Bath quartet to return

By Ben Blackmore  

Bath quartet to return

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After two magnificent victories in their last two outings, the good news keeps coming for Bath as four big players prepare to return from injury on Monday.

Michael Stephenson, Michael Lipman, Alex Crockett and Rob Fidler will all feature for Bath's development team against a combined SWERA/Cornish Pirates XV.

Stephenson is yet to make his debut for the club following his move from Newcastle, due to a broken leg suffered in April against Northampton.

The injury did not dampen Bath's interest in the pacy winger however, and he admits he cannot wait to make his comeback.

"I am looking forward to getting out there again," Stephenson told the official club website.

"It has been a while since I played, but I am looking forward to being involved in what is an exciting United side."

Bath's last two successful outings have called on the very limits of the squad's physical capabilities, as they ground out a two-point victory over Gloucester and a three-point triumph at Leinster.

The return of four first team players will boost John Connolly's men, and the quartet are expected to figure in 40 minutes of Monday's fixture.