“The world tour continues,” Burns quips as he explains his move to a rugby backwater where attendances are modest and the training ground, he whispers, makes him think of Chernobyl.

"Because those words, when you say them as a coach, when it's that type of derby, they're heartfelt, like they're passionate.

Bath Rugby will compete the 2025/26 season with a high-quality squad of 42 senior players as Johann van Graan's side look to ...