The phone call inspired them to give a brilliant performance at the Battle of the Bands. It was just overwhelming.

This is very much an on-the-spot performance, and that makes it very dynamic, ... Things come up as the questions are being asked, as the news is really focusing in on him and how he appears on television, how he responds, how he interacts with the legislators.

As a coach, it was the best performance we had from start to finish. The last 21/2 months have been up and down, but I still expect hard work from individuals. We don't have a lot of finesse or skilled players, but they come to work every day, and that's all I ask for.

Bath have got their backs against the wall after two successive losses. They wouldn't want to lose three matches in a row and a win at Leicester would put them right back on track. We need to be switched on. We've spoken about it at length this week; we need to make sure we get it right, if we don't get parity up front we will battle.

We don't know what else can be done to surpass everything else. When FAMU puts good things out, FAMU gets good things in return.

I think I'm actually quite lucky to get a start, given how well Alex has gone, ... He's started well, he comes from Argentina and has played in France, two countries that pride themselves on scrumming, and he can play anywhere in the front row.