A season of toil, skill and monstrous hits all comes down to this – Northampton vs Bath for the Gallagher Premiership Rugby crown. The league's top two sides came through pulsating semi-finals thanks to respective fly-halves Fin Smith and Finn Russell to reach the Twickenham final, and are desperate to end their long waits for the title. Here's where to watch Northampton vs Bath live streams online from anywhere.
The teams were confirmed yesterday and they are pretty much as expected. Northampton start with their homegrown products George Furbank, Alex Coles and Fraser Dingwall, captained by flanker Courtney Lawes in his final game for the club. Alex Mitchell is at scrum half and Fin Smith outside him at No10.
Bath also name the team you’d expect, with Cameron Redpath, Finn Russell and scrum half captain Ben Spencer all starting. Sam Underhill starts in the back row, with Joe Cokanasiga on the wing.
Northampton: Furbank; Freeman, Odendaal, Dingwall, Sleightholme; Smith, Mitchell; Waller, Langdon, Davison, Moon, Coles, Lawes (c), Pearson, Augustus
Bath: Gallagher; Cokanasiga, Lawrence, Redpath, Muir; Russell, Spencer (c); Obano, Dunn, Du Toit, Roux, Ewels, Hill, Underhill, Barbeary
Television coverage is now underway at Twickenham in south west London and the teams will be out shortly. The weather is looking dry enough, with temperature at just under 20 degrees. Most importantly, we should miss any rain. Make sure you’re settled in front of a screen to find out.
Northampton topped the Gallagher Premiership regular season by recording a better points difference by four. Playmaker-in-chief Fin Smith has been the key, pulling the strings and kicking the points as the Saints beat frequent champions Saracens 22-20 in the play-off semi-final. Also on the Saints agenda will be providing a fitting send-off for trio Courtney Lawes, Lewis Ludlam and Alex Waller, who are all leaving the club for pastures new this summer. In recently retired England captain Lawes' case, he'll be joining French side Brive after playing his whole club career with Northampton. Saints last won the Premiership in 2014.
Bath have had to wait even longer. Not since their mid-1990s heyday have the Somerset side lifted a league title, 1996's triumph meaning a whole generation of fans have yet to taste domestic success. Scotland fly-half Finn Russell has been central to that return to the elite, echoing Stuart Barnes and Mike Catt's successes in the 1980s and 1990s. Russell ran the show in the 31-23 defeat of Sale last weekend, his understanding with England scrum half Ben Spencer shining through. Sam Underhill is a fierce competitor in the pack.
Follow our guide to watch a Northampton vs Bath live stream from all over the world.
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If you're keen to watch Northampton vs Bath but you're away from home and your usual coverage is geo-blocked, you could always use a VPN to access it (assuming you're not breaching any broadcaster T&Cs, of course). You may be surprised by how simple it is to do.
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1. Download and install a VPN – as we say, our top choice is NordVPN
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3. Go to the broadcaster's live stream – so, in this case, just head to ITVX.
How to watch Northampton vs Bath in the US
Northampton vs Bath is being shown on Fox Sports 2 in the US, with kick-off scheduled for 10am ET / 7am PT on Saturday morning.
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