Rugby-loving couple go head-to-head at Twickenham

A rugby-loving couple are going head-to-head later as they back opposing sides in the Premiership final.

Despite their rivalry, Bath supporter Tom Dabinett, 31, and his wife Hannah, 30, who is backing Leicester Tigers, will sit next to each other to watch the match at Twickenham.

"We're lucky in rugby that there isn't that segregation like there is in football... so luckily we are sat next to each other," Mr Dabinett said.

Bath finished 11 points clear at the top of the table this season and go into the fixture as heavy favourites, having also beaten Leicester 43-15 when the two sides met just four weeks ago.

Mr Dabinett said his wife had tried to wind him up by buying him a Leicester Tigers mug with "number one fan" written on it.

"I'm surprised the mug has lasted as long as it has," he added.

"We've also got a four-month-old son, so he's got a shirt of both Bath and a Leicester shirt."

Mrs Dabinett, who now lives in Yatton, Somerset, with her husband said her mum and dad are originally from Leicester, so she had grown up with a Tigers season ticket.

She said she knows her side are underdogs but believes they could still pull off a win.

She added: "Back at the beginning of the season we played Bath at Welford Road, my mum and dad actually bumped into Michael Cheika and he said, 'it's a confidence thing stick with us.'

"It's been such a nice thing to see that confidence grow in the squad, massively, we got some results that I never expected.

"Bath are pegged as favourites but there's no reason why we can't turn up and do the job."

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