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There are few better places to either watch or play rugby than The Rec at night.

It's not as dark as this yet, but where nicer to have 30 burly blokes trying to smash each other to smithereens, eh?

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One familiar face in the Bath ranks to those wearing London Irish shirts is utility back Tom Homer, who moved from the Madejski to The Rec in February following the departure of Gavin Henson.

Some might think his inside knowledge could prove useful tonight, but Bath coach Toby Booth is wary of using any of those tactics.

"It's unprofessional to ask players to talk about that. We wouldn't want it done reciprocally," said Booth.

"Ultimately you need to do your own analysis and make sure you prepare your team well."

Very noble of him, but Homer is unavailable to play tonight.

London Irish hooker David Paice told BT Sport: "It might not look like we've got much to play for, but pride's a big thing and we want to lay a foundation for next season when we've got a whole load of changes.

"If we can build up a culture of never giving up and showing that to the new coach, it's a huge motivator for us."

Back to tonight's game and Bath head coach Mike Ford has been speaking to BT Sport about the possibility of a home semi-final.

"Top two is vital. We know if we take our eye off the ball tonight they're dangerous and can beat us - they play unexpected rugby.

"You've got to look after yourselves, we want to start the game fast and explode. If we do that tonight we'll be in a good place and let everyone else fight it out for the next few days."

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Exeter Chiefs may have only lost one of their last six league matches, but they travel to Wasps on the back of last week's European Challenge Cup semi-final defeat at Gloucester.

But with so much at stake, Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter knows his side cannot be caught licking their wounds at the Ricoh.

"What this weekend gives us is a fantastic opportunity to have a replay of a semi-final away from home," he told BBC Radio Devon.

"If you look at the way the season is set up for us, this is a hugely important game in terms of where we are in the Premiership.

"Last week was important in terms of being a cup game away and now we get the opportunity to show that actually we can go and perform away from home in a big game at the end of the Premiership season, in a football stadium.

"There's a lot of things involved this week that are great for us to practice and get excited about and try and use last week's semi-final as the foundation for this week's game."

Wasps against Exeter at the Ricoh Arena has all the makings of an absolutely corking game come Sunday.

Sixth-placed Wasps, desperate to hold on to the final Champions Cup place with three games left, host fourth-placed Exeter, equally as anxious to keep the last play-off place.

"You have to win your home games if you want to be in the top six, it doesn't matter who you're up against, said director of rugby Dai Young, whose Black and Yellows have only lost once since their move to Coventry last year.

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"We face a side who deservedly sit fourth in the table and we know we will have to be near our best.

"Exeter have been a team we've had trouble beating over the last few seasons. They've played some very good rugby this season and their ability to run teams around has seen them move up into the top four with some well-deserved results."

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Premiership leaders Northampton Saints face a real examination of their title credentials on Saturday against Saracens, who could drop to third if Bath get as much as a point tonight.

Saints have decided to take the game to Stadium:MK, and with more than 27,000 tickets already sold, a record attendance is expected at the home of MK Dons Football Club, which will play host to some Rugby World Cup matches this year.

Sarries, meanwhile, come into the game on the back of a morale-crushing 13-9 European Champions Cup loss at Clermont Auvergne last week.

Whatever the result is at The Rec tonight, Sarries will be desperate to continue their push for a Premiership home semi-final against the side they lost to in the final last season.

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Leicester Tigers have, on paper, the easiest Premiership match of the weekend, taking on the top-flight's whipping-boys London Welsh at Welford Road.

But Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill knows all too well that games are played on grass, not paper, unless of course you're at Saracens or Newcastle...

"They're combative, they're on the edge of the laws most of the time and they give a lot penalties away," Cockerill, whose side are three points behind fourth-placed Exeter, told BBC Radio Leicester.

"They're very committed and actually they play a lot of rugby and they do score some tries to be fair to them, so they'll be a dangerous side.

"We have to be very disciplined and controlled and make sure we execute all the things that we probably didn't do well against Saracens."

Let's take a brief break from this weekend's matches to gander at Bath's ground ahead of tonight's game.

London Irish on Twitter:, external Warm ups underway at The Rec.

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Newcastle Falcons travel to Gloucester on Saturday afternoon in a Premiership game which in truth has little riding on it.

Falcons are safe from relegation thanks to London Welsh's dismal tally of one point all season, while ninth-placed Gloucester have a European final to look forward to after beating Exeter in a thrilling Challenge Cup semi-final last Saturday.

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Ahead of next week's showdown against Edinburgh, Cherry and Whites director of rugby David Humphreys has chosen to rotate his squad, giving a start to Billy Twelvetrees in the midfield.

Newcastle, meanwhile, have made four changes to the side beaten by Bath including bringing Josh Furno, Will Welch and Ally Hogg back into the pack.

For Harlequins, the season cannot end soon enough.

Last year's beaten Premiership play-off semi-finalists have struggled for form all season and lie in eighth, set to finish outside the top four for the first time since 2010-11.

In a bid to solve those issues, Quins are looking at some big names, including Wales and British & Irish Lions centre Jamie Roberts.

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"If we could get someone of Jamie's ability it would be a big statement of what we are about," O'Shea told BBC Radio 5 live.

That would be quite a statement.

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In the race for a coveted European Champions Cup place, seventh-placed Sale have the chance to close the gap to Wasps in sixth before the Coventry-based side play on Sunday.

Steve Diamond's team, who have won seven of their nine home Premiership games this season, face inconsistent Harlequins at the AJ Bell on Sunday afternoon.

"We're in that position where we know we've got to win all of your games," Sharks director of rugby Diamond told BBC Sport.

"They've got their England players back and it's going to be a very difficult game for us.

"Sides do find it difficult up here, but they find it difficult because we're good at home."

Tonight is just the start of a full weekend of Premiership fixtures, so let's see what you can look forward to if you want your rugby union fix.

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Will Bath earn themselves a home play-off semi-final? How do you think the top six will shape up? And in the light of London Welsh's disastrous season, what can be done to bridge the gap between the Premiership and Championship?

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It's a long old season isn't it? Going into the 20th round of Premiership games this is how things stand at the top, and it shows just how important tonight's game could be in Bath's campaign.

Win tonight and it puts pressure on Saracens before they travel to face Northampton on Saturday. Lose and they'll have Exeter Chiefs breathing down their necks, and that's not a pretty thing to think about.

As a complete aside, Leicester Tigers' points difference looks a total anomaly in that table!

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If Bath think they are going to have an easy ride tonight, they can think again.

London Irish may be third-from-bottom in the table but have won three of their last four league matches, including a narrow 25-23 victory over top-six chasers Sale Sharks.

With a new head coach on the horizon, things are beginning to look up for the Exiles.

But interim boss Glenn Delaney probably shouldn't look at the history books before their trip to The Rec, a place his side last won in 2009 against a team they have only beaten once in their last 10 encounters.

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Another end-of-season cliche now. Bath are hitting form at just the right time and come into tonight's match on a run of three straight victories as they push for a home semi-final.

Mike Ford's side have only lost one Premiership match at The Rec this season, a sign of just how vital that second spot could prove to be.

"Building momentum is massively important," Bath coach Toby Booth told BBC Radio Bristol.

"We know what needs to be done for us to keep progressing this season and the goals of being in the final shake up, so it's important we get things right against London Irish."

After a week off for European semi-finals, the Premiership is back and with just three games to go the race for the play-offs and Europe is bubbling up quite nicely.

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Third-placed Bath take on London Irish tonight knowing victory will take them up to second in the table, and in prime position for a home play-off semi before Saracens take on leaders Northampton on Saturday.

The Exiles might not appear to have anything to play for down in 10th, but the players will want to impress knowing new head coach in Tom Coventry is arriving following the conclusion of the World Cup.

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It's getting to that time of the season when anxiety kicks in, shoulders are being looked over, and EVERY SINGLE television montage discussing how things are shaping up is backed by the voice of Europe singer Joey Tempest pounding out 'The Final Countdown'.

And while you struggle to get that song out of your head, I'd like to welcome you to tonight's Premiership live text offering of Bath v London Irish.