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The fact that the Bath native is among those competing in the tournament that marks the climax of the European tour’s Race to Dubai is noteworthy in its own right.

Despite fees going up, Sam says he thinks his business degree at Bath Spa University has been "incredible" value for money so far, when he considers all the extras available to students.

England hope Ollie Lawrence's switch to outside centre against Australia will enable the Bath star to bring his ball-carrying power to the fore on Saturday.

Other than Mitchell, only Bath's Ben Spencer has started a game at scrum-half this year for England - a disappointing Six Nations defeat by Scotland at Murrayfield.

This comes as the University of Bath published research that found shared parental leave has not affected the number of fathers taking leave, nor the length of leave they choose to take.