NORTHAMPTON scrum-half Alex Mitchell has warned Bath they have a Fin to match Finn Russell ahead of the Premiership final.
Million-pound man Russell, Scotland's fly-half, has guided Bath to their first Twickenham showpiece in nine years, sealing the deal with victory against Sale.
But Fin Smith, 22, has helped end a decade-long drought for Saints by getting them to HQ for the first time since 2014 after they saw off Saracens.
The pair will go head-to-head in the battle of the No.10s on Saturday, with Smith fresh from landing the coveted RPA Players' Player of the Year award last week.
And Mitchell insists his Fin is just as good as the mercurial Scotsman.
Mitchell said: "We have got exactly the same thing. Fin has been awesome. He has been such a leader.
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