Bath centre Jonathan Joseph lifts lid on club culture ahead of Leinster clash

Bath centre Jonathan Joseph has lifted the lid on the player-led culture at the club ahead of Saturday's daunting trip to Leinster.

Mike Ford's side travel to Dublin for the European Champions Cup quarter-final as underdogs but Joseph, who excelled for England during a Six Nations in which they narrowly failed to overhaul Ireland, says confidence is high.

The 23-year-old said: "It is very player-led (at Bath). We all have our say.

"We are not afraid to play from anywhere, and our style of play is excellent. It really does put a lot of defences under a lot of pressure.

"But we are sensible at the same time. We are going to make decisions, see what the (opposition) defence gives us, and if it is on to run, we will run. If not, we will put it (ball) behind and exert some pressure that way.

We are not afraid to play from anywhere, and our style of play is excellent. It really does put a lot of defences under a lot of pressure.

"It's a massive challenge. Leinster have been one of the top sides in Europe for many years now. They are a great attacking team as well, and we are going to have to be on top of our game.

"We know they have got a lot of international players to come back, and I guess we know what to expect in some areas.

"For us, we try to concentrate on ourselves quite a lot, rather than get too carried away with what we are facing.

"Obviously, we do have a little bit of detail on them, but we are more concentrated on what we are about - the Bath way - and executing that right. We feel that if we get it right on our terms, it could be a good day for us.

"It's the knockout stages, so every game is huge. We will treat it as a cup final," Joseph said. "We will be battered and bruised when we come off the pitch, but hopefully for all the right reasons."