Spencer returns but Bath missing Ojomoh & Cokanasiga
Ben Spencer returns from injury to start for Bath in their Champions Cup semi-final against Bordeaux-Begles, providing a boost to the English champions' scrum-half position. However, Bath will be without key backline players Max Ojomoh and Joe Cokanasiga, who failed to recover from respective knee and leg injuries. With several absences, Bath has reshuffled its backline, including positional changes and the inclusion of younger players like Louie Hennessey and Isaac Mears.
- ▪Ben Spencer returns from a shoulder injury to start for Bath in the Champions Cup semi-final against Bordeaux-Begles.
- ▪Max Ojomoh and Joe Cokanasiga miss the match due to unresolved knee and leg injuries, respectively.
- ▪Louie Hennessey starts at outside centre, Ollie Lawrence moves to inside centre, and Will Muir retains his place on the wing.
- ▪Henry Arundell shifts to the right wing, while Santi Carreras completes the back three for Bath.
- ▪Bordeaux-Begles will be without first-choice loose-head prop Jefferson Poirot, who is banned for the match.
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