Young Bath prop Nathan Catt says playing with the club's senior players will significantly enhance his game.

Tight-head Catt, 20, told BBC Points West that he is relishing the chance to train with Duncan Bell and David Flatman ahead of the new season.

"There's some top-quality world-class players in my position here. I can always ask and they're willing to teach me the ropes," said Catt.

Clevedon-based Catt has enjoyed a successful year with England Under-20s.

"As a team we won the Six Nations and were runners-up in the World Cup, so it was fantastic to be a part of that," he said.

Catt has been an England age group regular for several years now, having taken up the game aged 11.

I'm going to see if I can get into the squad Nathan Catt

"I moved to Clevedon for secondary school and the PE teachers got me playing rugby and, trialling through Somerset, I eventually got picked up by Bath," he added.

The youngster says that he has found it more challenging to adapt to the mental rather than the physical demands of professional rugby.

"The standards are expected on and off the field," said Catt.

"You've got to be on time and everything's got to be perfect. That's the standard and you've just got to adhere to it."

With time on his side, Catt is hoping to ease his way into the first-team reckoning.

"I'm going to see if I can get into the squad, get some game time and become a part of it," he added.

"I'm going to focus on developing myself and getting ready for the senior game.

"I wouldn't want to be playing week in, week out in the Premiership at 20-years-old because I'd be pretty tired by my mid-20s."