Bath Rugby travel to Welford Road on Sunday in the latest edition of one of English club rugby’s greatest rivalries as Johann van Graan’s side take on Leicester Tigers in Round Two of the 2024/25 Gallagher Premiership.
The Blue, Black and White lost home and away to Leicester Tigers last season, going down 25-24 at the Recreation Ground to a late penalty in the rain before a second-string side were beaten 33-22 in the East Midlands on New Year’s Eve.
Here are all the ways you can follow all the action…
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When is the game?
Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby is being played on Sunday, September 29 at Welford Road.
What time is kick-off?
The kick-off time is at 3pm.
Is the game on TV or being streamed?
Yes. The match has been selected to be shown live by broadcasters TNT Sports and online on the discovery+ app.
The game will be shown live on TNT Sports 1 with coverage starting at 2.30pm.
Highlights will also be available on the Premiership Rugby website shortly after the game.
How else can I follow the game?
If you are not going to be inside the stadium, and even if you are, SomersetLive will be live blogging the match bringing you all the build-up, team news, live play-by-play match updates, reaction, stats, analysis, interviews and highlights from inside the ground.
Will there be live radio commentary of the match?
BBC Radio Somerset and BBC Radio Leicester will also be providing live commentary of the game.
What’s the team news?
Leicester Tigers: 15. Freddie Steward, 14. Anthony Watson, 13. Izaia Perese, 12. Dan Kelly, 11. Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10. Jamie Shillcock, 9. Jack van Poortvliet (C); 1. Nicky Smith, 2. Charlie Clare, 3. Joe Heyes, 4. Harry Wells, 5. George Martin, 6. Hanro Liebenberg, 7. Tommy Reffell, 8. Olly Cracknell
Replacements: 16. Finn Theobald-Thomas, 17. James Cronin, 18. Dan Cole, 19. Côme Joussain, 20. Kyle Hatherell, 21. Ben Youngs, 22. Ben Volavola, 23. Mike Brown.
Bath Rugby: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Will Butt, 11 Will Muir, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer; 1 Beno Obano, 2 Tom Dunn, 3 Will Stuart, 4 Quinn Roux, 5 Ross Molony (debut), 6 Josh Bayliss, 7 Guy Pepper, 8 Alfie Barbeary.
Replacements: 16 Niall Annett, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Vilikesa Sela (debut), 19 Charlie Ewels, 20 Ted Hill, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Orlando Bailey, 23 Jaco Coetzee.
Who are the officials?
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant Referees: Christophe Ridley and Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Hamish Smales
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Publish date : 2024-09-27 18:24:53
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