Glasgow Warriors may not have been quite good enough to beat the European champions but Sean Lineen has shown confidence in his team in the best way possible by selecting the same team for tomorrow's last-gasp bid to secure a berth in the Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals.
Sunday's defeat by Leinster ended their hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Heineken Cup but, if they can finish second in Pool 3 with a better points haul than one of the other pool runners-up, they will go into the secondary competition.
To do that, they must claim a first competitive win on English soil at Bath and hope that Munster can do the same when the Irish province protects its 100% pool record on their visit to Northampton Saints.
"We know our chance of making the Heineken Cup quarter-finals has gone, but make no mistake, this is another huge game for us this weekend," said Lineen.
"There is a massive amount at stake in any number of senses. First and foremost, we need to win to give ourselves a chance in terms of the Amlin Cup quarter-finals, while beating a Premiership team on their own patch would be a significant achievement in itself.
"Bath are a proud club with great traditions. They set the standard for clubs like ourselves in terms of where we aspire to get to. They'll be hungry to finish their Heineken campaign with a strong performance, so we know just how tough it will be to achieve the right result.
"We were very frustrated not to beat the reigning European champions last week and I'm delighted the players aren't satisfied by having run a quality side like that so close.
"We want to be winning these big games, and it's important we put down a marker for the battles that are coming our way in the RaboDirect PRO12."
The only changes to his match-day squad are on the bench with John Beattie and Troy Nathan both having picked up injuries to, respectively, elbow and back to be replaced by Ryan Wilson and Peter Murchie, while Sunday's try scorer, Colin Gregor, returns to Scotland sevens duty. His place is taken by Henry Pyrgos.
"With the intensity and physicality of modern, professional rugby, especially the Heineken Cup, it's quite unusual to send out exactly the same XV two weeks in a row, but this group made clear what they can do last weekend and they deserve the opportunity to help us go that one step further on Saturday," said Lineen.
"As our record in England shows, it takes something really special to win on a Premiership ground. The challenge is to do something we've never done before and we need everyone to rise to that."
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