Bok star looks claass act

Michael Claassens is itching to get into the thick of the GuinnessPremiership action after digesting his first taste of northernhemisphere club action at Llanelli.

Handed his debut in Bath Rugby's club colours at the MiddlesexSevens last month, the 24-year-old South Africa scrum-half played 55minutes of Bath's opening warm-up match at Stradey Park.

And his display impressed the 300-odd Bath supporters who saw Bathcome back from 17-7 down to win 21-17, setting themselves up for thefriendlies against Edinburgh and Leinster.

Even then, though, Claassens was looking beyond them at Bath'sopening Premiership game against Worcester Warriors at The Rec.

"I knew …