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Tourism bosses in Bath say the rugby club forms an integral partof the marketing of the city and the surrounding area.

Two years ago Bath Tourism Plus, the company created to marketthe city, surveyed businesses across the city to gauge the value ofBath Rugby's location.

Hotels, restaurants, museums and tourist attractions all tookpart in the survey and, although some business owners did notsupport its plans for expansion, most of those who responded weresupportive of the club's city centre status.

One restaurant saw a 20 per cent increase in turnover when BathRugby played at The Rec on a Saturday and the Jane Austen Centreexperienced a 30 per cent increase in …