BATH
No.Name
15Anthony Watson, FB
14Semesa Rokoduguni, W
13Jonathan Joseph, C
12Kyle Eastmond, C
11Matt Banahan, W
10George Ford, FH
5
9Peter Stringer, SH
1Paul James, P
2Rob Webber, H
3Anthony Perenise, P
4Stuart Hooper, L
5Dave Attwood, L
6Matt Garvey, FL
7Francois Louw, FL
8Carl Fearns, N8
Replacements
16Ross Batty, H
17Nathan Catt, P
18Juan Pablo Orlandi, P
19Will Spencer, -
20Alafoti Faosiliva, -
21Martin Roberts, -
22Gavin Henson, C
23Horacio Agulla, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Recreation Ground
7:45 PM, October 25, 2013
Attendance: 12,200
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'15-13 End of half
81'15-13 End of half
81'15-13 End of second half
80'That's it. Bath held on but that was tight. Losing bonus point the consolation for the Cherry and Whites
77'Ford misses penalty as Gloucester stray offside
71'Substitute on - Nathan Catt , Bath Rugby
71'Player substituted - Paul James , Bath Rugby
71'Player substituted - Rob Webber , Bath Rugby
71'Substitute on - Ross Batty , Bath Rugby
70'Yellow card for Anthony Watson. Cynical knock-on as Simpson-Daniel looked to have a clear run in
68'Substitute on - Gavin Henson , Bath Rugby
68'Player substituted - Kyle Eastmond , Bath Rugby
67'15-13 Penalty goal - Freddie Burns , Gloucester Rugby
67'Yellow card - Anthony Watson , Bath Rugby
66'Freddie Burns adds the penalty and it's now Bath down to 14 men. This is going to be a tough 10 minutes in these conditions
66'Substitute on - Akapusi Qera , Gloucester Rugby
66'Player substituted - Rupert Harden , Gloucester Rugby
66'Substitute on - Gareth Evans , Gloucester Rugby
66'Player substituted - Sione Kalamafoni , Gloucester Rugby
66'Substitute on - Matt Kvesic , Gloucester Rugby
66'Player substituted - Tom Savage , Gloucester Rugby
66'15-10 Penalty goal - George Ford , Bath Rugby
65'Geroge Ford is good from the tee as Gloucester fail to roll away
63'Substitute on - Juan Pablo Orlandi , Bath Rugby
63'Player substituted - Anthony Perenise , Bath Rugby
62'12-10 Conversion - Freddie Burns , Gloucester Rugby
61'12-8 Try - Freddie Burns , Gloucester Rugby
60'And we have a try at last. Burns charges down Ford, chases and gathers to slide under the posts
59'Substitute on - James Gibbons , Gloucester Rugby
59'Player substituted - Matt Kvesic , Gloucester Rugby
56'Player substituted - Jimmy Cowan , Gloucester Rugby
56'Substitute on - Dan Robson , Gloucester Rugby
54'Yellow card - Rupert Harden , Gloucester Rugby
52'Player substituted - James Hudson , Gloucester Rugby
52'Substitute on - Will James , Gloucester Rugby
52'Substitute on - Huia Edmonds , Gloucester Rugby
52'Player substituted - Darren Dawidiuk , Gloucester Rugby
46'12-3 Penalty goal - George Ford , Bath Rugby
45'An early shove however from Bath presents them with a penalty at the scrum
41'+19-3 End of first half
40'Dawidiuk in at the side. It's a harsh call but Ford has chance to extend lead with last play of first half. It's wide.
40'9-3 Start of second half
36'Ford's touchline penalty is wide. Would have been very fortunate points
34'9-3 Penalty goal - Freddie Burns , Gloucester Rugby
33'Freddie Burns' first chance for points as Joseph deliberately knocks on. Burns gets a tough kick
32'9-0 Penalty goal - George Ford , Bath Rugby
31'Another soft penalty at the breakdown produces Ford with a third chance for points. Easy
29'Substitute on - Yann Thomas , Gloucester Rugby
29'Player substituted - Dan Murphy , Gloucester Rugby
27'6-0 Penalty goal - George Ford , Bath Rugby
20'Bath 57% of the possession and 65% of the territory
15'To quote Gloucester's own Twitter feed, "conditions truly rancid"
9'The rain's eased off but it's wet and slippery
6'3-0 Penalty goal - George Ford , Bath Rugby
5'Kvesic runs into Ford late and Bath earn the penalty
3'A little bit of niggle as Bill McLaren used to say, handbags more than anything else after a catch under the high ball as Bath defend
1'Appalling conditions at Bath as the game gets underway. Driving rain.
1'Bath and England lock Dave Attwood has returned from injury and starts against Gloucester on Friday evening. Attwood has been out of action since Bath's 33-18 win over London Irish and was previously rated as a doubt for the autumn Tests. But he was retained in England's squad for the November internationals and makes his comeback for Bath on Friday. He starts alongside Anthony Watson and Rob Webber who have also been out of action since September. In the centres, Kyle Eastmond and Jonathan Joseph line-up while George Ford is at fly-half. For Gloucester, they make several changes to the side that lost to Munster on Sunday. Only six players are retained in the starting line up. The front-row of Dan Murphy, Darren Dawidiuk and Rupert Harden stays the same while Jonny May, Ryan Mills and Mike Tindall keep their spots in the backs. Freddie Burns and Matt Kvesic were released from England training camp on Wednesday and are named at fly-half and openside flanker respectively. James Simpson-Daniel will make a record 183rd Premiership appearance for Gloucester, overtaking Peter Buxton in the process. Bath: Watson; Rokoduguni, Joseph, Eastmond, Banahan; Ford, Stringer; James, Webber, Perenise; Hooper (capt), Attwood; Garvey, Louw, Fearns. Replacements: Batty, Catt, Orlandi, Spencer, Fa'osiliva, Roberts, Henson, Agulla. Gloucester: Cook; Simpson-Daniel, Tindall, Mills, May; Burns, Cowan; Murphy, Dawidiuk, Harden; Stooke, Hudson; Savage (capt), Kvesic, Kalamafoni. Replacements: Edmonds, Thomas, Gibbons, James, Evans, Robson, Sharples, Qera.
1'0-0 Start of first half