Anthony Watson has backed his former club Bath to go deep in the tournament and make up for last year’s Champions Cup heartache – if Finn Russell stays fit.

Fly-half Russell was nursing a calf injury when Bath lost the Prem semi-final going down 27-26 to Exeter Chiefs leading to accusations that they did not know how to get over the line in major matches.
The 2025 English champions, beaten by Bordeaux-Begles in the Champions Cup semis last time with Russell starting, kick off their campaign on Saturday against Billy Vunipola’s Montpellier aiming to get off to a flyer.
And former wing Watson...