Bath v Newcastle

[Which Tyler]

Bath Rugby v Newcastle Falcons
The Rec, Saturday 14/10, 2:00pm
Ref: Dan Jones
TJs: Simon Harding & John Meredith
TMO: David Rose

Bath:
1. Obano
2. Dunn
3. Du Toit
4. Roux
5. Ewels
6. Hill
7. Cloete
8. Barbeary

09. Spencer (C)
10. Bailey
11. Muir
12. Redpath
13. Ojomoh
14. Cokanasiga
15. Gallagher

16. Annett, 17. Schoeman, 18. Jonker, 19. Lee-Warner, 20. Reid
21. Schreuder, 22. Russell, 23. De Glanville

Newcastle:
1. Brocklebank
2. Blamire
3. McCallum
4. Van der Walt
5. De Chaves
6. Lockwood
7. Pepper
8. Chick (C)

09. O'Sullivan
10. Connon
11. Stevenson
12. Orlando
13. Penny
14. Radwan
15. Redshaw

16. Van Vuuren, 17. Brantingham, 18. Tampin, 19. McDonald, 20. Cross
21. Stuart, 22. Jennings, 23. Obatoyinbo



Feel we've a really good chance to not just start the season at the top of the table, but to still be there after the first weekend (Sale may have a thing or two to say about that though)

[Banquo]

potentially scary Bath backline looming

[Epaminondas Pules]

First Prem start for 18 year old Ben Redshaw!! Hail the messiah!

[Puja]

First Prem start for 18 year old Ben Redshaw!! Hail the messiah!

Pepper in as well. Newcastle have got the basics of a decent side coming through, if they can keep the youngsters together.

Puja

[FKAS]

The Falcons homegrown backrow looks decent. The engine room in front of them looks Championship standard.

Homegrown back three looks pretty rapid as well. Be interesting to see how the new wonder boy gets on.

Bath surely going to notch up a TBP in this one.

[fivepointer]

Falcons do look good in some areas but pretty inadequate elsewhere. I suspect their season is going to be quite challenging.

Hopefully Barbeary can enjoy an injury free run and Ojomoh can start to fulfil his potential.

[Epaminondas Pules]

First Prem start for 18 year old Ben Redshaw!! Hail the messiah!

Pepper in as well. Newcastle have got the basics of a decent side coming through, if they can keep the youngsters together.

Puja

Brantingham getting a chance off the bench too! Good to see! Pepper has looked so good since returning from injury!

[Which Tyler]

Can't get PRTV to work, and streams all letting me down - is it just me, or a more general problem?

[Epaminondas Pules]

5 v 9 at the moment. Barbeary scored for Bath.

[Which Tyler]

Got an illegal to work - just in time to see the Barbeary try.

Looks like Bath's discipline is letting us down - both in terms of offending, and defensive shape

[Which Tyler]

Finn's on!

[Which Tyler]

4 minutes later, Finn gets his first involvement - great cover tackle to prevent a try.


Almost immediately gets his 2nd touch to clear the line.

[Mellsblue]

4 minutes later, Finn gets his first involvement - great cover tackle to prevent a try.


Almost immediately gets his 2nd touch to clear the line.

This is exactly why the signed him!

[Which Tyler]

His first actual move, and a try is scored.
Which is the TBP for Bath on the stroke of HT

Hopefully won't be seeing Finn trot out straight after HT though (he's on for an HIA to MOjoh).

Some beautiful work from Coka and Dunn to create the 2nd and 3rd tries.

ETA: Should also say - hats off to the groundskeeper after the way that pitch cut up last weekend, and is (so far) withstanding the challenge today.

[Which Tyler]

Wow, wow, wow

[Which Tyler]

Never good when the players from a human screen around an injured player

[Banquo]

Never good when the players from a human screen around an injured player

who, are they ok?

[Mikey Brown]

Only following the BBC scores. Who is kicking?

[Which Tyler]

who, are they ok?

Not sure, the camera kept away and we were shown a couple of irrelevant replays.
PvdM was shown limping to the bench after though.
It didn't last long, just not something you see - may have just been an injury to a delicate area, of course.
Of it was PvdM, he looked okay forming the tunnel off the pitch.

Only following the BBC scores. Who is kicking?

Spencer for Bath, Connon for Newcastle.



Have to say, the unknown ref has had a good game - good communication mostly good decisions, marched Cloete back for mouthing off to him