Leicester 15 - 20 Bath

Full time

29 Sep 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 2

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium

Bath Rugby triumphed over Leicester Tigers with a score of 20-15 in a closely contested match. The game saw an early yellow card for Leicester's Izaia Perese, which allowed Bath's Will Muir to score the first try shortly after. Leicester responded with a try from Jack van Poortvliet, followed by Jamie Shillcock's successful conversion. In the second half, Bath's Tom de Glanville and Guy Pepper crossed the line, while Finn Russell's conversion extended their lead. James Cronin's late try for Leicester added pressure, but it was not enough to secure a victory. Key performances came from Bath's Muir and Russell, who were instrumental in their offensive efforts. Ultimately, Bath's solid defense and strategic play secured them a vital away win.

Weather

Temperature: 13.6°C (Feels like 7.1°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 26.4 km/h, gusting to 49.5 km/h Humidity: 65% Cloud Cover: 90%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Substitution

Jaco Coetzee on for Alfie Barbeary · Bath
16'

Yellow Card

Izaia Perese · Leicester
16'

Substitution

Orlando Bailey on for Joe Cokanasiga · Bath
16'

Substitution

Alfie Barbeary on for Jaco Coetzee · Bath
20'

Penalty

Jamie Shillcock · Leicester

3 - 0
21'

Try

Will Muir · Bath

3 - 5
26'

Yellow Card Complete

Izaia Perese · Leicester
33'

Try

Jack van Poortvliet · Leicester

8 - 5
34'

Conversion

Jamie Shillcock · Leicester

10 - 5
38'

Substitution

Kyle Hatherell on for Olly Cracknell · Leicester
Halftime 10 - 5
Second Half
45'

Substitution

Ted Hill on for Will Muir · Bath
46'

Try

Tom de Glanville · Bath

10 - 10
51'

Substitution

Jaco Coetzee on for Alfie Barbeary · Bath
56'

Substitution

Tom Carr-Smith on for Josh Bayliss · Bath
56'

Substitution

Dan Cole on for Joe Heyes · Leicester
56'

Substitution

James Cronin on for Nicky Smith · Leicester
56'

Substitution

Ben Volavola on for Jamie Shillcock · Leicester
59'

Substitution

Charlie Ewels on for Ross Molony · Bath
59'

Substitution

Niall Annett on for Tom Dunn · Bath
59'

Substitution

Francois van Wyk on for Beno Obano · Bath
62'

Substitution

Ben Youngs on for Jack van Poortvliet · Leicester
63'

Try

Guy Pepper · Bath

10 - 15
64'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

10 - 17
65'

Substitution

Finn Theobald-Thomas on for Charlie Clare · Leicester
68'

Substitution

Mike Brown on for Anthony Watson · Leicester
69'

Substitution

Billy Sela on for Will Stuart · Bath
74'

Penalty

Ben Spencer · Bath

10 - 20
76'

Substitution

Come Joussain on for Harry Wells · Leicester
78'

Try

James Cronin · Leicester

15 - 20
Fulltime 15 - 20

Player ratings

Leicester

15 Freddie Steward 6.0
14 Anthony Watson 7.1
13 Izaia Perese 6.8
12 Dan Kelly 5.5
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins 6.9
10 Jamie Shillcock 5.9
9 Jack van Poortvliet 6.4
1 Nicky Smith 6.9
2 Charlie Clare 7.2
3 Joe Heyes 6.6
4 Harry Wells 5.9
5 George Martin 6.8
6 Hanro Liebenberg 8.4
7 Tommy Reffell 6.5
8 Olly Cracknell 7.2
16 Finn Theobald-Thomas 5.7
17 James Cronin 6.5
18 Dan Cole 5.9
19 Come Joussain –
20 Kyle Hatherell 5.8
21 Ben Youngs 5.9
22 Ben Volavola 5.7
23 Mike Brown 5.8

Bath

15 Tom de Glanville 7.8
14 Joe Cokanasiga 7.4
13 Ollie Lawrence 7.7
12 Will Butt 8.1
11 Will Muir 7.7
10 Finn Russell 5.4
9 Ben Spencer 6.5
1 Beno Obano 5.7
2 Tom Dunn 7.9
3 Will Stuart 6.1
4 Quinn Roux 6.4
5 Ross Molony 6.8
6 Josh Bayliss 6.4
7 Guy Pepper 8.0
8 Alfie Barbeary 7.8
16 Niall Annett 6.7
17 Francois van Wyk 5.9
18 Billy Sela 6.1
19 Charlie Ewels 5.9
20 Ted Hill 6.5
21 Tom Carr-Smith 5.8
22 Orlando Bailey 7.0
23 Jaco Coetzee 7.9