Bath player ratings vs Northampton | 2025/26 Investec Champions Cup

Bath player ratings: An amazing, helter-skelter first half in which Saints ran riot but Bath somehow stayed in the hunt, punching back in a try-fest that saw a scarcely believable 61 points scored in the opening 40 alone, most of them from the visitors.

The second half, though, became a very different contest. The chaos ebbed, the collisions bit harder and the armwrestle was very much Bath’s, dragged home 43-41 by bench power, Finn Russell’s control and a refusal to blink when Saints finally did.

15. Tom de Glanville – 6.5
With so little kicking in the first half, neither full-back saw a vast amount of ball and De Glanville was no exception. Offered a neat pop pass in the build-up to Arundell’s try but was forced off early in the second half. Didn’t do much wrong, didn’t get the chance to do much right either.

14. Henry Arundell – 8.5
Box office when given space and Saints struggled to keep him corralled. Benefited from a sumptuous double-pump dummy from Russell to dart over and score, having earlier been ‘accidentally’ tripped by Hutchinson without reward. Came off his wing repeatedly and was a livewire throughout. One of Bath’s few first-half sparks.

13. Ollie Lawrence – 7.5
Very sharp whenever Bath found front-foot ball. Took a huge amount of responsibility in the second half, breaking the line and helping underpin the comeback. Extremely lucky to escape sanction for a lifting tackle on Pollock alongside Barbeary, but otherwise looked threatening and powerful.

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12. Cameron Redpath – 6.5
Busy, involved and brave, but defensively bedevilled. Ripped of the ball by Pollock only to be saved by Andrew Brace, but he and Roux both fell off key tackles as Saints tore through the midfield in the first half. Worked hard without ever fully nailing the contest.

11. Will Muir – 6
A difficult opening. Shanked a clearance into touch under real pressure early on and then knocked on at the restart after Pollock’s try. Brightened after the break with a great take and a bit more authority, but this was a mixed evening.

10. Finn Russell – 8.5
Quiet by his standards early on, then utterly decisive. A Messi-like dribble from a loose lineout ball to score his solo try flipped momentum and his second-half authority was immense. Threw a delicious chicken-wing offload, straightened the line beautifully and kicked his goals. Mediocre tackling remains the blemish, but this was elite game-driving.

9. Ben Spencer – 7
Some of his passing was a little agricultural and there may have been a try left out there with a questionable decision around 50 minutes. That said, his referee communication was excellent and he steadied Bath when the second half became a grind.

1. Beno Obano – 6
Part of a front row that struggled badly early doors against a superior Saints scrum. Carried when asked but was replaced before Bath’s late scrum revival.

2. Tom Dunn – 7.5
Rumbled over from close range after a hard-bitten tap penalty to atone for a poor missed tackle on Pollock earlier on. Carried frequently and aggressively, embodying Bath’s physical response even when things were going badly.

3. Vilikesa Sela – 6
Penalised early at scrum-time for going to ground and found the going tough overall. Scrummaging was a problem for Bath in the first half, and he was part of that picture.

4. Quinn Roux – 5.5
Put in some dominant defensive hits but also slipped off tackles at costly moments, particularly during Saints’ midfield rampage. Replaced early as Bath looked for more impact.

5. Charlie Ewels – 5.5
Provided a key latch to help drive Dunn over for the try but fell off three tackles in the first half alone. Industrious without really imposing himself the way Bath needed early on. Lineout was a disaster too.

6. Guy Pepper – 7
Grew into the contest as Bath wrestled the game back. Broke the line in the second half, offering real energy and breakdown presence once the Saints machine slowed.

7. Sam Underhill – 6.5
Flashes of powerful carrying, but ball security let him down at times and he didn’t quite land the physical blows Bath required. Failed an HIA and departed early, ending his influence.

8. Miles Reid – 7
Industrious and clever, but struggled to leave a mark in the one area Saints utterly dominated in the first half. Yellow-carded early in a desperate defensive stand and never quite got loose.

Replacements – 9
Game-changers. Kepu Tuipulotu bulldozed over off the back of a catch-and-drive for his try and was near unstoppable, even if he fumbled at the line late on. Ted Hill’s impact was enormous, picking up and scoring from close range and hammering Saints physically. Barbeary was a menace, beating defenders even when the metres didn’t show it, while du Toit and van Wyk finally helped Bath’s scrum arrive in the last ten. Huge collective contribution that won the game.