Bath vs Harlequins result - Bath become Gallagher Premiership Christmas number 1s with bonus-point win

Johann van Graan's named a locked and loaded side to take on the mighty Quins, with the headline change being Matt Gallagher's inclusion at full-back due to his aerial prowess, rather than the elusive running of Tom de Glanville who drops out of the matchday squad.

Birthday boy Cam Redpath drops to the bench in favour of Cameron Redpath, who could still have a big impact from the bench, while veterans Elliott Stooke and GJ van Velze are drafted into the loose forwards.

Stooke will be going up against Joe Launchbury for Harlequins, after the pair previously formed one of the best lock partnerships in the league at Wasps.

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HELLO AND WELCOME

The Gallagher Premiership matchmakers have really served up a treat for the festive period haven’t they?

Yesterday Sale ground out a statement win in a rematch of last season’s final, but today should see a much more open game as Harlequins take on Bath live on TNT Sports and discovery+!

It’s a star-studded game particularly in the backs battle, all four half-backs could (should?) feature heavily in the upcoming Six Nations and seeing Finn Russell and Marcus Smith face off is about as good as it gets right now for fans of attacking rugby.

Kick-off is in 45 minutes and we’ll be counting down until then, while TNT Sports 1 will be live from the Rec at 15:00 GMT.