Bath Academy will travel to Surrey Sports Park to play their second game of the season against Harlequins Academy tomorrow, kick-off 1:30.
The U18 side put in a spirited display against derby rivals Bristol Rugby to draw the opening fixture of the campaign 22-22. The Blue, Black and Whites were trailing 22-12 with just 15 minutes to go, but a converted try and a penalty from fullback Will Partington meant that Bath were not left empty handed at the final whistle.
Harlequins will be looking to make it two wins on the bounce after beating London Irish Academy 31-20, but after a strong second half performance against Bristol, Bath will be determined to ensure the points come back to the West Country tomorrow afternoon.
Bath Rugby’s Academy Manager, Andy Rock said: “We are looking forward to a different challenge against Harlequins this week, and it will be great to see how the players have been able to learn from their reflections on our performance last week.
"The players have shown some great awareness of the areas in the game that they'd like to improve, but Harlequins will really challenge us and it will be interesting to see how we adapt under pressure."
Bath Academy team to face Harlequins Academy
15. Will Partington
14. Miles Gilbert
13. Will Butt
12. Tom Elder-Flachi
11. Callum MacTaggert
10. Al MacKenzie
9. Ed Rimmer
1. George Bamsey
2. Jack Burnett
3. Kieran Verden
4. Tom Jeanes
5. Oli Cattell
6. Rhys Davies
7. Harry Short
8. George Hobbs
Replacements
16. Sam Elrick
17. Toby Thurston
18. Simone Elrick
19. Tom Boxer
20. Dan Curry
21. Cameron Brown
22. Carl Morgan
23. Luke Mehson
