Spencer returns but Bath missing Ojomoh & Cokanasiga
Ben Spencer returns from shoulder injury to start for Bath in their Champions Cup semi-final against Bordeaux-Begles, providing a boost to the English side's scrum-half position. However, Bath will be without Max Ojomoh and Joe Cokanasiga due to knee and leg injuries, forcing reshuffles in the backline with Louie Hennessey and Will Muir starting. The match features key individual battles, including Spencer vs. Lucu and Arundell vs. Bielle-Biarrey, as Bath aims to reach their first European final in two decades.
- ▪Ben Spencer returns from a shoulder injury after missing the quarter-final win over Northampton.
- ▪Max Ojomoh and Joe Cokanasiga are ruled out due to injuries, with Cameron Redpath also absent.
- ▪Bordeaux-Begles are without first-choice prop Jefferson Poirot due to suspension.
- ▪Louis Bielle-Biarrey has scored 28 tries in 26 appearances this season.
- ▪Bath last reached a European semi-final in 2006, losing to Biarritz 18-9.
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Spencer returns but Bath missing Ojomoh & CokanasigaImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Spencer will be up against France international Lucu, who also captains his side, in a high-class scrum-half battleByMike HensonBBC Sport rugby union news reporterPublished17 minutes agoFirst-choice scrum-half Ben Spencer has recovered from injury to take his place in Bath's starting line-up as the English champions travel to holders Bordeaux-Begles in Sunday's highly anticipated Champions Cup semi-final.Spencer has been suffering with a shoulder injury and hasn't played since 10 April's last-eight win over Northampton.After South African Bernard van der Linde had ankle surgery to leave Tom Carr-Smith as the only senior specialist, Bath called teenager Isaac Mears into the senior squad to plug a…
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