugby Champions Cup pool-by-pool guide | Dean Ryan Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com