BATH
No.Name
15Anthony Watson, FB
14Semesa Rokoduguni, W
T
2
13Jonathan Joseph, C
12Max Clark, C
11Matt Banahan, W
10Rhys Priestland, FH
3
9Kahn Fotuali'i, SH
1Nathan Catt, P
2Tom Dunn, H
3Anthony Perenise, P
4Luke Charteris, L
5Charlie Ewels, L
6Zach Mercer, FL
7Sam Underhill, FL
8Taulupe Faletau, N8
Replacements
16Jack Walker, R
17Beno Obano, R
18Scott Andrews, R
19Elliott Stooke, R
20Matt Garvey, R
21Darren Allinson, R
22Josh Lewis, R
23Aled Brew, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Recreation Ground
3:00 PM, October 29, 2017
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'+421-20 Try - Ed Slater , Gloucester Rugby
81'+721-22 End of second half
81'+721-22 Conversion - Owen Williams , Gloucester Rugby
80'He nails it and Gloucester pick up their first away win of the season. What a way to end it!
80'TRY! After two minutes of deliberations Foley raises his arm to award the score. Williams with the chance to win it from the tee...
80'The visitors think they're over but did they get it down? We're going upstairs...
80'Gloucester are on the Bath line now.
80'Elliot Stooke almost steals the lineout but Gloucester have it.
80'Gloucester awarded the penalty for a no-arms tackle by Jack Walker. We'll have another lineout, as Foley tells Bath "no more".
80'Gloucester are camped on the Bath five-metre line. Will anything give?
80'Ed Slater claims the lineout and the Cherry and Whites set the drive, with a penalty coming.
80'Bath penalised at the lineout so Gloucester will have one last chance to win this game.
80'But Williams loses the ball and Priestland puts boot to ball to take the game up to halfway with seconds remaining.
79'Garvey puts in a big tackle as Gloucester breach the Bath 22.
78'Bath penalised for not hooking though and Ben Vellacott takes it quickly.
77'Gloucester's chasers get ahead of Williams at the kick off and hand Bath a scrum on halfway.
77'Substitute on - Ben Vellacott , Gloucester Rugby
77'Player substituted - Willi Heinz , Gloucester Rugby
77'Substitute on - Andy Symons , Gloucester Rugby
77'Player substituted - Billy Twelvetrees , Gloucester Rugby
77'21-15 Conversion - Rhys Priestland , Bath Rugby
76'TRY! The ball is spread wide and Rokoduguni finds enough space to bag his second try of the game.
76'19-15 Try - Semesa Rokoduguni , Bath Rugby
75'Faletau injects power and pace into the move to take the hosts into the 22 before Garvey takes over. Bath camped on the Gloucester line now.
74'Bath secure possession from the scrum and build into the Gloucester half.
73'Player substituted - Tom Savage , Gloucester Rugby
73'Substitute on - Jeremy Thrush , Gloucester Rugby
73'Substitute on - Ollie Thorley , Gloucester Rugby
73'Player substituted - David Tevita Halaifonua Tonga , Gloucester Rugby
71'Gloucester nick the lineout and Heinz is able to put boot to ball.
70'An excellent take from Watson gives Bath possession near halfway, and the hosts are eventually awarded the penalty. Priestland boots it downfield to huge cheers at the Rec.
70'Player substituted - Ben Morgan , Gloucester Rugby
70'Substitute on - Freddie Clarke , Gloucester Rugby
68'Trinder kicks over the top of the Bath defence and Fotuali'i has to be alert to mop up possession as the ball takes a wicked bounce in front of Watson.
67'Substitute on - Scott Andrews , Bath Rugby
67'Player substituted - Anthony Perenise , Bath Rugby
67'Substitute on - Jack Walker , Bath Rugby
67'Player substituted - Tom Dunn , Bath Rugby
65'The decision to penalise Morgan is contentious as Zach Mercer was not in possession of the ball and had already been adjudged to have knocked on.
65'14-15 Penalty goal - Rhys Priestland , Bath Rugby
64'A scrappy passage of play ends with a scrum to Gloucester. Although, on watching the TV replay referee Tom Foley reverts that and awards a penalty to Bath for a high tackle from Ben Morgan.
63'Gloucester attempt to put width on the ball but Twelvetrees' pass to Halaifonua is deemed to have gone forward.
63'Substitute on - Gareth Denman , Gloucester Rugby
63'Player substituted - John Afoa , Gloucester Rugby
61'Bath look to make ground into Gloucester territory but Banahan, Dunn and Faletau are unable to prevent their side going backwards.
59'Gloucester's ill discipline gives Priestland the chance to cut the deficit. The fly-half shanks his effort badly though and it sails well wide.
57'The TMO pauses the game to have a look at Halaifonua's tackle on Watson. It was strong but nothing wrong with it. Play on.
57'Player substituted - Andy Symons , Gloucester Rugby
57'Substitute on - Henry Trinder , Gloucester Rugby
55'More good news for Gloucester fans as news trickles through that Trinder has passed his HIA.
55'Substitute on - Val Rapava-Ruskin , Gloucester Rugby
55'Player substituted - Josh Hohneck , Gloucester Rugby
55'Player substituted - Richard Hibbard , Gloucester Rugby
55'Substitute on - Motu Matu'u , Gloucester Rugby
55'Player substituted - Luke Charteris , Bath Rugby
55'Substitute on - Elliott Stooke , Bath Rugby
55'11-15 Conversion - Owen Williams , Gloucester Rugby
53'TRY! Gloucester catch Bath sleeping with a quick lineout and Billy Twelvetrees takes possession up to the 22. As the ball is recycled John Afoa produces a stunning offload to set Heinz clear to score his second of the match.
53'11-13 Try - Willi Heinz , Gloucester Rugby
52'Ed Slater bursts through a gap to take Gloucester over halfway.
50'Beno Obano follows up on a good Dunn tackle to disrupt Gloucester at the breakdown. The visitors give away the penalty as Fotuali'i attempts to steal possession.
50'11-8 Penalty goal - Rhys Priestland , Bath Rugby
49'Player substituted - Nathan Catt , Bath Rugby
49'Substitute on - Beno Obano , Bath Rugby
48'Trinder is down receiving treatment following a high tackle from Ewels. Bath give away the penalty, but the England forward is lucky not to shown a yellow card.
48'Player substituted - Henry Trinder , Gloucester Rugby
48'Substitute on - Andy Symons , Gloucester Rugby
47'
47'Gloucester get the first points of the second half and we're all square at the Rec.
47'8-8 Penalty goal - Owen Williams , Gloucester Rugby
44'Banahan attempts to keep a Gloucester kick in play but succeeds only in flicking the ball out behind the in-goal area despite Watson's best efforts to keep it in. Scrum to Gloucester five metres out.
42'TV cameras show Underhill applying to ice to his left shoulder as he takes his place back on the Bath bench.
41'The players are back out for the second half, and Watson is fit enough to join them.

However, Sam Underhill has gone off at the break, Matt Garvey is on.
41'Player substituted - Sam Underhill , Bath Rugby
41'Substitute on - Matt Garvey , Bath Rugby
41'Player substituted - Aled Brew , Bath Rugby
41'Substitute on - Anthony Watson , Bath Rugby
41'8-5 End of first half
40'Possession from the set piece is not clean and as the ball is spread wide, Bath lose it forward. That brings an end to a half which, following a fast start from Gloucester, the hosts have controlled. Both teams well in this at the break though.
40'8-5 Start of second half
39'Bath close in on the Gloucester 22 once again, and will have a scrum as the clock ticks towards 40 minutes.
38'Brew just runs out of turf as he chases after a chip over the Gloucester defence.
37'Gloucester build patiently towards the Bath 22. But as the momentum slows, Faletau does well to disrupt the breakdown and win the penalty.
34'Having already lost Elliot Daly and Matt Mullan for England's training camp next week, Eddie Jones will hope Watson passes his examination.
34'Watson is forced off for a HIA. Aled Brew takes his place.
34'Player substituted - Anthony Watson , Bath Rugby
34'Substitute on - Aled Brew , Bath Rugby
33'David Halaifonua stops Watson in his tracks with a shuddering tackle, but he gets himself on the wrong side and gives away a penalty.
29'Gloucester secure the penalty just as Bath are closing in on the 22 once more.
28'Tom Dunn finds Charlie Ewels at the front of the lineout and the hosts set the drive. Fotuali'i gives the ball to the backs but as the hosts close on the Gloucester line, Joseph knocks on.
27'A big boot from Priestland gives Bath an attacking lineout.
26'8-5 Penalty goal - Rhys Priestland , Bath Rugby
25'Bath secure a penalty following 18 phases of play. Huge defensive effort from Gloucester.
22'Bath steal the ball on the edge of the Gloucester 22 but Joseph's chip ahead is blocked. The hosts regain possession though.
21'Bath are back into the 22 as Joseph finds another half gap. The hosts look to put the ball through the hands but Banahan is unable to hold onto Joseph's pass, and the ball goes forward.
20'Richard Hibbard and Lewis Ludlow force the turnover, though, and Gloucester are able to clear their lines through Williams.
19'Faletau and Rokoduguni take Bath towards the Gloucester 22.
16'Priestland is unable to tame the wind at the Rec and we're level.
14'TRY! Anything Trinder can do, Jonathan Joseph can do as well. The England centre breezes through a hole in the defence before offloading to Anthony Watson, who commits Billy Burns before playing in Rokoduguni to finish in the right corner.
14'5-5 Try - Semesa Rokoduguni , Bath Rugby
13'Trinder finds a hole in the Bath defence again but as the ball is recycled, Gloucester lose the ball forward.
12'Gloucester win the scrum penalty and Williams is able to boot the ball down into the Bath half.
10'Bath kick in behind the Gloucester defence again, and the visitors are forced withstand pressure on their own land before clearing upfield.
9'Try-scorer Heinz gets back to mop up a grubber as Semesa Rokoduguni closes in.
8'Bath now build possession into the Gloucester half following good work from Matt Banahan and Max Clark.
5'TRY! First blood Gloucester. Henry Trinder produces a lovely break before playing in Heinz, who dummies two defenders and pins his ears back for the line.
5'0-5 Try - Willi Heinz , Gloucester Rugby
3'Willi Heinz hoists an up and under into the Bath half and Zach Mercer does well to deal with it.
1'Priestland gets us underway, and after Gloucester make a hash of claiming the kick off Kahn Fotuali'i looks to put Billy Burns under pressure at fullback.
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1'Hello and welcome to live coverage of the West Country derby between Bath and Gloucester at the Recreation Ground.

The hosts will vault back into the Aviva Premiership top four with victory, while their visitors will be keen to build on a big win in Europe last weekend.

Meanwhile, the clash features a shoot-out between Welsh hopefuls Rhys Priestland and Owen Williams at fly-half, while their international colleague Taulupe Faletau will want to continue where he left off against Gloucester. The last time the Cherry and Whites visited the Rec, the Wales No. 8 scored a hat trick.
1'0-0 Start of first half