Bath Rugby Club is one of the oldest rugby clubs in existence. In fact, the history of the club dates all the way back to the actions of Lansdown Cricket Club in 1825. The cricket club was incredibly popular but the team only met in summer when the weather was warm enough to play cricket. Searching for something to do in the colder winter months, the cricketers founded Bath Rugby Club.
Read on to learn even more about Bath Rugby. On this page, you’ll find all the latest news about the side and you’ll also be able to see a full list of the upcoming Bath Rugby fixtures
The RFU have doled out suspensions for three disciplinary hearings after two red cards and a citing in two Premiership games last weekend.
Bath boss Stuart Hooper praised his team’s composure in the closing minutes after they edged out Gallagher Premiership rivals Gloucester 16-14.
Bath Rugby Club is one of the oldest rugby clubs in existence. In fact, the history of the club dates all the way back to the actions of Lansdown Cricket Club in 1825. The cricket club was incredibly popular but the team only met in summer when the weather was warm enough to play cricket. Searching for something to do in the colder winter months, the cricketers founded Bath Rugby Club.
Read on to learn even more about Bath Rugby. On this page, you’ll find all the latest news about the side and you’ll also be able to see a full list of the upcoming Bath Rugby fixtures
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Heineken Cup Gallagher Premiership Premiership Cup | Round 2 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Lyon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 10 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
-  Leinster | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 33 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
-  Racing 92 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 29 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
-  Wasps | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 22 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
-  Toulouse | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 22 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
-  Bordeaux | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 20 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
-  La Rochelle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
-  Scarlets | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
-  Munster | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 38 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
-  Clermont | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 77 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
-  Bristol | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 69 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
-  Gloucester | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 89 | -41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
-  Exeter Chiefs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
-  Edinburgh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
-  Toulon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
-  Ulster | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 67 | -11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
-  Sale Sharks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
-  Northampton Saints | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 51 | -20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
-  Bath | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 51 | -32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
-  Connacht | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 53 | -13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
-  Montpellier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 68 | -40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Harlequins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 70 | -56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Gwent Dragons | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 71 | -55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Glasgow Warriors | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | -70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 2 |
|---|
| - Lyon |
| - Leinster |
| - Racing 92 |
| - Wasps |
| - Toulouse |
| - Bordeaux |
| - La Rochelle |
| - Scarlets |
| - Munster |
| - Clermont |
| - Bristol |
| - Gloucester |
| - Exeter Chiefs |
| - Edinburgh |
| - Toulon |
| - Ulster |
| - Sale Sharks |
| - Northampton Saints |
| - Bath |
| - Connacht |
| - Montpellier |
| - Harlequins |
| - Gwent Dragons |
| - Glasgow Warriors |
At first the Bath Rugby team played sporadically. However, by the 1890s, the team was regularly playing competitive fixtures against a number of English and Welsh teams. However, the Bath Rugby team did not tour overseas until 1954 when they visited France and beat all three sides they faced.
In the 1960s and 70s, Bath Rugby gained a reputation as a team with a fast-paced and attacking style of rugby. Not only did the club produce top players like Peter Sibley and Peter Heindorff, but Bath also started regularly beating top Welsh sides. Then, in 1978, the arrival of coach Jack Rowell changed the team’s ethos. Instead of simply picking local players, the team started recruiting from all over the country. As a result, Bath dominated the John Player Cup and won the tournament four years in a row between 1984 and 1987.
Following the team’s 1987 success, a formal league structure started. As expected, Bath dominated the early years of the competition. They won it six times in eight years and did the ‘double’ four times.
We're joined by refereeing royalty this week as Nigel Owens is on the panel with Christina, Simon Zebo and Ryan Wilson to make sense of the flurry of red cards from the weekend's action. Nigel gives us an incredible insight into the decision process
We're joined by refereeing royalty this week as Nigel Owens is on the panel with Christina, Simon Zebo and Ryan Wilson to make sense of the flurry of red cards from the weekend's action. Nigel gives us an incredible insight into the decision process
Beno Obano Prop 
Juan Schoeman Prop 
Jamie Bhattie Prop 
Lewis Boyce Prop 
Ross Batty Hooker 
Tom Dunn Hooker 
Jack Walker Hooker 
Will Stuart Prop 
Henry Thomas Prop 
Christian Judge Prop 
Charlie Ewels Lock 
Mike Williams Lock 
Will Spencer Lock 
Elliott Stooke Lock 
Zach Mercer Flanker 6 
Joshua McNally Flanker 6 
Josh Bayliss Flanker 6 
Tom Ellis Flanker 6 
Taulupe Faletau Flanker 7 
Sam Underhill Flanker 7 
Miles Reid Number 8 
Alex Gray Fullback 
Will Muir Fullback 
Ethan Staddon Fullback 
Ewan Richards Fullback 
Kieran Verden 
Tom De Glanville 
Ben Spencer Scrum half 
Will Chudley Scrum half 
Tiaan Schoeman Fly half 
Rhys Priestland Fly half 
Ruaridh McConnochie Wing 
Gabriel Hamer-Webb Wing 
Anthony Watson Wing 
Max Clark Centre 
Josh Matavesi Centre 
Jonathan Joseph Centre 
Max Wright Centre 
Cameron Redpath Centre 
Joe Cokanasiga Wing 
Semesa Rokoduguni Wing Since rugby union became a professional sport, Bath have been unable to repeat the same level of success they experienced as an amateur side. In fact, the team has only finished at the top of the leaderboard in the Premiership on one occasion (2003-04) and they have never won the competition. Plus, the Bath Rugby team also last won the Heineken Champions Cup in 1997-98 and have only won the European Rugby Challenge Cup once, in 2007-08.
In spite of this though, Bath are still a storied English side. In fact, even though they usually play at The Recreation Ground, the team is so popular that every year one of the Bath Rugby fixtures is held at Twickenham and more than 60,000 people usually attend.
Similarly, over the past 20 years, some of rugby union’s finest players have donned a Bath Rugby shirt. At present, several established international stars also play for the side, including Taulupe Faletau, Sam Underhill and Jonathan Joseph.
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