Bath

10 - 25

Full Time

London Irish

Bath vs London Irish

Events

Commentary

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

80'

Luca Morisi comes on.

76'

Rory Jennings comes off.

76'

Bath Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Louis Schreuder getting some game time.

72'

Bath Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Ben Spencer being replaced.

72'

London Irish decide to make a substitution, with Chandler Cunningham-South getting some game time.

72'

London Irish decide to make a substitution, with Matt Rogerson being replaced.

72'

London Irish decide to make a substitution, with Tarek Haffar getting some game time.

72'

London Irish decide to make a substitution, with Facundo Gigena being replaced.

72'

London Irish make a substitution with Will Joseph coming on.

69'

London Irish make a substitution with James Stokes coming off.

69'

Penalty Goal

The London Irish supporters go wild as Paddy Jackson successfully kicks the penalty goal.

68'

Bath Rugby make a substitution with Chris Cloete coming on.

65'

Bath Rugby make a substitution with Sam Underhill coming off.

65'

Bath Rugby sub Orlando Bailey comes onto the field.

63'

Piers Francis departs for Bath Rugby.

63'

The defensive line has been broken as James Stokes goes through the gap.

62'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Paddy Jackson kicks the conversion.

59'

Try

London Irish are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Benhard Janse van Rensburg touching down.

58'

The defensive line has been broken as Benhard Janse van Rensburg goes through the gap.

58'

Rory Jennings played a key part in that try.

58'

Valery Morozov comes on for Bath Rugby.

57'

Beno Obano leaves the field.

57'

Yellow Card

Fergus Lee-Warner (Bath Rugby) is shown a yellow card

57'

Josh Caulfield comes on for London Irish.

56'

Api Ratuniyarawa leaves the field.

56'

Niall Annett comes on for Bath Rugby.

56'

Tom Dunn leaves the field.

56'

Lovejoy Chawatama comes on for London Irish.

56'

Oli Hoskins leaves the field.

56'

What a run here by Sam Underhill as they get over the gainline!

55'

Quinn Roux comes on.

54'

Josh McNally comes off.

54'

Penalty Goal

Paddy Jackson does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

53'

Yellow Card

Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby) is shown a yellow card

52'

Piers Francis steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

49'

Bath Rugby make a substitution with Fergus Lee-Warner coming on.

44'

Bath Rugby make a substitution with Dave Attwood coming off.

44'

Bath Rugby make a substitution with Will Stuart coming on.

44'

Bath Rugby make a substitution with D'Arcy Rae coming off.

44'

London Irish make a substitution with Mike Willemse coming on.

44'

London Irish make a substitution with Agustin Creevy coming off.

44'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

41'

London Irish go for goal with Paddy Jackson taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

41'

Try

The pick and go results in a try for London Irish as Ben White goes over.

40'

Yellow Card

Ruaridh McConnochie (Bath Rugby) is shown a yellow card

39'

Fabulous play by London Irish has led to Benhard Janse van Rensburg being able to wriggle through a gap.

38'

Ben White comes on for London Irish.

31'

Joe Powell leaves the field.

31'

Trouble here as Josh Bayliss breaches the defence.

30'

Piers Francis comes on.

28'

Orlando Bailey comes off.

28'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Ben Spencer kicks the penalty goal.

28'

Conversion

Paddy Jackson makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

25'

Try

A wonderful passing move by London Irish is finished off by Paddy Jackson

23'

That's a great try assist by James Stokes.

23'

This is dangerous for the defence as James Stokes bursts through to advance the London Irish attack.

23'

Conversion

Ben Spencer makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

21'

Try

Bath Rugby are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Josh Bayliss picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

21'

Yellow Card

Rob Simmons (London Irish) is shown a yellow card

20'

Bath Rugby make a substitution with Orlando Bailey coming on.

15'

Bath Rugby make a substitution with Piers Francis coming off.

15'

The defensive line has been broken as Josh Bayliss goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Bath v London Irish 
  
 Round 17 
  
 Sat 18th February 2023, 07:00am PST 
  
 Recreation Ground

Points Flow Chart

London Irish win +15

Time in lead

Mins in lead

20%

% Of Game In Lead

52%

62%

Possession Last 10 min

38%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Jackson

68'

10 - 25

Jackson

59'

10 - 22

Janse van Rensburg

58'

10 - 20

Lee-Warner

10 - 15

57'

Jackson

53'

10 - 15

Spencer

10 - 12

52'

Half Time

White

40'

10 - 12

McConnochie

10 - 7

39'

Spencer

10 - 7

28'

Jackson

25'

7 - 7

Jackson

23'

7 - 5

Spencer

7 - 0

21'

Bayliss

5 - 0

21'

Simmons

20'

0 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

0.8

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

3.5

Entries

Attack Profile

Bath

London Irish

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Defence Profile

Bath

London Irish

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

41%

40%

3-6 secs

28%

29%

6+ secs

27%

24%

Rucks Won

Bath Rugby vs London Irish Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Bath Rugby face off against London Irish in Gallagher Premiership Round 17 on Sat 18th February 2023 at Recreation Ground. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:00. In South Africa it’s at 17:00 SAST, 04:00 NZST in New Zealand, 02:00 AEST in Australia and 07:00 EST in the US.

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

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with London Irish in 5th and Bath Rugby in 8th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Bath Rugby vs London Irish Squads

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