Bath

10 - 17

Full Time

Leinster

Bath vs Leinster

Events

Commentary

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Penalty Goal

James Wilson kicks the penalty.

80'

It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

80'

Alex Davies comes on for Bath.

79'

Joe Cokanasiga leaves the field.

79'

A gap opened in the defence and Elliott Stooke took full advantage.

79'

Ross Molony comes on.

77'

Devin Toner comes off.

77'

Rory O'Loughlin comes on.

74'

Johnny Sexton comes off.

74'

Tom Ellis has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

73'

Kahn Fotuali'i comes on.

72'

Will Chudley comes off.

72'

Penalty Goal

Ross Byrne has kicked a penalty goal.

72'

The defensive line has been broken as Sam Underhill goes through the gap.

71'

Bath have won 100 rucks so far this game.

70'

Rhys Ruddock has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

70'

Leinster decide to make a substitution, with Ross Byrne getting some game time.

69'

Leinster decide to make a substitution, with Noel Reid being replaced.

69'

Bath make a substitution with Matt Garvey coming on.

68'

Bath make a substitution with Charlie Ewels coming off.

68'

Bath sub Max Lahiff comes onto the field.

68'

Henry Thomas departs for Bath.

68'

Josh van der Flier has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

67'

Jamison Gibson-Park comes on for Leinster.

65'

Luke McGrath leaves the field.

65'

Cooper Vuna comes on.

64'

Jamie Roberts comes off.

64'

Jack Walker comes on.

64'

Tom Dunn comes off.

64'

Ed Byrne comes on.

63'

Cian Healy comes off.

63'

Leinster decide to make a substitution, with James Tracy getting some game time.

63'

Leinster decide to make a substitution, with Sean Cronin being replaced.

63'

Leinster make a substitution with Andrew Porter coming on.

63'

Leinster make a substitution with Tadhg Furlong coming off.

63'

Leinster have won 80 rucks so far this game.

63'

Henry Thomas has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

62'

Tom Dunn has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

61'

Sam Underhill has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

59'

Bath sub Jacques Van Rooyen comes onto the field.

57'

Nathan Catt departs for Bath.

57'

Elliott Stooke comes on for Bath.

57'

Dave Attwood leaves the field.

57'

Noel Reid has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

56'

Bath have won 80 rucks so far this game.

54'

Charlie Ewels has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

54'

Jack Conan comes on.

53'

Dan Leavy comes off.

53'

Leinster have won 60 rucks so far this game.

52'

James Wilson steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

51'

Conversion

Johnny Sexton makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

49'

Try

Jordan Larmour intercepts the pass to race ahead and score the try for Leinster.

48'

What a run here by Jordan Larmour as they gets over the gainline!.

48'

Francois Louw has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

45'

Bath have won 60 rucks so far this game.

40'

James Ryan has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

40'

The second half is underway.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Dan Leavy makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

40'

Dave Attwood has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

38'

Leinster have won 40 rucks so far this game.

38'

Fabulous play by Leinster has led to James Ryan being able to wriggle through a gap.

38'

Trouble here as Henry Thomas breaches the defence.

33'

This is dangerous for the defence as Jordan Larmour bursts through to advance the Leinster attack.

32'

Conversion

Johnny Sexton converts the try.

30'

Try

The Leinster pack has powered over for Sean Cronin to score the try.

28'

A gap opened in the defence and Garry Ringrose took full advantage.

24'

The defensive line has been broken as Johnny Sexton goes through the gap.

24'

Leinster have won 20 rucks so far this game.

23'

Conversion

James Wilson has kicked a conversion.

22'

Dan Leavy has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

22'

Try

Bath are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Henry Thomas touching down.

21'

Bath have won 40 rucks so far this game.

17'

Johnny Sexton can consider himself unlucky as he sees the ball hit the left upright and bounce away.

10'

Bath have won 20 rucks so far this game.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Bath v Leinster

Sat 8th December 2018, 07:15am PST

Points Flow Chart

Leinster win +7

Time in lead

Mins in lead

11%

% Of Game In Lead

41%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Wilson

10 - 17

80'

Byrne

72'

7 - 17

Sexton

49'

7 - 14

Larmour

48'

7 - 12

Half Time

Sexton

30'

7 - 7

Cronin

28'

7 - 5

Wilson

7 - 0

22'

Thomas

5 - 0

21'

Start

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Bath Rugby vs Leinster Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Bath Rugby face off against Leinster in Investec Champions Cup on Sat 8th December 2018 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:15. In South Africa it’s at 17:15 SAST, 04:15 NZST in New Zealand, 02:15 AEST in Australia and 07:15 EST in the US.

Leinster won the last encounter but Leinster are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Leinster in 2nd and Bath Rugby in 3rd underlining just how tight this match could be.

Bath Rugby vs Leinster Squads

The official squads for Bath Rugby vs Leinster will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.