Bath manager Johan van Gran has named seven strikers on the bench for Sunday’s English Premiership clash with Northampton.
This includes Bok prop Thomas du Toit and former DHL Stormers No 8 Jaco Coetzee, with South African scrum-half Louis Schreuder the only backline player among the replacements.
The match at Franklin’s Gardens is a repeat of last season’s final, which Northampton won.
Bath are currently top of the Premier League with 8 wins from 9 games.
“This is the first time we’ve done it,” Van Graan said of the 7-1 split from the bench. “We have specific plans for the weekend, so it’s not too different from 6-2.
“As a team we have become very fluent and able to adapt to situations. “We planned for different scenarios and the players were very happy with the plan.”
bathtub – 15 Orlando Bailey, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Max Ozomo, 11 Will Muir, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer, 8 Archie Barbery, 7 Miles Reid, 6 Guy Pepper, 5 Ross Moloney, 4 Quinn Lu, 3 Will Stewart, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano.
Subs: 16 Kefueli Tuipulotu, 17 François van Wyk, 18 Thomas Du Toit, 19 Charlie Ewells, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Lewis Schröder, 22 Josh Baylis, 23 Jaco Cueci.
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