Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Bath to welcome home their Rugby Premiership-winning team. Bath beat Leicester Tigers in the final at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, on Saturday to win the title for the first time since 1996.

Bath Rugby won the Premiership title on Saturday for the first time in almost 30 years after defeating Leicester Tigers 23-21 at Twickenham Stadium.

The sleeping giant of English club rugby, victors in the Premiership Rugby Cup and Challenge Cup, have added the big brother to their trophy cabinet. A first Premiership title since 1996 – with victory over old enemies Leicester – secures an historic treble, a feat which few teams in English club rugby have managed.

Bath Rugby beat Leicester Tigers 23-21 at the Allianz Stadium at Twickenham in the final of the Gallagher Premiership

Give the man a gold medal for longevity, as he has started each of Sale Sharks’ last 74 Premiership matches, and played every minute in the league this season, either at No 13 or equally reliably in the 10 or 12 jersey. Max Ojomoh of Bath has rich promise and enjoyed a try-scoring Premiership final win.

Bath and Leicester Tigers face off in Premiership final, reviving rivalry from 1980s glory days when clubs dominated English rugby together

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Wasps legend Simon Shaw has taken to social media this morning to express his displeasure at the lack of atmosphere at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday afternoon.