FORMER Saints wingman Regan Grace is lined up to make his Bath debut today – his first game since rupturing his Achilles against Salford in August 2022.
The popular Welsh flier left Saints for French outfit Racing 92 at the end of that season never featured given he suffered a re-occurrence over there in February 2023.
He returned to the UK after his contract expired and is expected to play in the west country derby today (Saturday) - a friendly against Gloucester at The Rec.
The 27-year-old wing, who signed a short-term contract with Bath in February, came through the Academy ranks at Saints after heading north from Port Tlbot.
He broke into the Saints side in 2017 with a wow of a debut on Good Friday – and played six seasons in the red vee, scoring 88 tries in 141 appearances.
He was a part of the champion Saints squad between 2019-2022 – playing in three Grand Finals. He also won a coveted Challenge Cup winners' medal in 2021 after a match-clinching semi-final interception try against Hull FC.
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