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Ref: Luke Pearce
TJs: Anthony Woodthorpe & Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Dean Richards


Bath Rugby:
1 Beno Obano
2 Tom Dunn
3 Vilikesa Sela
4 Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi
5 Ross Molony
6 Ted Hill
7 Guy Pepper
8 Alfie Barbeary

09 Ben Spencer ©
10 Finn Russell
11 Will Muir
12 Cameron Redpath
13 Ollie Lawrence
14 Henry Arundell
15 Santi Carreras

16 Kepu Tuipulotu, 17 Scott Kirk, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Quinn Roux, 20 Sam Underhill, 23 Arthur Green
21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Louie Hennessey


Exeter Chiefs:
1 Scott Sio
2 Joseph Dweba
3 Bachuki Tchumbadze
4 Dafydd Jenkins ©
5 Andrea Zambonin
6 Tom Hooper
7 Ethan Roots
8 Greg Fisilau

09 Stephen Varney
10 Harvey Skinner
11 Campbell Ridl
12 Will Rigg
13 Henry Slade
14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
15 Olly Woodburn

16 Jack Yeandle, 17 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 18 Jimmy Roots, 19 Rusi Tuima, 20 Kane James
21 Charlie Chapman, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Dan John



Fair bit of rotation there from Bath - I hope that's to maximise chances in the Heiney, rather than complacency.
Not what I'd do, but if any coach has earn "in HC we trust", it's JvG

Exeter have been in good form. Not the team I'd have thought Bath would have rested players for. Exeter are vying for top spot and are getting some players back from injury.

Interesting to see what reaction we get from Bath after last weeks defeat, and to see if Exeter can continue on their upward curve.

Good to see Sela starting and Tuipolotu on the bench along with the promising Green. Ridl should be tested by Arundell in what could be a tasty head to head.

Errrr, as a neutral, not how I had hoped this would go

As a non-neutral, Ridl should have had a straight red, not 20-min
(NB, I still hate fake reds anyway)

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Sat Jan 03, 2026 3:33 pm As a non-neutral, Ridl should have had a straight red, not 20-min
(NB, I still hate fake reds anyway)

He's unlucky because he's trying to contest the ball he just gets it very wrong. I'm happy for the twenty minute reds in those cases, if he are having them.

That twenty minute spell was devastating for Chiefs with Bath running rampant.

Varney looks rough, more than a hint of Muir leading with the elbow on that break and carry into him before the disallowed try. I think it falls just on the side of legal but an elbow to the head is still going to hurt.

As a non neutral that was exciting but gutting at the end.

Tough on Exe who did really well to come back to level the scores. In fairness Bath showed great resolve and control at the end to get the winning try.

TFFT

Well played Exeter - brilliant comeback, and an excellent match
IFW my PotM - Bath's defence really doesn't seem to like players who step sideways, rather than just accepting the tackle head-on

That 20 minute red card really shook Chiefs. They were the better side for the majority of the game and did brilliantly to come back but Bath were able to finish strong and grab the win. Maybe Bath were caught cruising after racing out to the TBP. Exeter are a force again with Baxter back as head coach.

Fisilau must be up to 2nd best No 8 in regular club performance.