RugbyRebels

STARTING XV
15 Freddie Steward (114)
14 Adam Radwan (15)
13 Sol Kata (47)
12 Joseph Woodward (37)
11 Ollie Hassell Collins (52)
10 James O’Connor (1)
9 Tom Whiteley (44)
1 Nicky Smith (28)
2 Jamie Blamire (4)
3 Joe Heyes (165)
4 Cameron Henderson (67)
5 Ollie Chessum (70, Captain)
6 Hanro Liebenberg (135)
7 Tommy Reffell (139)
8 Olly Cracknell (70)

REPLACEMENTS
16 Charlie Clare (128)
17 Ale Loman (4)
18 Will Hurd (54)
19 Harry Wells (219)
20 Emeka Ilione (52)
21 Ollie Allan (5)
22 Billy Searle (4)
23 Will Wand (16)

Bath Rugby Starting XV: 1 Beno Obano, 2 Dan Frost, 3 Will Stuart, 4 Quinn Roux, 5 Ross Molony, 6 Ethan Staddon, 7 Sam Underhill, 8 Alfie Barbeary, 9 Ben Spencer ©, 10 Finn Russell, 11 Henry Arundell, 12 Cameron Redpath, 13 Louie Hennessey, 14 Tom de Glanville, 15 Santi Carreras

Replacements: 16 Tom Dunn, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Ewan Richards, 20 Miles Reid, 23 Arthur Green, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Will Butt

Bath going 6:2 with neither Lawrence nor Ojomoh is interesting. Will Butt possibly peeved to be on the bench behind Hennessy.

Tigers with no JvP is a massive blow and realistically kills any chance of a victory at Welford Road. First start for James O'Connor is good but no fit senior loosehead with Loman covering there from the bench is less than ideal, especially given backing Haffar and Archie van der Flier as the back up LHs was supposed to help bench impact which seems to be largely resting on the shoulders of Ilione again.

Good to see Ewan Richards straight back on to the bench after a big performance last week. Hopefully Ewels is back fit soon so he can get back to not playing at all.

Richards a bit hard done by. Every time he plays he looks a good player, yet cannot get a run of games. Odd.

Bath doing a bit of rotation but still looking likely winners.

Where is Bailey too? Stuck behind O’Connor now and maybe even Searle?

JVP looked a bit sore when he came off last week and now not involved. Any word on him?

Captainhaircut wrote: ↑Fri Oct 17, 2025 1:43 pm Where is Bailey too? Stuck behind O’Connor now and maybe even Searle?

JVP looked a bit sore when he came off last week and now not involved. Any word on him?

Not seen anything on JvP other than he's not available due to injury. Bailey might be struggling. He was supposed to start the other week but pulled out with a tight hamstring and didn't look to be running that free off the bench last weekend. Searle has played well so far and JOC had a couple of nice touches Vs Saints off the bench.

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Well Tigers have started in relegation like form. Don't think Bath have needed to get out of first gear yet.

On the upside Tigers scrum is dominant and the Barbeary is feeling very generous with a free 10m from being an idiot and then an offside penalty both in the Bath 22.

It's a busy game, that's for sure

Might have to rethink my “Arundell isn’t a winger” theory.

Can’t help but think where he might be now if he had just signed for Bath instead of that stupid Racing move.

Captainhaircut wrote: ↑Sat Oct 18, 2025 3:35 pm Might have to rethink my “Arundell isn’t a winger” theory.

Can’t help but think where he might be now if he had just signed for Bath instead of that stupid Racing move.

Looks tidy.

L4 entering that from Bath's back foot

Would have preferred for Leal to go to the TMO for that forward pass call rather than chalk it off before the ball is touched down. It's a very tight call.

Will Stuart is having a miserable day at scrum time, it's keeping Tigers in the game. Without the scrum Tigers would be further behind.

Bath's attack just looks like it can go 80m score as soon as any tackle is missed.

Lewis

twitchy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 18, 2025 3:47 pmLewis

Indeed though it looks like he's having a cracking day out with his mates whilst the Tigers fans can show their appreciation.

Leicester v Bath.
In aid of Lewis Moody
With Leicester legends in and around the ground

That's a lot of empty seats

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Sat Oct 18, 2025 3:50 pm Leicester v Bath.
In aid of Lewis Moody
With Leicester legends in and around the ground

That's a lot of empty seats

It'll still be the biggest attendance of the weekend for the Prem.

Fair

Tigers don't sell out regularly. Normally get between 18-20k. Playoff games are a sellout but otherwise you can get tickets, it just tends to be of lessening quality the more high profile the game.

Nice line by Barbeary but that's a penalty against du Toit all day for blocking Cracknell. TMO has been dipping in to help out today but missed that one.

Seemed like a matter of time until the Bath score in that Bath attack, right until Carreras threw it into touch.

Bath's fresh front row and Heyes being replaced by Hurd has seen an end to the Tigers scrum dominance.

Yellow card at last, third high tackle and second on Searle in that phase of play.

FKAS wrote: ↑Sat Oct 18, 2025 4:18 pm Tigers don't sell out regularly. Normally get between 18-20k. Playoff games are a sellout but otherwise you can get tickets, it just tends to be of lessening quality the more high profile the game.

Appreciated, but if any non-knock put was going to, it was surely this.

And you've done it!