Finn Russell: Bath fly-half savours ‘special’ Premiership title success

“It’s special. This group, the city, the club deserves it. The work we’ve put in over the last few years, more years than I’ve been here, and then what we do on the pitch is try to represent the city as best we can.

“After last year’s defeat [against Northampton], we bounced back really quickly and we managed to get the job done.”

Russell, who will now tour Australia with the British and Irish Lions, has been a key figure in a dominant season for Bath.

At Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, the 32-year-old was influential again, none more so than when he picked off Handre Pollard’s pass to race towards the line, before flinging the ball inside for Ojomoh to finish under the posts.

Asked why he gave that pass rather than score himself, Russell added: “He’s a kid from Bath that grew up watching his dad [Steve] lifting this trophy. Giving him a little bit of limelight in the final was nice.”

Russell said he will enjoy “a couple of quiet ones” to celebrate and was filmed giving his boots to a bath fan in the Twickenham stands after the game.