Bath set up Premiership final with Northampton by seeing off Sale

Bath set up Premiership final with Northampton by seeing off Sale

Playoff semi-final: Bath 31-23 SaleNiall Annett’s late try helps secure Twickenham trip for Bath

Bath are into the Premiership final for the first time in nine years but they are not a team who make life a breeze for their supporters. At times it was Sale who looked the side most likely to meet Northampton at Twickenham on Saturday, only for a try six minutes from time from Niall Annett and 16 points from the boot of Finn Russell to keep them on track for the promised land.

Maybe it was the nerves associated with such a big occasion but not until the closing couple of minutes could Bath’s fans remotely relax. It is 28 years since their favourites were last crowned champions of England and the huge roar at the final whistle showed exactly what it meant to everyone connected with the club.

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