Bath's Russell trying to unlock key to title wins

Bath fly-half Finn Russell says he sought proposal from team-mate Ben Spencer astir "how to win" titles up of Saturday's Premiership last against Northampton Saints.

The Scotland number 10 has helped Bath scope their first convention last successful 9 years arsenic they effort to triumph a first title since 1996.

Russell, who has 80 caps for his state and different 3 pinch nan British and Irish Lions, played astatine Glasgow and Racing 92 earlier moving to nan Recreation Ground, but has only won 1 trophy during his profession - nan 2015 Pro12 Final pinch Glasgow.

"2015 is almost 10 years agone now. Obviously I sewage to nan European last pinch Racing but ne'er managed to triumph that which was unfortunate but that's sport," the 31-year-old told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"It's truthful difficult to triumph titles and I deliberation personification for illustration Ben Spencer, he's won rather a fewer of them pinch Saracens, truthful I've chatted to him a small spot this week astir really galore he's won to effort and get a emotion for what it's like.

"Winning 1 title is superb but having been successful rather a fewer semis and past a mates of finals and not winning them, I suppose I'm trying to fig retired really to triumph them."

Russell's narration pinch scrum-half Spencer has been pivotal to Bath's progression this year, pinch nan brace pulling nan strings successful attack.

Despite not knowing each different earlier Russell joined up pinch nan squad aft nan 2023 World Cup he said they "clicked from nan start".

"The first crippled we had we had a mini squad societal aft it successful Newcastle and I deliberation I had him successful a headlock biting his receptor having a laughter and that was nan commencement of nan relationship," Russell said.

"We sewage connected really well, he's a superb player, I'd emotion to spot him successful an England squad this year, he really deserves that.

"There's not galore nines for illustration him that I've played pinch I don't think. He's sewage his moving crippled and I deliberation his kicking is 1 of nan champion successful nan world now and his guidance of nan game."

Despite being 1 of nan champion fly-halves successful nan crippled pinch a world-class kicking expertise to match, Russell said he has been learning from Spencer - who antecedently won 4 Premiership titles pinch Saracens playing alongside Owen Farrell.

"He played astatine Saracens erstwhile they controlled and dominated games done their kicking," Russell added.

"For maine that's been superb to travel and spot that broadside of rugby and chat astir that, learning really you tin play rugby and it's not ever having to beryllium moving everything aliases kicking arsenic a 2nd option, a last resort.

"An attacking footwear isn't conscionable a cross-field aliases a grubber through, it tin really beryllium putting nan shot successful nan aerial and we've sewage awesome players to spell and get it back. That's been thing I've learned from Ben."