December 10th, 2009 by Phil Lythell

After the excitement of the Autumn Internationals , the attention of the rugby world turns back to the clubs as the Heineken Cup gets underway again this weekend.

With two rounds of the pool stages played there is still ample time for teams to pick up key points on the road to the quarter-finals. While some teams have got off to poor starts nobody as yet can be ruled out. Harlequins are clearly in a perilous position with just a losing bonus point to their name but a win against Sale Sharks could help ignite their campaign.

Likewise with Bath Rugby. They find themselves in exactly the same position as their London counterparts and they will look on Sunday’s match with Edinburgh as an opportunity to set things right. A win at The Rec will boost confidence ahead of the return trip to Scotland a week later and back to back victories would suddenly change the complexion of Pool 4. In the meantime, the other two members of the pool – Stade Francais and Ulster – will be playing each other twice with the English side hoping they take points off each other.

This would leave  Bath’s home match against Ulster in January as a must-win game and set up a pool finale with Toulouse. It’s a long shot but Bath could yet sneak into the last eight.

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