Bath 34 - 20 Bristol

Full time

06 Jun 2025

English Premiership

Stage: SF Round 19

Recreation Ground

Bath vs Bristol head to head

🎉 5

👏 1

💩 2

🔥 7

😭 3

Bath Rugby secured a convincing 34-20 victory over Bristol Bears at the Recreation Ground. The away team initially took the lead with a try from Dun, converted by MacGinty, before Bath responded with a penalty from Russell. A yellow card to Bristol's Ravouvou at 21 minutes shifted momentum towards Bath, who scored multiple tries, including two from Cokanasiga and Muir, as Russell controlled the game expertly. Bath's Finn Russell was instrumental, contributing significantly with conversions and playmaking. Despite a late surge from Bristol, highlighted by Janse van Rensburg's try, Bath's earlier lead proved insurmountable. The match concluded with Bath demonstrating their attacking prowess and resilience. This result marked a significant turnaround for Bath after previous losses to Bristol in earlier encounters.

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Weather

Temperature: 14.2°C (Feels like 10.4°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 15.1 km/h, gusting to 33.1 km/h Humidity: 66% Cloud Cover: 96%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
12'

Penalty

AJ MacGinty · Bristol

0 - 3
17'

Try

James Dun · Bristol

0 - 8
18'

Conversion

AJ MacGinty · Bristol

0 - 10
21'

Yellow Card

Kalaveti Ravouvou · Bristol
22'

Penalty

Finn Russell · Bath

3 - 10
31'

Yellow Card Complete

Kalaveti Ravouvou · Bristol
37'

Substitution

Kieran Marmion on for Harry Randall · Bristol
38'

Penalty

Finn Russell · Bath

6 - 10
40'

Penalty

AJ MacGinty · Bristol

6 - 13
40'

Substitution

Miles Reid on for Alfie Barbeary · Bath
Halftime 6 - 13
Second Half
41'

Try

Ted Hill · Bath

11 - 13
41'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

13 - 13
47'

Substitution

Max Lahiff on for George Kloska · Bristol
47'

Substitution

Pedro Rubiolo on for James Dun · Bristol
47'

Substitution

Thomas du Toit on for Will Stuart · Bath
48'

Try

Joe Cokanasiga · Bath

20 - 13
48'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

15 - 13
51'

Substitution

Niall Annett on for Tom Dunn · Bath
54'

Try

Will Muir · Bath

25 - 13
55'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

27 - 13
57'

Yellow Card

Kieran Marmion · Bristol
59'

Try

Max Ojomoh · Bath

32 - 13
60'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

34 - 13
60'

Substitution

Jack Bates on for Noah Heward · Bristol
62'

Substitution

Francois van Wyk on for Beno Obano · Bath
62'

Substitution

Josh Bayliss on for Quinn Roux · Bath
65'

Substitution

Santiago Grondona on for Viliame Mata · Bristol
65'

Substitution

Jake Woolmore on for Ellis Genge · Bristol
65'

Substitution

Harry Thacker on for Gabriel Oghre · Bristol
65'

Substitution

Tom Dunn on for Niall Annett · Bath
67'

Yellow Card Complete

Kieran Marmion · Bristol
68'

Substitution

Ross Molony on for Charlie Ewels · Bath
69'

Substitution

Niall Annett on for Tom Dunn · Bath
69'

Substitution

Ciaran Donoghue on for Max Ojomoh · Bath
70'

Substitution

Harry Byrne on for AJ MacGinty · Bristol
73'

Try

Benhard Janse van Rensburg · Bristol

34 - 20
73'

Conversion

Harry Byrne · Bristol

34 - 15
75'

Substitution

Tom Carr-Smith on for Finn Russell · Bath
Fulltime 34 - 20

Player ratings

Bath

15 Tom de Glanville 6.6
14 Joe Cokanasiga 7.1
13 Max Ojomoh 7.4
12 Cameron Redpath 7.2
11 Will Muir 7.4
10 Finn Russell 8.1
9 Ben Spencer 6.0
1 Beno Obano 6.8
2 Tom Dunn 9.0
3 Will Stuart 5.6
4 Quinn Roux 6.2
5 Charlie Ewels 6.3
6 Ted Hill 8.3
7 Guy Pepper 7.1
8 Alfie Barbeary 6.7
16 Niall Annett 7.1
17 Francois van Wyk 6.6
18 Thomas du Toit 7.7
19 Ross Molony 6.0
20 Miles Reid 8.1
21 Tom Carr-Smith –
22 Ciaran Donoghue 6.1
23 Josh Bayliss 6.1

Bristol

15 Noah Heward 7.0
14 Kalaveti Ravouvou 6.4
13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg 7.0
12 James Williams 7.8
11 Gabriel Ibitoye 8.5
10 AJ MacGinty 6.1
9 Harry Randall 5.9
1 Ellis Genge 7.2
2 Gabriel Oghre 7.7
3 George Kloska 7.3
4 James Dun 7.7
5 Joe Batley 6.9
6 Steven Luatua 7.7
7 Fitz Harding 7.4
8 Viliame Mata 7.1
16 Harry Thacker 7.0
17 Jake Woolmore 5.9
18 Max Lahiff 6.7
19 Pedro Rubiolo 7.0
20 Santiago Grondona 6.3
21 Kieran Marmion 4.9
22 Harry Byrne 5.6
23 Jack Bates 6.1