Match Review with Todd Blackadder: Bath Rugby vs Leicester Tigers

Director of Rugby Todd Blackadder shares his thoughts on last Friday's game vs Leicester Tigers, and looks forward to this Friday's fixture against the Scarlets.

Match details

Recreation Ground
Anglo-Welsh Cup
4 November 2016
KO 19:45

Referee: Daniel Jones
Half Time score: 8-15

Bath:: Tries: Wilson (9), Williams (65), Bowden (74); Conversions: Hastings (75); Penalties: Hastings (3)

Tigers:: Tries: Hamilton (12), Catchpole (23); Conversions: Burns (12); Penalties: Burns (17, 47, 51)

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MATCH STARTS

Match underway between Bath and Tigers.

4'

Penalty Goal! Bath 3 - 0 Tigers

Adam Hastings kicks a penalty goal for Bath.

10'

Try for Bath! Bath 8 - 0 Tigers

Jack Wilson scores for Bath.

13'

Try for Tigers! Bath 8 - 5 Tigers

Luke Hamilton scores for Tigers.

13'

Conversion! Bath 8 - 7 Tigers

Freddie Burns with a conversion for Tigers.

18'

Penalty Goal! Bath 8 - 10 Tigers

Freddie Burns kicks a penalty goal for Tigers.

24'

Try for Tigers! Bath 8 - 15 Tigers

George Catchpole scores for Tigers.

38'

Substitution

Oliver Bryant replaces Matt Smith for Tigers.

41'

HALF TIME

Match score: Bath 8 - 15 Tigers.

SECOND HALF STARTS

We’re underway again.

41'

Substitution

Tom Croft replaces Joe Maksymiw for Tigers.

48'

Penalty Goal! Bath 8 - 18 Tigers

Freddie Burns kicks a penalty goal for Tigers.

51'

Substitution

Sam Harrison replaces George Catchpole for Tigers.

52'

Penalty Goal! Bath 8 - 21 Tigers

Freddie Burns kicks a penalty goal for Tigers.

52'

Substitution

Rory Jennings replaces Aled Brew for Bath.

52'

Substitution

Fred Tuilagi replaces Tomas Leonardi for Tigers.

53'

Substitution

Patrick Cilliers replaces Fraser Balmain for Tigers.

56'

Substitution

Charlie Thacker replaces Tom Brady for Tigers.

59'

Yellow Card!

Tigers lose Patrick Cilliers for ten minutes.

60'

Substitution

Riccardo Brugnara replaces Charlie Thacker for Tigers.

62'

Substitution

Kane Palma-Newport replaces Shaun Knight for Bath.

62'

Substitution

Max Lahiff replaces Beno Obano for Bath.

62'

Substitution

Tom Ellis replaces Alex Humfrey for Bath.

62'

Substitution

Josh Bayliss replaces Levi Douglas for Bath.

66'

Try for Bath! Bath 13 - 21 Tigers

Jeff Williams scores for Bath.

68'

Substitution

Tom Brady replaces Freddie Burns for Tigers.

70'

Substitution

George McGuigan replaces Will Evans for Tigers.

72'

Substitution

Rhys Priestland replaces Jeff Williams for Bath.

75'

Try for Bath! Bath 18 - 21 Tigers

Dan Bowden scores for Bath.

76'

Conversion! Bath 20 - 21 Tigers

Adam Hastings with a conversion for Bath.

78'

Substitution

Charlie Thacker replaces Riccardo Brugnara for Tigers.

81'

FULL TIME! It’s a win for Tigers.

Final score: Bath 20 - 21 Tigers.

Bath Player Scorecard
Name	Tries	Conv	Pen	Pts
Adam Hastings	0	1	1	5
Jack Wilson	1	0	0	5
Dan Bowden	1	0	0	5
Jeff Williams	1	0	0	5

Tigers Player Scorecard
Name	Tries	Conv	Pen	Pts
Freddie Burns	0	1	3	11
Luke Hamilton	1	0	0	5
George Catchpole	1	0	0	5

Bath v Tigers
P	C	T	Pos	Player		Player	Pos	T	C	P
			P	Beno Obano	1	Greg Bateman	P
			H	Michael Van Vuuren	2	Harry Thacker	H
			P	Shaun Knight	3	Fraser Balmain	P
			L	Elliott Stooke	4	Harry Wells	L
			L	Alex Humfrey	5	Joe Maksymiw	L
			FL	Levi Douglas	6	Luke Hamilton	FL	1
			FL	Guy Mercer	7	Will Evans	FL
			8	Zach Mercer	8	Tomas Leonardi	8
			SH	Will Homer	9	Jono Kitto	SH
1	1		FH	Adam Hastings	10	Freddie Burns	FH		1	3
		1	W	Jack Wilson	11	George Catchpole	W	1
		1	C	Dan Bowden	12	Jack Roberts	C
			C	Aled Brew	13	Matt Smith	C
		1	W	Jeff Williams	14	Tom Brady	W
			FB	Darren Atkins	15	George Worth	FB
Replacements
			R	Gabriel Oghre	16	George McGuigan	RFL
			RP	Max Lahiff	17	Riccardo Brugnara	R
			RP	Kane Palma-Newport	18	Patrick Cilliers	RP
			RL	Tom Ellis	19	Tom Croft	RL
			RFL	Josh Bayliss	20	Fred Tuilagi	R8
			R	Darren Allinson	21	Sam Harrison	RW
			RW	Rhys Priestland	22	Oliver Bryant	RC
			RC	Rory Jennings	23	Charlie Thacker	RW

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