Bath v Leicester: Premiership final – live

What were you up to in the mid 90s? This correspondent was doing what was expected of a white, northern, elder teenager of the time; tending to my hair curtains, grappling with the new concept called ‘alcopops’, having loud singalongs to a certain guitar band and noting what a shambles the once dominant Conservative party now appeared to be.

Alongside this, anybody paying attention to rugby union football will have become bored of Bath and Leicester’s apparent sharing protocol for all the major trophies of the previous decade: “to me, to you”, as some other cultural behemoths of the time would say.

Sound familiar? Well it should given much of the above list is happening again this very summer, including a rematch between the Gallaghers and a season decider between the historic rivals in English domestic rugby. Bath haven’t won the big one since 1996 after professionalism derailed their dominance, leaving them to gaze jealously from afar at Leicester’s late 90s and early 2000s imperial phase.

The form of the whole season points to a cathartic win for the team from the west country, but don’t rule out the Tigers’ pedigree and coach Michael Cheika’s moxie and wit on the big stage.

What’s The Story (Morning Glory)? There will be a few thumping heads tomorrow and soon find out which set of players will have the far preferable celebratory version of a hangover.