FREDDIE BURNS

must go down as the villain of the opening Champions Cup weekend. With Bath trailing 20-22 and the game entering the final stages, Burns fluffed his chance to move his side ahead when he missed an easy penalty in front of the posts. Just two minutes later, the Bath native looked set to make amends for his error, his linebreak ending with a salute to the fans as he sauntered in near the posts, buthe failed to spot French winger Maxime Medard who raced in to tap the ball free of his tragically loose grasp.