CLOSE-UP

DAVE ATTWOOD Bath second row v MARO ITOJE Saracens second row

Both locks were among the stand-out performers. In his first game back from a hand injury, Itoje carried purposefully and displayed flashes of his trademark athleticism, although he did find himself on the wrong side of referee Greg Garner on occasion. Attwood was instrumental in Bath’s noble defensive effort and battled through a cut to the head to play a pivotal role in the dramatic finale.