Bath Rugby vs Northampton Saints

The lineout goes into a Bath hand but it's straight back out and Saints have another shot from the 22.

Bath are offside again and Biggs hits Saints right into the corner...COYS!!

Mitchell is hit unfairly at the back of a ruck and tempers flare for a moment. Biggar sends Saints over halfway with a lineout to come...

Huge break from Api!! Saints tails are up and they are getting the ball through the hands on halfway!

Saints build the phases but Bath's defence is proving stern until Ellis flies offside. Free play for Saints allows them to stretch their hosts but a knock on sees us back for the penalty and Biggar steps up for three...

Kellaway looks to chase his own kick, and while Bath recover a couple of big hits put them back under pressure. Brilliant kick over from Biggar is collected by Mallinder and Saints are within five of the line!!

Api Ratuniyarawa and Mitch Eadie will try to make an impact, replacing Ribbans and Harrison. 

Mallinder looks to have released Collins down the left but the pass is ruled to be forwards. We're back for the scrum.

Alex Mitchell is into the action now for Reinach, and Saints have plenty to do heading into the final quarter of an hour.

Saints turn over a scrum but Reinach's pass with the wet ball is loose and Bath have a chance. Burns chips over the top and as he gathers there's space on the left for Cokanasiga who looks to have scored...but we're with the TMO.

Mike Haywood and Francois van Wyk into Saints' front row for Hartley and Waller.

Mallinder with a couple of good kicks from hand pins Bath back and Ludlam forces Mercer into touch to give Saints field position once again.

Another Bath change, Chris Cook replaces Max Green at scrum-half. And Zach Mercer is on for Sam Underhill.

Charteris and Dunn off for Stooke and Walker for Bath.

Harry Mallinder comes into the action in place of Naiyaravoro, who didn't get many opportunities to carry today in wet conditions.

Rokoduguni again chases his own kick to earn Bath a lineout inside the Saints 22. They've not had much ball here so far this afternoon, and while Saints come close to disrupting the lineout the hosts come out with the ball and are going through the phases.

Ehren Painter comes on for Franks to try and steady up Saints' scrum.

Hartley is penalised for a high tackle on Cokanasiga with Bath again struggling to clear, and Burns is able to clear his lines. First nine minutes much the same as the first half here with the error count high.

Andrew Kellaway is on for his Saints debut after half-time, he replaces Andy Symons who looked to take a knock before the interval.

...but he slices well wide. We're just moments from half-time here.

Ludlam is harshly pinged for changing his bind and Burns has a shot at goal to put Bath ahead for the first time...

Bath force Saints right back and Burn's chip over has the visitors defending deep. Reinach clears well but the home crowd is making some noise as the hosts have a lineout on the 22 with half-time approaching.

Bath with the score out of absolutely nothing there, that was their first entry into Saints' 22. But the visitors respond well and Burns kicks out on the full again under huge pressure from Gibson.

Lawes gets stuck right in at the lineout drive and wins his side back the ball! But the England lock's work is for nothing as Freddie Burns picks off Reinach's pass and streaks up the field...

Great grubber from Reinach pins Bath back deep inside their own half again, approaching the half-hour mark and it's still the scrum-half's try that seperates the sides...

Saints back in possession and getting over the gain line with almost every carry. A knock on from the men in red and white hands back the ball, but Bath engage too early and Saints have a fantastic attacking opportunity from a scrum in the middle of the field.

Carnage in midfield after Burns' high kick but it looks like Saints might have scored through Reinach!! It's with the TMO for now...

Great scrum from Saints in response to push back the hosts! Both sides just trading blows in midfield for now with the scoreboard still at 0-0, but Burns misjudges a kick and it goes out on the full. Saints with the lineout on halfway.

Saints making big metres with the ball in hand as they look to stretch Bath to both sides of the pitch. Big carry from Ludlam and great hands from Franks sees Boyd's men up to halfway, but the wet ball slips out of Francis' grasp and the hosts have the scrum.

...but the scores remain level as Burns' long attempt drifts wide right

Early change forced on Bath as Aled Brew is replaced by Max Wright. Bath scrum wins a penalty immediately afterwards and Burns has a shot at goal...

Great work from Jamie Gibson who wins his first penalty of the day at the breakdown. Biggar clears to halfway. Few handling errors in the early stages - to be expected in this weather!

Saints making yards again here through Gibson, Franks and Ribbans but the ball goes loose and Rokoduguni is able to clear, winning the ball back just over halfway off his own kick.

Bath clear their lines and Saints have an early lineout on halfway. The visitors put the ball through the hands and Biggar's grubber through has the hosts under pressure.

T-minus 30 minutes to kick off here in Bath and the teams are in.

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