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Bath hooker Tom Dunn says the “fear” of never winning a trophy during his career is driving him on this season. <\/span><\/p>\n The 31-year-old has spent his entire professional career with Bath having come through their academy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Wiltshire-born forward surpassed 200 games for the club last year and was their top try-scorer last season with 12.<\/span><\/p>\n “The most exciting thing for me is winning something,” Dunn told BBC Radio Somerset. <\/span><\/p>\n “I have this fear now that I’m going to be remembered as someone who played all these games and never won and that’s massively driving me. <\/span><\/p>\n “When I look back at my childhood looking at the greats, they all won something – Europe, Premiership, Pilkington Cup – that won’t be the case for me unless you count the A League.<\/span><\/p>\n “I don’t want to be clutching at straws hanging on to that.”<\/span><\/p>\n Bath are currently third in the Premiership having not finished in the top four since the 2019-20 campaign when they reached the semi-finals. They last reached the Premiership final in 2014-15 when they were beaten by Saracens and have not won the title since 1995-96.<\/span><\/p>\n They play neighbours Bristol on Saturday at Ashton Gate before the league pauses until after the Six Nations.<\/span><\/p>\n They are also through to the knock-out stages of the Champions Cup for the first time since 2015, where they will <\/span>face Exeter away<\/span><\/a> in April. <\/span><\/p>\n “If you look at the points difference, we’ve improved massively from last year,” Dunn said. <\/span><\/p>\n “For me, that’s so exciting. It’s so touchable, it’s so achievable.” <\/span><\/p>\n Bath are announcing a string of player contract extensions, with England prop <\/span>Will Stuart<\/span><\/a> and wing <\/span>Will Muir,<\/span><\/a> who has also been called up to the national squad for the first time, having both agreed new terms this week. <\/span><\/p>\n Dunn, who signed a new deal last year, said the squad stability will help them build the foundations for success.<\/span><\/p>\n “I committed to the club last year and it’s really reassuring when you see others join you, come on the journey with you,” Dunn said. <\/span><\/p>\n “If you look at all the successful teams recently like Exeter, Saracens, they’ve been together for like 10 years. Some of those boys, even the coaching staff, have been together a long time and I think if we can build something special like that here I’m so excited to be part of it.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n