Bath 20 La Rochelle 24
On a rough evening as the initial gusts of Storm Darragh buffeted the West Country, La Rochelle made it through Bath’s perky rear-guard to start their Champions Cup project with a relentless success.
The Premiership leaders had actually revealed outstanding guts to fight back from 21-6 down, taking on the muscular tissue of Ronan O’Gara’s guys in problems that diverted in between damp and wild.
Without Ollie Lawrence and Sam Underhill, Bath remained in the battle regardless of being bludgeoned to within an inch of their lives in the initial fifty percent. Spurred by the combative Guy Pepper, they revealed remarkable intestines, landing what might be a beneficial incentive factor.
They will certainly intend to get the kos prior to a challenging journey to Leinster in rounded 4. As Johann van Graan confessed, Bath rejected possibilities to finish a remarkable turn-around.
O’Gara was obvious all night, barking guidelines and discovering himself took part in a warmed conversation with Bath fans, that had actually been upset by his swearing, at the fatality. “Brilliant first half, shocking second half,” was his summation ofLa Rochelle “We should have been double figures better than Bath, but that’s OK. The important thing was winning.”
Prior to kick-off, as information arised that Ben Spencer had actually taken out because of a limited hamstring, cellphones around The Rec shrieked. This ominous alert was a red weather condition caution from the UK Government, instead of anything to do with what Bath would certainly be missing out on without their captain and scrum-half.
Thumped 40-13 by Leinster at the quarter-final phase last term, having actually ousted those old enemies in the previous 2 finals, La Rochelle desired a solid declaration. They had actually shed 23-14 to newly-promoted Vannes in your home in organization activity 6 days previously, triggering O’Gara to doubt his gamers’ “attitude”, “balls” and “commitment” in a sincere column for The Irish Examiner
The onslaught was down, and La Rochelle were filled; their bench including stars such as Levani Botia andTeddy Thomas Still, this was an opportunity for Bath– and England hopefuls such as Ted Hill, Pepper and Will Butt– to radiate. Steve Borthwick was amongst those protected in theWest Stand The sturdy spirits throughout the area had no cover from the brimming rainfall, yet would certainly have been heated by the beginning.
Thirty secs had actually expired when Brice Dulin stumbled Tom de Glanville’s up-and-under. Bath’s forwards rolled close, and Finn Russell opened up the racking up with a fine. Will Stuart and Thomas du Toit, the last changed to loosehead prop, steered 2 very early scrum fines yet the La Rochelle pack has afraid power. From a free-kick inside the Bath 22, O’Gara’s costs shunted around the edges non-stop. Oscar Jegou was at some point carried over the line by Uini Atonio.
An impressive trample, pushed by centre Jonathan Danty amongst the forwards, took a trip some 20 metres on the angled for La Rochelle’s 2nd. Reda Wardi completed it and a 14-3 benefit currently looked significant. Miles Reid’s jackal permitted Russell to scratch 3 factors the various other means yet Tawera Kerr-Barlow quickly ran around from a line-out for a 3rd shot. The telephone call was creative. Bath expected a drive, and Jegou moved off the top.
Besides scrummaging, kicking was Bath’s primary tool. La Rochelle stood up to however, Jack Nowell rising far from an uncomfortable setting. With one last possibility prior to half-time, Tom Dunn was captured for a dummy toss and Bath reversed 15 factors adrift. O’Gara, singing throughout the initial duration, dipped to the pitch throughout the break to examine the wind. He struck one hallmark spiral that zoomed right into touch. As he curtailed the years, La Rochelle were surrendering Bath.
Another Dulin gaffe noted the resumption and Will Muir’s gallop climbed a throaty holler. Bath took one more possibility by chasing Russell’s lifted strike. Mounting a 12-man trample, they pressed over Tom Dunn to provide themselves a lifeline. Thomas du Toit and Will Skelton shared some niggle prior to a crinkled conversion fromRussell Half an hour continued to be and, with Ihaia West’s charge effort striking the message, Bath had a smell.
Charlie Ewels and Hill interrupted the La Rochelle line-out and Pepper struck to bring his group more detailed. The openside hacked in advance Russell’s grubber, he and Quinn Roux diving to rack up when Kerr-Barlow stopped working to ground an unsafe round. West would certainly land a fine nearly quickly, yet the ascendancy came fromBath Jaco Coetzee and Josh Bayliss brought power from the bench and Pepper maintained functioning.
The last’s jackal relocated Bath right into La Rochelle region with 4 mins to go, yet a Botia swipe and a last-gasp scrum charge protected the outcome for O’Gara, that had an alerting to others. “We can play a bosh game but we can also play rugby,” he claimed. “Put them together and we’ll be good.”
10:10 PM GMT
Thanks for joining us
That brings our insurance coverage of this Champions Cup clash to an end. In completion it was a remarkable success for La Roshelle that resisted the initiatives of Bath adhering to a worthy second-half return. Thanks for joining us!
10:08 PM GMT
‘We didn’ t take our possibilities’, states Bath captain Ewels
Speaking to Premier Sports, Bath captain Charlie Ewels claimed: “It was about going play to play. The game just throws stuff at you in conditions like this. I liked how we stayed calm and didn’t chase it.
“We didn’t change our game and we had opportunities to then win the game but we didn’t take those chances.
“We are now in a place where we can win these type of games.”
10:05 PM GMT
‘Massive achievement’, states Skelton
Speaking to Premier Sports, La Rochelle lock Will Skelton claimed: “We were licking our lips for this game. We love the Champions Cup and to win away is always a massive achievement.”
10:03 PM GMT
‘We were fortunate’, states Kerr-Barlow
Speaking to Premier Sports, gamer of the suit Tawera Kerr-Barlow claimed: “The conditions changed the game in terms of getting the ball wide in this wind. You have to play to conditions.
“I thought both teams played the conditions well.
“Bath wrestled back the momentum and we were really fortunate to hold on at the end.”
09:58 PM GMT
Up following
Up next for Bath is a journey to Benetton on Sunday while La Rochelle will certainly be holding Bath’s neighborhood opponents Bristol Bears.
09:54 PM GMT
Full time: Bath 20 La Rochelle 24
Another knock-on from the site visitors provides Bath one last roll of the dice yet the scrum is well within their very own fifty percent this time around. Molony stands in the scrum though and La Rochelle can kick right into touch with the appear the red to declare a large success.
It was a worthy initiative from the hosts in the 2nd fifty percent after tracking 21-6 at the period yet the French side hung on well to maintain them out in the last 20 mins and overcome the line.
09:49 PM GMT
79 minutes: Bath 20 La Rochelle 24
A knock-on from La Rochelle provides Bath the scrum in an encouraging setting with simply 3 mins left on the clock. Bath drive well right into the 22 yet hand out the nasty with Botia making the important treatment in the break down.
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76 minutes: Bath 20 La Rochelle 24
La Rochelle win the line-out yet are punished for too soon tightening the space. Annett hands out the nasty though from the kick as he pushes Nowell without any eyes on the round whatsoever. Silly nasty.
He apologizes though minutes later on as he wins the charge in the break down. Russell kicks contemporary of the 22 down the left yet Annett’s line-out isn’t straight! An backwards and forwards couple of minutes for the alternative.
09:41 PM GMT
72 minutes: Bath 20 La Rochelle 24
An excellent counter-ruck from Nowell wins belongings back for La Rochelle prior to they knock it over. Dulin accumulates the lengthy Bath clearance well yet Muir is straight onto him to require the domino effect on midway.
Coetzee splashes it adhering to the scrum though enabling La Rochelle to bring it away. They increase to the 22 prior to Kerr-Barlow nicks a couple of even more lawns with a wise jink with. The La Rochelle gamers go off of their feet though in the break down and hand out the nasty.
09:34 PM GMT
67 minutes: Bath 20 La Rochelle 24
Alldritt brings wonderfully from the scrum yet a knock-on provides Bath the scrum simply inside their very own fifty percent. Another collection of kicks ends with Dulin calling the mark adhering to Russell’s prolonged knock.
Bath make 4 modifications prior to their line-out. Russell plays a truly hazardous begin behind yet Leyds succeeds to scoop and stay tranquil to locate Seuteni that plays it on Dulin that removes.
There is a TMO look for a late push on Seutini byPepper The charge is provided. Silly from the Bath male.
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62 minutes: Bath 20 La Rochelle 24
Redpath’s push with enters into touch prior to Muir can acquire it yet the stress gets on La Rochelle inside their 22. West makes a strong clearance for the site visitors.
Colombe gets on for Atonio forLa Rochelle Bath’s line-out isn’t straight and the site visitors have the scrum. Latu gives way prior to the scrum for Lespiaucq.
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59 minutes: Bath 20 La Rochelle 24
Bath hand out the charge once more from the reactivate and West transforms this time around to expand the bring about 4. Important 3 factors for site visitors to quit Bath’s energy.
09:23 PM GMT
SHOT! Roux takes bathroom within one
Bath 20 La Rochelle 21 (Roux) Russell’s little push with is splashed and Pepper can kick it better on from the ground in the direction of the try-line. As the round looks at the line, La Rochelle’s Kerr-Barlow falls short to ground the round as it jumps off the message and Roux comes adhering to up to ground it himself for the shot.
Russell transforms to take the home side within one factor
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56 minutes: Bath 13 La Rochelle 21
After a collection of kicks from either side, Dulin cuts a clearance right into touch. There were allures from Bath throughout those kicks for a late deal with on Muir as he chose the grubber kick and chase.
There is an evaluation from the TMO yet there was no adjustment of instructions from Nowell and absolutely nothing is provided for the hosts.
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55 minutes: Bath 13 La Rochelle 21
Bath transform it over from the line-out yet La Rochelle win the nasty at the break down and West kicks deep right into touch for an assaulting line-out down the best simply outside the 22.
It’s a topple from the site visitors yet Russell splashes it. The umpire states it had not been straight though so it’s the scrum for Bath.
09:14 PM GMT
52 minutes: Bath 13 La Rochelle 21
Dunn rapidly hands out the nasty though from the reactivate yet West’s kick strikes the beyond the blog posts and avoids! Let- off for the hosts.
09:13 PM GMT
SHOT! Dunn obtains Bath back in it
Bath 13 La Rochelle 21 (Dunn) Bath have the scrum and win the free-kick with the site visitors collapsing it once more. Russell kicks high and Dulin asserts well yet Jegou is punished for sealing the competition at the break down.
Russell kicks right into the edge 5 metres out previously Bath drive well from the line-out and they do have it down withDunn Tempers flare in between the sides as it’s based.
Russell makes use of the wind to transform well from out vast.
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46 minutes: Bath 6 La Rochelle 21
De Glanville asserts the begin his very own 22 yet makes a little step from the mark suggesting the gamers can bill him yet there is complication with the Bath male not assuming they must be permitted to.
A succeeding loosened round from Stuart in between his legs at the break down truly places the stress on the hosts. They transform it over from the line-out though and clear.
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43 minutes: Bath 6 La Rochelle 21
Dulin makes the blunder and kicks it right into discuss the complete, with the wind providing it an increase out of play, and Bath have the line-out at midway.
Muir avoids past a number of deals with to obtain the home followers of their feet yet Nowell can bring him down previously Dunn’s mistake finishes the step.
09:00 PM GMT
41 minutes: Bath 6 La Rochelle 21
The gamers are back out right into the damp and gusty problems at the Rec and La Rochelle begin the 2nd duration going from right to left, with the wind originating from behind them.
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Reminder of the style
The Investec Champions Cup is a four-pool competitors, having 24 groups.
There are 8 groups from each of the English Premiership, the French Top 14 and the United Rugby Championship.
Each club will certainly play 2 suits in your home and 2 suits away in the swimming pool phases, yet can not play a side from the very same organization at this phase.
The leading 4 sides experience to the round of 16 while the groups in 5th fall right into the Challenge Cup round of 16.
The last will certainly be dipped into Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on 24 May 2025.
08:56 PM GMT
No slowing down from the rainfall
08:45 PM GMT
Half- time: Bath 6 La Rochelle 21
Atonio is punished at the scrum once more and Russell chooses to kick for touch this time around and he does it well, providing Bath the line-out 10 metres out.
What a waste though! It’s a dummy line-out from Dunn providing La Rochelle the charge to clear. The umpire has a word with Skelton regarding over-celebrating that choice.
That is the last actual activity of this opening up fifty percent as Leyds kicks it right into touch.
08:42 PM GMT
38 minutes: Bath 6 La Rochelle 21
Nowell succeeds to scoop the Bath kick with and he jinks past a number of difficulties to take Bath out of their 22, yet the adhering to kick does not go much and the hosts have a line-out well in La Rochelle’s fifty percent.
It’s a wonderful step from Bath yet damages down with a knock-on fromButt After a collection of kicks adhering to the La Rochelle scrum, Tulin knocks it on provide Bath a scrum of their very own.
08:36 PM GMT
SHOT! Kerr-Barlow includes a 3rd
Bath 6 La Rochelle 21 (Kerr-Barlow) It’s a great draw from Hill adhering to the reactivate yet Du Toit is punished for stopping the competition at the break down. West kicks right into touch down La Rochelle’s best regarding 6 or 7 metres out.
The round is functioned to Kerr-Barlow from the line-out and a space opens for the scrum-half to dart right into and La Rochelle have their 3rd!
West makes it 3 conversions from 3.
“That was as easy as you like for La Rochelle!”
Tawera Kerr-Barlow looks at for a 3rd shot of the initial fifty percent for Ronan O’Gara’s guys pic.twitter.com/QOJogLwyRt
— Premier Sports (@PremSports TELEVISION) December 6, 2024
08:33 PM GMT
31 minutes: Bath 6 La Rochelle 14
Jegou comes to be separated in the break down adhering to the reactivate and Bath require the charge. Russell chooses to kick for the blog posts from out vast to the right, right into the wind and it almost makes it. Great kick!
08:31 PM GMT
SHOT! Wardi ratings the site visitors’ 2nd shot
Bath 3 La Rochelle 14 (Wardi) A dazzling crossfield kick right into the wind from West adhering to the scrum locates touch well in Bath’s fifty percent to ease some stress on the site visitors.
Dunn is punished for sealing in the break down adhering to the Bath line-out and West kicks right into touch simply within Bath’s 22. The site visitors drive unbelievably from the line-out and it’s Wardi that takes it over the line.
West transforms once more.
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24 minutes: Bath 3 La Rochelle 7
Dulin collects the lengthy kick well inside his very own 22, enabling the site visitors to clear to about midway.
Following Bath’s line-out, Muir does outstandingly to tweeze the box-kick out of the air yet the step damages down with a knock-on by Pepper.
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22 minutes: Bath 3 La Rochelle 7
Russell’s kick from the reactivate goes directly out providing La Rochelle the scrum on midway. It’s stood out off to West whose kick locates discuss the 22 placing Bath under some stress right here.
Bath win the charge though at the break down with Latu not rolling away, providing the hosts the opportunity to kick right into touch and acquire some region. Russell locates touch around midway.
08:21 PM GMT
SHOT! La Rochelle rating initially attempt of the video game
Bath 3 La Rochelle 7 (Jegou) Bath shed their benefit and are punished for being offside in the break down, providing La Rochelle the opportunity to kick for touch deep right into the Bath 22.
La Rochelle obtain the free-kick and take it rapidly to drive within 5 metres of the try-line. The site visitors have one more charge which Kerr-Barlow takes rapidly prior to rushing for the line yet can not fairly make it. Support shows up however and Jegou obtains it over.
West transforms from under the blog posts.
08:17 PM GMT
14 minutes: Bath 3 La Rochelle 0
The scrum falls down and Bath have the charge. Atonio was the one to be punished. It’s one more excellent kick from Russell well right into the La Rochelle fifty percent.
Schreuder sends out one high right into the skies yet Bath knock it on. Dulin removes though and the benefit mores than. Muir opts for the ingenious chip kick and chase after requiring the knock-on from Danty.
08:13 PM GMT
11 minutes: Bath 3 La Rochelle 0
Bath drive well once more right into the 22 yet Danty succeeds to at some point hold them up in the ruck and win the turn over.
La Rochelle knock it on adhering to the kick and chase after providing Bath the scrum in their very own fifty percent.
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8 minutes: Bath 3 La Rochelle 0
After a variety of excellent striking stages, Dulin opts for the grubber-kick yet overcooks it as it goes out past the shot line. Bath have the scrum and win the nasty for a joint on the ground by Wardi in the break down.
Russell creates a remarkable banana kick to locate touch simply outside the 22 for an assaulting line-out for the hosts.
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5 minutes: Bath 3 La Rochelle 0
A knock-on from Dulin under no stress in any way adhering to a lengthy kick provides Bath the scrum inside the site visitors’ 22. Kicking will certainly be the order of business in these problems.
Bath drive well from the scrum to obtain within 5 metres. Du Toit takes it inches far from the line yet Bath need to opt for the charge as Latu maintains his hand in the ruck. Russell transforms from under the blog posts.
08:02 PM GMT
1 minutes: Bath 0 La Rochelle 0
Russell and Bath obtain us underway at the Rec starting going from entrusted to right with a reduced skidded strike.
Andrew Brace is the male with the whistle this night.
08:01 PM GMT
Players out on the pitch
The gamers are making their escape of a smoke-filled passage to an amazing firework display screen. Will we see fireworks on the pitch? The activity starts in simply a minute.
07:58 PM GMT
Kick- off coming close to
The ambience is constructing at the Rec and we are simply 2 mins far from the 30th version of the Champions Cup obtaining underway as Bath host La Rochelle.
07:54 PM GMT
O’Gara’s last ideas
La Rochelle head instructor Ronan O’Gara has actually claimed: “We’ve had a difficult week, we were way off the pace last weekend. When you have a performance like that everything seems negative but its not negative. We’re excited for this competition.”
07:50 PM GMT
Kick off 10 mins away
07:48 PM GMT
Van Graan ignoring La Rochelle’s bad kind
Despite La Rochelle’s bad kind in the Top 14, Johann van Graan firmly insisted: “The Champions Cup has nothing to do with your domestic competition – I’ve learned this in Europe.
“I put no attention to that. It’s Bath versus La Rochelle in the Champions Cup. The one competition has got nothing to do with the other.
“This will be an incredibly hard-fought game. La Rochelle have done really well in this competition in the last few years.”
07:44 PM GMT
Wet and gusty in Bath
With Storm Darragh striking the UK this night, La Rochelle’s Jack Nowell is not appreciating the damp and gusty problems.
07:39 PM GMT
O’Gara claimed side ‘hit rock-bottom’ adhering to weekend break loss
In the wake of La Rochelle’s loss versus Vannes on the weekend break, head instructor Ronan O’Gara had some severe words for his side.
He claimed: “We learned a lesson tonight. Rugby is about commitment, appetite and will. These are three extremely important values ​​and we lacked all three tonight.
“The thing that disappoints me the most is the content. What is that? It’s a total lack of precision. We didn’t show anything in front of our loyal supporters.
“It’s a great result for the sport, but it’s a catastrophic result for me. If you put in a commitment like that, you deserve it. Vannes learned from last week: if you keep knocking on the door, it will open. Vannes did that, and congratulations to them.
“But on the other hand, we’ve hit rock bottom. When you do that, you can’t touch it again.”
07:37 PM GMT
Who’s in the competition
Pool 1 – Exeter Chiefs, Leicester Tigers, Sharks, Toulouse, Ulster, Bordeaux Begles
Pool 2 – ASM Clermont Auvergne, Bath, Benetton, Bristol, La Rochelle, Leinster
Pool 3 – Bulls, Castres, Munster, Northampton Saints, Saracens, Stade Francais
Pool 4 – Glasgow Warriors, Harlequins, Racing 92, Sale, Stormers, Toulon
07:33 PM GMT
Van Graan on late adjustment to his side
Discussing Spencer’s late injury, Bath head instructor Van Grann claimed: “Bit of a tight hammy (hamstring), not good enough to play, hopefully nothing serious.”
07:29 PM GMT
‘Heartbreaking at times’: Nowell on problems of emigrate
Former England winger Jack Nowell has actually mentioned the problems he experienced off the area following his relocate to La Rochelle from boyhood club Exeter Chiefs in the summer season of 2023.
“Rugby is the easy bit,” he informed the BBC. “The boys made me feel very welcome, I learned the moves and started playing.
“The family side of it was more difficult, putting the kids into a French school.
“Them coming home and saying ‘no one speaks to me’, ‘the teacher doesn’t understand me’, and ‘I don’t want to go to school’.
“It was heartbreaking at times.
“Everyone at the club was so supportive, telling me to ride it out for a few months and saying that something will switch before they start loving it, which is what has happened and it’s been brilliant.
“The rugby was easy and I loved it straight away but now the family are happy it’s really good.”
07:26 PM GMT
Reminder of Bath group upgrade
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There has actually been a modification to tonight’s group.Louis Schreuder will certainly change Ben Spencer in the beginning line-up, seeing Tom Carr -Smith coming onto the bench. pic.twitter.com/Ma5quBga9s
–Bath Rugby (@BathRugby) December 6, 2024
07:23 PM GMT
Van Graan enjoying the obstacle ofLa Rochelle
Bath head instructor Johann van Graan has claimed his group are ‘excited’ to take on La Rochelle.
“It’ll be a tough journey, but it’s where we want to be. We want to measure ourselves against the best,” he claimed to the BBC.
“Our buzzword is ‘excited’ to go and play against La Rochelle. Whatever the result, we’re going to give it a fair crack.
“This is a competition for the fans. Everybody gets excited about the Champions Cup – and because there’s only four rounds now, there’s not a lot of second chances. It’s great to be involved.
“This is an opportunity to play on a Friday night under the lights at The Rec in the Champions Cup, so, wow, who wouldn’t want to be involved.”
07:19 PM GMT
Format
The Investec Champions Cup is a four-pool competitors, having 24 groups.
There are 8 groups from each of the English Premiership, the French Top 14 and the United Rugby Championship.
Each club will certainly play 2 suits in your home and 2 suits away in the swimming pool phases, yet can not play a side from the very same organization at this phase.
The leading 4 sides experience to the round of 16 while the groups in 5th fall right into the Challenge Cup round of 16.
The last will certainly be dipped into Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on 24 May 2025.
07:15 PM GMT
Those groups completely
Bath: De Glanville; Cokanasiga, Redpath, Butt, Muir; Russell, Schreuder; Du Toit, Dunn, Stuart, Roux, Ewels (capt), Hill, Pepper, Reid.
Replacements: Annett, Van Wyk, Griffin, Molony, Bayliss, Ojomoh, Coetzee.
La Rochelle: Dulin; Nowell, Seuteni, Danty, Leyds; West, Kerr-Barlow; Wardi, Latu, Atonio, Lavault, Skelton, Jegou, Haddad, Alldritt (capt).
Replacements: Lespiaucq, Penverne, Colombe Reazel, Douglas, Botia, Berjon, Reus, Thomas.
07:10 PM GMT
La Rochelle’s beginning 15
La Rochelle’s beginning line-up consists of previous England and Exeter wing Jack Nowell, as France number 8 Gregory Alldritt captains the side.
Head instructor Ronan O’Gara has actually made 6 modifications sideways which experienced a shock loss to Vannes in the Top 14 last weekend break.
07:07 PM GMT
How Bath align
Bath make one adjustment for the browse through of La Rochelle in the Champions Cup as Cameron Redpath returns at outdoors centre.
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Here is your matchday team for the opening video game of theInvestec @ChampionsCup!
As we begin this year’s competitors at The Rec, prepare yourself for an unmissable clash versus previous Champions Stade Rochelais
–Bath Rugby( @BathRugby) (* )07:03 PM GMT December 5, 2024
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Preview high quality curtain-raiserHigh night and welcome to live insurance coverage of the
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La Rochelle, following their home success overBath last weekend break, it’sExeter Chiefs that enter this set in more powerful residential kind, presently resting top of the
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