Bath vs Bristol, Sat @ the mud pit

[jimKRFC]

Bath - Bristol
15. Tom Homer -- Charles Piutau
14. Semesa Rokoduguni -- Luke Morahan
13. Jackson Willison -- Piers O’Conor
12. Josh Matavesi -- Sam Bedlow
11. Ruaridh McConnochie -- Alapati Leiua
10. Rhys Priestland -- Callum Sheedy
9. Rhys Webb -- Andy Uren
1. Lewis Boyce -- Yann Thomas
2. Jack Walker -- Shaun Malton
3. Will Stuart -- Lewis Thiede
4. Josh McNally -- Ed Holmes
5. Elliott Stooke -- Joe Joyce
6. Mike Williams -- Chris Vui
7. Francois Louw (C) -- Steven Luatua ©
8. Taulupe Faletau -- Jordan Crane.


Bath Replacements
16. Tom Doughty, 17. Beno Obano, 18. Christian Judge, 19. Tom Ellis, 20. Josh Bayliss, 21. Chris Cook, 22. Freddie Burns, 23. Max Wright

Bristol replacements:
16. Will Capon, 17. Jake Woolmore, 18. Max Lahiff, 19. Nathan Hughes, 20. Luke Hamilton, 21. Harry Randall, 22. Ian Madigan, 23. Mat Protheroe.

Think this will be a close game and the pitch will favour a forward slog, hence Bristol going with as big a pack as they can put out.

[fivepointer]

Conditions bound to be very heavy, which is going to influence the way the game is played. A day when the scrum could well be decisive. If it is, then Bath look to have the clear advantage.
Bath wasting no time in getting Webb in the side.

[jimKRFC]

Chudleigh now on the bench for Cook.

[Scrumhead]

Good start for Bristol.

[Scrumhead]

That second try was delicious

[jimKRFC]

Bristol not playing well, hope they can improve in the 2nd half.

[Scrumhead]

Bath are dominating without much to show for it. To be fair I think Bristol have defended well and taken their chances. Pretty much what you want from an away game on a mud pit.

[Scrumhead]

Game over now ...

[Oakboy]

I enjoyed the game. Two minor factors though: 1. The ref was inconsistent at the breakdown (bit of a homer), 2. Of the two Bath wingers, Roko looked the more dangerous. I don't see what McConnochie offers.

[fivepointer]

2 good away wins on the bounce for Bristol. They dogged it out today, took their chances and defended with great resilience. Lam and his coaches are doing a great job with a squad not exactly overloaded with star names.
Bath should be kicking themselves for their failure to convert good positions in the 22 into points.

[jimKRFC]

Bristol probably should have lost that, good win away from home though.