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Bath player ratings vs Northampton Saints | Gallagher Premiership

Max Ojomoh of Bath celebrates after scoring their fourth try during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Northampton Saints and Bath Rugby at cinch Stadium on January 05, 2025 in Northampton, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Bath player ratings: Bath’s heart-stopping clash with Northampton ended in a narrow 35-34 defeat at Franklin’s Gardens.

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Despite their efforts, Bath’s fifth consecutive loss at the venue highlighted both individual brilliance and a few no so flash moments.

Here’s how the Bath players fared:

1. Beno Obano – 6.5
Solid defensively but struggled to impose himself in the loose. A steady performance without standing out.

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    2. Tom Dunn – 8
    Carried with ferocity and tackled like his life depended on it. A relentless effort kept Bath in the fight during crucial moments, not least his Bobby dazzler hit on Fraser Dingwall.

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    3. Will Stuart – 7
    Scored a vital close-range try to reignite Bath’s hopes but conceded a few penalties that disrupted momentum.

    4. Quinn Roux – 6.5
    Flashes of physicality and key turnovers showed his capabilities, but his influence in open play was limited.

    5. Ross Molony – 6
    Reliable in the lineout but offered little impact in the loose. A functional performance without fireworks.

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    6. Guy Pepper – N/A
    Forced off with an injury after just nine minutes. Unfortunate timing for the flanker.

    7. Miles Reid – 6.5
    Dumped by Fin Smith in a moment he’ll want to forget, but redeemed himself with a crucial charge-down that set up Cokanasiga’s second try.

    8. Alfie Barbeary – 7.5
    Carried like a Trojan, consistently getting over the gain line and giving Bath momentum in attack.

    9. Ben Spencer – 6.5
    A mixed outing with some sharp distribution but struggled under Northampton’s defensive pressure late on.

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    10. Finn Russell – 7.5
    Executed some beautiful passing, including a stunning setup for Bailey’s try, but his tackling let him down, and he was targeted by Northampton’s physical defence.

    11. Will Muir – 5
    Left the field injured after just 31 minutes, having missed several tackles in his brief spell.

    12. Max Ojomoh – 6
    Took his try well, showing good awareness, but was otherwise a relatively quiet shift.

    13. Ollie Lawrence – 5.5
    Exposed defensively for James Ramm’s try and lucky not to be penalised for a high tackle on George Hendy, although he was effective a times.

    14. Joe Cokanasiga – 8
    Took his two tries brilliantly, using his power and pace to beat defenders. Always dangerous when Bath get him the ball.

    15. Orlando Bailey – 7.5
    Scored a well-taken try and was a major problem for Saints. One of Bath’s brighter sparks in a tough loss.

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    16. Kepu Tuipulotu – N/A
    Not enough time to make a significant impact.

    17. Francois van Wyk – 6
    Brought stability in the scrum but contributed little else.

    18. Thomas du Toit – 7.5
    The Bok was impressive in between two stints either side of a HIA.

    19. Charlie Ewels – 6
    Helped maintain lineout accuracy but failed to impose himself physically.

    20. Sam Underhill – 8
    Made an immediate impact off the bench, excelling in both defence and attack.

    21. Louis Schreuder – N/A
    Introduced late with little time to influence the game.

    22. Josh Bayliss – 7
    Moved to the wing after Muir’s injury and impressed with his industry and carrying ability. Adapted well to an unusual role.

    23. Jaco Coetzee – NA
    Not on long enough to rate.

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    JW 46 minutes ago
    'Matches between Les Bleus and the All Blacks are rarely for the faint-hearted.'

    Well a) poor French results doesn’t seem to effect the situation much. In fact one of the reasons given for this selection policy is that the French don’t tune in for foreign rugby content on the other side of the world, at a time when theyre not having their vino. So who would know the results? And b) this is the crux of the matter, they are legally abided to play them as part of WRs tier 1 reciprocal tours programme. The only real choice for the SH team is to treat it the same, which is fine when teams are happy to do that, but the AB’s have a totally anthesis policy/mentality so would never use the games in the same way.


    So alligned with b) the only real option is to complain to those in control. I suspect that’s why weve seen France reneging on the practice, and you can only be left to think that if they hadn’t reneged, WR would have done something more drastic about it. Which of course would mean not just telling them to bugger off when they want to tour, it’s no one playing them (from t1 at least) at all (assuming they have no interest in scheduling match’s outside the windows, like Ireland and NZ are doing).


    Then of course that means no involvement of France in the Nations Championship. Which means they are automatically the last ranked team in 6N to qualify, so the actual worst team in 6N gets to compete in it, making a mockery of the promotion and relegation WR wanted to happen between T1 and T2 for qualifying purposes. Yup, b) is just something nobody wants to happen. Well done FFR and LNR for making the tour work instead (how well is yet to be seen).

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