EXCLUSIVE Inside Bath's generation game driving their hunt for Premiership glory: 'We're ready to write our own story'
Phil de Glanville is designated driver for the family's mass migration to Twickenham, so if his son, Tom, emulates his league title success with Bath, he'll have to wait a few hours before toasting the overdue triumph.
For the ex-England captain and his team-mate from the West Country club's glory era, rampaging back-rower Steve Ojomoh, there will be extra-special parental pride if the Premiership final is won by the team who dominated the season. They will watch in hope of seeing their boys – full-back Tom and centre Max Ojomoh – finally end Bath's 29-year wait to become champions of England again.
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