Delve confident of derby success

Gloucester number eight Gareth Delve is confident his team can give themselves the best shot at the Premiership title with a derby victory over Bath.

"I think we've got all the abilities to score tries against anyone," the former Bath forward told BBC Points West.

"We've proved that, we've gone down to Wasps and we've done the double over them and they've been seen as the champions elect by the media recently."

A win on Saturday would mean Gloucester get a home semi-final in the play-offs.

"We just can't let ourselves down and lose that grip right at the end"
Gareth Delve

And Delve feels that the Cherry and Whites are achieving their peak performance at just the right time of the season.

"We've got no fears of Bath," said Delve, "but we hugely respect them because what they've done this season has been nothing short of fantastic.

"They're playing some of the best rugby but we've been sat at the top of the table all season and we just can't let ourselves down and lose that grip right at the end.

"We've had a few tough weeks since the turn of the year but I think with the last few performances we've started to put that right and we're getting into good form for the run-in."

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