This has the makings of a Cinderella story given Exeter's history if they can pull off a win. Pete

I always remember the "West Country derbies" Bristol v Bath as being largely forward battles in the mud.pharvey wrote:^ Thanks for that Pete, but doubt I'll have Internet - on a mine site in Lubumbashi...![]()
Congrats to Bristol RFC who won promotion to the Premiership last night. Actually lost on the night against Doncaster, but take the title 60-40 on aggregate over the two matches.![]()
Will be great to see the local Bristol vs Bath derby again. Question now though is can they stay up?
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There's certainly been some "forward battles", but certainly not always.... When I first started watching Bath, you had the likes of Swift, Haliday, Trevaskis a very young Guscott - basically, a fantastic and exciting back line. There was also a fantastic pack - John Hall, Paul Simpson and a very underrated Roger Spurrel in the back-row.arcadianagain wrote:I always remember the "West Country derbies" Bristol v Bath as being largely forward battles in the mud.
Sadly for me Pharvey my memory goes back a bit further, the stars of England that I remember, Marks and Curry, two second rowers, (called locks back then) were called giants at around 6`2", Richard Sharpe, no 10, Dickie Jeeps Bob Hiller and many more. Incidentally my first pair of rugby boots had a Bledyn Williams signature on them.pharvey wrote:There's certainly been some "forward battles", but certainly not always.... When I first started watching Bath, you had the likes of Swift, Haliday, Trevaskis a very young Guscott - basically, a fantastic and exciting back line. There was also a fantastic pack - John Hall, Paul Simpson and a very underrated Roger Spurrel in the back-row.arcadianagain wrote:I always remember the "West Country derbies" Bristol v Bath as being largely forward battles in the mud.
I think they won something like 10 Championships on the trot - back in the days of "Amateur Rugby"!!
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As coincidence would have it, read an article just this morning that it's getting severe in the Congo after jumping from Angola. I would say a good thing you got the jabs. Let us know if you find some internet. Petepharvey wrote:......As an aside I've just had another Yellow Fever jab and feel like absolute cr@p!!