By Harry Mottram: Bath gained revenge over Northampton Saints as they took the spoils in a controlled performance against the Gallagher Premiership champions at the Recreation Ground under the lights on Friday September 20, 2024.
When Ollie Lawrence went over for a try on the hour the tide finally turned in Bath’s favour as the Blue Black and Whites pressed home their advantage with a lead of 15-10 at the break.
The Saints didn’t play badly but leaked points when a small number of errors cost them the game during a spell towards the end of the first half.
Bath ran away with it in the final minutes of the second half winning 38-16 as the Saints tired. For the club this is just what was needed for their first game of the premiership campaign and Bath will be looking to win the title this season after being runners up last time.
Tries
Joe Cokanasiga (5’)
Ted Hill (26’)
Ben Spencer (34’)
Ollie Lawrence (62’)
Jaco Coetzee (77’)
(18’) Josh Kemeny
Conversions
Finn Russell (6’)
Finn Russell (27’)
Finn Russell (35’)
Finn Russell (63’)
Finn Russell (79’)
(19’) Fin Smith
Penalties
Finn Russell (67’)
(32’) Fin Smith
(53’) Fin Smith
(61’) Fin Smith
TEAMS
Bath Rugby XV: 1 Beno Obano, 2 Tom Dunn, 3 Will Stuart, 4 Quinn Roux, 5 Charlie Ewels, 6 Ted Hill, 7 Miles Reid (100), 8 Alfie Barbeary, 9 Ben Spencer ©, 10 Finn Russell, 11 Will Muir, 12 Will Butt, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 15 Tom de Glanville
Replacements: 16 Niall Annett, 17 Francois van Wyk (debut), 18 Archie Griffin, 19 Jacques du Plessis, 20 Guy Pepper (debut), 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Orlando Bailey, 23 Jaco Coetzee
Northampton Saints XV: 1 Emmanuel Iyogun, 2 Curtis Langdon, 3 Trevor Davison, 4 Angus Scott-Young, 5 Chunya Munga, 6 Josh Kemeny,* 7 Tom Pearson, 8 Sam Graham, 9 Tom James, 10 Fin Smith, 11 Ollie Sleightholme, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 13 Fraser Dingwall, 14 James Ramm, 15 George Furbank (c)
Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Tom West, 18 Luke Green, 19 Callum Hunter-Hill, 20 Juarno Augustus, 21 Archie McParland, 22 Toby Thame, 23 Tommy Freeman