The Round 13 clash was originally called off due to adverse weather conditions in January, and then again postponed when the Saints reached the LV= Cup final.
It is a second outing in four days for the Saints. Director of rugby Jim Mallinder has had his hands tied for selection due to the requirements of the England Senior and Saxons Elite Playing Squads, but he says that he has confidence in the team that has been chosen for the game.
The Saints have won four of their last five away games in the Guinness Premiership.
Northampton won 15-13 when the two teams met at Franklin’s Gardens in round ten, but the Saints’ only victory at The Rec in their last six visits in all competitions was 17-9 in the Guinness Premiership on 10 September 2005.
After marking the start of a new era at Bath Rugby with a bonus point win against Sale, Head Coach Steve Meehan believes that the team are ready to win again when Northampton travel to The Rec.
"We were a little bit rusty against Sale but it was a good performance leading into tomorrow night and the match with Wasps at Twickenham on Saturday," said Meehan.
"With a new owner coming in was a week that none of us have experienced before and there were some basic errors in the first 20 minutes I think as a result. But, the players got that out of their systems and then really played well.
"It was a great start for the new chairman and a nice way to send Andrew off."
Match : Bath Rugby v Northampton Saints
Date : Tuesday 20 April
Venue : Recreation Ground
Kick Off: 8pm
Referee: JP Doyle (10th Premiership game)
Teams
Bath Rugby: 15. Nick Abendanon , 14. Joe Maddock , 13. Shontayne Hape , 12. Olly Barkley , 11. Michael Stephenson , 10. Nicky Little , 9. Michael Claassens (c) , 1. David Barnes , 2. Lee Mears , 3. David Wilson , 4. Danny Grewcock , 5. Stuart Hooper , 6. Ben Skirving , 7. Julian Salvi , 8. Luke Watson
16. Pieter Dixon , 17. Nathan Catt , 18. Aaron Jarvis , 19. Scott Hobson , 20. Daniel Browne , 21. Scott Bemand , 22. Tom Cheeseman , 23. Matt Banahan.
Northampton Saints :15 Barry Everitt , 14 Paul Diggin , 13 Joe Ansbro , 12 Jon Clarke , 11 Bruce Reihana , 10 Shane Geraghty , 9 Alan Dickens , 1 Regardt Dreyer , 2 Brett Sharman , 3 Brian Mujati , 4 Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe (capt) , 5 James Cannon , 6 Mark Easter , 7 Neil Best , 8 Mark Hopley
Replacements , 16 Andy Long , 17 Euan Murray , 18 Soane Tonga'uiha , 19 Juandre Kruger , 20 Roger Wilson , 21 Lee Dickson , 22 James Downey , 23 Grant Pointer
