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Pretty sure you're not serious but... I've seen some (especially Glos and Briz) fans who seem to think that Bath are cheating as badly or worse than Sarries; so I did a little digging during last night's insomnia. So here's a little comparison, Bath's 23 for the final last year, versus Saracens' 23 for a final at the height of their cheating (I picked 2017-18).
Stats via Statbunker, and taken at the time of their respective finals.
TLDR - no way Bath are cheating as badly as Saracens' 2018 - I think we just forget how stacked Sarries were back then.
M. Vunipola vs Obano is a 6x lion, with 27 international starts vs 0 international starts
George vs Dunn is a 3x lion, and 5 international starts vs 0 international starts
Koch vs du Toit is South Africa's 2nd choice THP vs South Africa's 3rd choice THP (7 vs 5 starts)
Itoje vs Roux is a 3x lion, and 20 international starts vs 8 international starts
Kruis vs Ewels is 16 vs 14 international starts
Isiekwe vs Hill both have a couple of bench appearances only
Wray vs Underhill is 0 vs 32 international starts
B Vunipola vs Barbeary is 28 vs 0 international starts
A combined pack (which is where matches are won) would have 1 Bath player, 2 up for debate, and 5 Sarries - and that's with Schalk Burger being unavailable that day!
Wigglesworth vs Spencer is 9 vs 0 international starts
Farrell vs Russell is a 3x Lion with 50 international starts vs 1x lion with 80 international starts - both would be marquees, so realistically exempt, and probably paid about as much
Wyles vs Muir is 50 international starts vs 0
Barritt vs Redpath is 23 starts vs 4 - deserved or not, Barritt has way more leverage in contract negotiations
Lozowski vs Lawrence is 2 vs 14 international starts
Maitland vs Cokanasiga is a 1x lion with 34 international starts vs 14
Goode vs Gallagher is 14 vs 0 international starts
A combined backs selection would have 1 Bath player, 2 up for debate and 4 Sarries - and that's with Liam Williams being unavailable that day!
On the benches, Sarries could call up 4 international starters for 61 starts, Bath could call up 2, for 14 starts. 13 of Bath's is Stuart at THP, and you'd probably pick Figallo ahead of him, given the choice.
6 lions vs 1; 352 vs 186 international starts (without Burger or Williams involved [for another lion and 116 starts] - Bath weren't missing anyone noteworthy)
