Champions Cup: Ulster monitoring fitness of quartet including Henderson and Herring for Bath game
Iain Henderson has returned to training with Ulster Ulster are monitoring the fitness of a number of players, including Ireland internationals Iain Henderson and Rob Herring, before their Investec Champions Cup opener against Bath. The Irish province will take on the team sitting second in the Premiership at the Rec on Saturday afternoon. Henderson and […]
Sale Sharks 11-9 Bath: George Ford kicks Premiership leaders to victory
George Ford kicked the only points of the second half in Sale’s win against Bath Sale Sharks:(5) 11 Try: Hill; Pens: Ford 2 Bath:(9) 9 Pens: Russell 3 George Ford kicked a late penalty to preserve Sale Sharks’ 12-month winning Premiership run at home as the leaders overcame fellow higher-flyers Bath. Three Finn Russell penalties […]
Premiership: Bath 20-19 Bristol – Bath beat rivals to go second in table
Ollie Lawrence has now scored three tries in his two matches for Bath this season Bath:(17) 20 Tries: Lawrence, Spencer Pens: Russell 2 Cons: Russell 2 Bristol:(7) 19 Tries: Bradbury, Lane, Malins Cons: Sheedy 2 Bath came out on top by one point in the west country derby against Bristol. Magnus Bradbury opened the scoring […]
Bath v Bristol Bears: The closest Premiership derby in more ways than one
Bath’s matches with local rivals Bristol have typically been close affairs in recent years Just 14 miles separate the Recreation Ground from Ashton Gate, and derbies between Bath and Bristol have a track record of being just as close. Of the 10 meetings between the two neighbours over the past five years in the Premiership, […]
Premiership: Gloucester 27-45 Bath – visitors score six tries in derby victory
Bath came away with a bonus point win in the derby that dates back to 1882 Gloucester: (20) 27 Tries: Harris, Carreras, Alemanno Pens: Barton 2 Cons: Barton 2, Carreras Bath: (10) 45 Tries: Lawrence 2, Muir, Du Toit, Obano, penalty Pens: Russell 2 Cons: Russell 5 Bath turned around a thrilling West Country derby […]
Premiership: Bath 24-25 Leicester: Jamie Shillcock scores 20 points to help Tigers win thriller at The Rec
Jamie Shillcock signed for Leicester Tigers this season in January, having had a spell in Japan after a short-term stint with Bath following the collapse of Worcester Warriors Bath: (8) 24 Tries: Muir, Dunn; Pens: Russell 4; Cons: Russell Leicester: (9) 25 Tries: Clare Pens: Shillcock 6 Cons: Shillcock Jamie Shillcock’s penalty with the last […]
Josh Bayliss: Bath back-rower out until new year with thigh injury
Josh Bayliss played in 19 matches for Bath last season Bath will be without back-rower Josh Bayliss until at least the end of January after he underwent surgery on a thigh injury. The 26-year-old Scotland international suffered the injury during pre-season training. He is back with the Premiership club undergoing his rehabilitation but is expected […]