There is “a lot more to come” from Bath said head of rugby Johann van Graan after he signed a new long-term contract to stay with the club to 2030.

The South African took over at the Recreation Ground in July 2022.

Bath are fighting for a Premiership top-four place for the first time in four seasons.

Van Graan also led the club to the Champions Cup knockouts for the first time in nine years.

“From a longer term perspective, there’s a lot more to come from the club,” Van Graan told BBC Radio Bristol.

“Initially, it was a three-year deal and now we’re looking way further into the future in terms of pathway.”

Bath sit third in the table with two games of the regular Premiership campaign left to play and are just a point behind Saracens and five off leaders Northampton.

They travel to winless Newcastle on Friday before hosting Saints (Saturday, 18 May) in what could be a pivotal final day as to who secures a home top-four place and home semi-final in the play-offs.