Forgotten man Banahan 証明するing his 価値（がある） in Bath's 爆発性の new look backline

By 略奪する Wildman

Published: 22:30 BST, 15 September 2013 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 15 September 2013

Matt Banahan is the forgotten England wing trying to 力／強力にする a new-look Bath team 含むing the silky 技術s of George Ford and friends.

The way Banahan 軍隊d his way past the Leicester cover in the 27-20 success showed the 力／強力にする the wing can 生成する through his 6ft 7 and 18st 加える.

However, since the calamitous 2011 World Cup （選挙などの）運動をする in New Zealand, Banahan cannot remember any 接触する from the England 管理／経営.

力／強力にする play: Matt Banahan was brilliant in Bath's 勝利，勝つ against Leicester

New look: Banahan is part of a new look backline that features the silky 技術s of George Ford

‘I don’t think I’ve had 接触する since the last World Cup. I am just enjoying my rugby here,’ was his 見解（をとる） of a season ahead which is likely to see him play mostly on the wing.

‘To have a run in like that and to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 a couple of people along the way was a 広大な／多数の／重要な feeling. I am enjoying it 支援する on the wing now,’ he said.

Instead of England, the 26-year-old is concentrating on playing a part in a Bath team who 所有する 潜在的に the most 爆発性の backline in the 首相の職.

It is a big 推論する／理由 why the Rec is abuzz at the 予期 that Bath have put together a squad 有能な of 配達するing the success 需要・要求するd at the former European and English 支持する／優勝者s.

Banahan is 井戸／弁護士席 aware of his rugby history, but is 決定するd this squad will 令状 their own history.

‘We want to be the best team we can be, but you don’t 勝利，勝つ anything for winning the first two games of the season and we have to be 現実主義の.

熱心に contested: Bath 結局 won 27-20

‘We have to put our 製造者 負かす／撃墜する on the pitch and when it comes to the dirty end of the season we have to see where we are then.’

The 仕事 for 長，率いる coach マイク Ford is how to harness the best out of not just the 力／強力にする of Banahan, but the more silky 技術s inside led by Ford, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond and Gavin Henson.

A 勝利，勝つ over Leicester, in a match which celebrated 100 years of matches between two of England’s most distinguished clubs, brought snatches of play which will thrill the 充てるd fans.

Flowing locks: bath's Tom Biggs and Vereniki Goneva challenge for the ball

The way Joseph s ped away for the first try ? pouncing on a wayward pass from Ryan Lamb ? showed the acceleration which has won him a place in Lancaster’s autumn squad.

Banahan struck in the final minute of the half, striding （疑いを）晴らす after taking Henson’s long pass to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the 使い果たすd Leicester cover に引き続いて sin 貯蔵所s for 前線-rowers Ludovic Mulipola and Tom Youngs.

The two tries helped give Bath a 21-3 lead which left 支持する／優勝者s Leicester in a huff after 40 minutes where they had the 大多数 of 所有／入手.

Bath 推定する／予想するd a fightback and Leicester 配達するd in the next 30 minutes to such an extent that they worked tries for Adrian Thompstone, Ed Slater and Vereniki Goneva.

Break: Alafoti Fa'osiliva breaks past Dan Cole

When Goneva finished off Thompstone’s run 負かす／撃墜する the 権利, Leicester were only 20-24 負かす／撃墜する and had hopes of an ありそうもない 勝利，勝つ.

Bath, however, were helped in checking Leicester’s 勢い by an 傷害 to their 交替／補充 hooker Ross Batty.

It took medics a 十分な 10 minutes to have Batty carried off on a 担架 which enabled Bath to 再編成する.

And they grabbed the 率先 after the re-start ending in G eorge Ford kicking a fifth 刑罰，罰則 goal to keep his team ahead. Bath celebrated success and later had more good news as Batty looked Ok after a check up.