Bath Rugby have will back their young players with a handful of senior regulars to get the job done against Bedford Blues on Sunday in the fourth pool stage game of the Premiership Rugby Cup.

The Blue, Black and White sit top of the group standings with a perfect three from three record so far and are looking to secure a home tie in the knockout stages.

Bath Rugby head of academy Andy Robinson said: "We’ve got a side that’s played quite a few first team matches, interspersed with a couple of younger players, and I think that’s the importance of the competition, to blood those young players.

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“We’ve said all along it’s about how we perform and to control what we can control. The competition is a really good competition, particularly the way it’s structured this year to give the players game time.”

Bath won 7-21 victory away at Goldington Road to Bedford in terrible weather conditions last November.

Bath Rugby: 15 Ciaran Donoghue, 14 Sam Harris, 13 Louie Hennessey, 12 Will Butt, 11 Ruaridh McConnochie, 10 Orlando Bailey, 9 Tom Carr-Smith; 1 Aurthur Cordwell, 2 Jasper Spandler, 3 Kieran Verden, 4 Harvey Cuckson, 5 Ewan Richards ©, 6 Ethan Staddon, 7 Tom Cowan, 8 Aurthur Green.

Replacements: 16 John Stewart, 17 Scott Kirk, 18 Archie Stanley, 19 Jack Bennett, 20 Mackenzie Graham, 21 Neil le Roux, 22 Austin Emens, 23 Will Parry

Bedford Blues: 15. Louis James, 14. Alfie Garside, 13. Lucas Titherington, 12. Joel Matavesi, 11. Matt Worley, 10. Will Maisey, 9. Alex Day (C); 1. Joey Conway, 2. James Fish, 3. Oisin Heffernan, 4. Rory Ward, 5. Alex Woolford, 6. Luke Frost, 7. Joe Howard, 8. Cameron King

Replacements: 16. Nathan Langdon, 17. Jamie Jack, 18. Beltus Nonleh, 19. Fred Tuilagi, 20. Jac Arthur, 21. Tommy Herman, 22. James Lennon, 23. Michael Le Bourgeois