Bath 40 - 34 Exeter

Full time

02 Oct 2026

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 2

Recreation Ground

Bath vs Exeter head to head

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Bath Rugby triumphed over Exeter Chiefs with a final score of 40-34 in a highly competitive Premiership match. Cameron Redpath opened the scoring for Bath, followed by tries from van der Linde and du Preez, establishing a solid lead. Exeter responded with Varney and Yeandle's tries, but Bath finished strong in the first half with a try from Finn Russell. In the second half, Exeter surged back with consecutive tries from Feyi-Waboso, taking the lead at 29-26. Bath regained control with a penalty try and a crucial try from Ted Hill, pushing their lead to 40-31. Exeter's Skinner added a late penalty, but Bath held on for the victory. Finn Russell's playmaking and scoring were instrumental in Bath's success, while Exeter showed resilience throughout the match.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 16.8°C (Feels like 14.4°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 13.5 km/h, gusting to 29.1 km/h Humidity: 75% Cloud Cover: 62%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
11'

Try

Cameron Redpath · Bath

5 - 0
12'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

7 - 0
17'

Try

Bernard van der Linde · Bath

12 - 0
18'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

14 - 0
24'

Try

Stephen Varney · Exeter

14 - 5
30'

Try

Daniel du Preez · Bath

19 - 5
33'

Try

Jack Yeandle · Exeter

19 - 10
40'

Try

Finn Russell · Bath

24 - 10
40'

Substitution

Miles Reid on for Guy Pepper · Bath
Halftime 24 - 10
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

26 - 10
45'

Try

Josh Iosefa-Scott · Exeter

26 - 15
46'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

26 - 17
48'

Try

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso · Exeter

26 - 22
49'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

26 - 24
50'

Substitution

Guy Pepper on for Miles Reid · Bath
54'

Try

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso · Exeter

26 - 29
55'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

26 - 31
59'

Substitution

Archie Griffin on for Will Stuart · Bath
59'

Substitution

Scott Kirk on for Beno Obano · Bath
59'

Substitution

Dan Frost on for Tom Dunn · Bath
59'

Substitution

Ted Hill on for Charlie Ewels · Bath
59'

Substitution

Jaco Coetzee on for Daniel du Preez · Bath
59'

Substitution

Max Ojomoh on for Tom de Glanville · Bath
59'

Substitution

Will Goodrick-Clarke on for Ethan Burger · Exeter
59'

Substitution

Bachuki Tchumbadze on for Josh Iosefa-Scott · Exeter
59'

Substitution

Louie Gulley on for Jack Yeandle · Exeter
61'

Yellow Card

Stephen Varney · Exeter
61'

Penalty Try

No Player · Bath

33 - 31
61'

Substitution

Sam Wolstenholme on for Tommy Wyatt · Exeter
61'

Substitution

Tom de Glanville on for Cameron Redpath · Bath
62'

Substitution

Tom Carr-Smith on for Bernard van der Linde · Bath
68'

Try

Ted Hill · Bath

38 - 31
69'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

40 - 31
71'

Substitution

Finn Worley Brady on for Kane James · Exeter
71'

Substitution

Oscar Beckerleg on for Harry Wilson · Exeter
71'

Substitution

Zack Wimbush on for Will Butt · Exeter
71'

Yellow Card Complete

Stephen Varney · Exeter
72'

Substitution

Miles Reid on for Guy Pepper · Bath
79'

Penalty

Harvey Skinner · Exeter

40 - 34
Fulltime 40 - 34

Player ratings

Bath

15 Ciaran Donoghue 6.2
14 Joe Cokanasiga 7.8
13 Ollie Lawrence 6.5
12 Cameron Redpath 8.5
11 Tom de Glanville 7.5
10 Finn Russell 7.2
9 Bernard van der Linde 8.2
1 Beno Obano 8.2
2 Tom Dunn 7.5
3 Will Stuart 7.9
4 Quinn Roux 7.3
5 Charlie Ewels 6.6
6 Ewan Richards 7.3
7 Guy Pepper 6.8
8 Daniel du Preez 7.5
16 Dan Frost 6.5
17 Scott Kirk 6.4
18 Archie Griffin 7.0
19 Ted Hill 7.3
20 Miles Reid 6.3
21 Tom Carr-Smith 6.8
22 Max Ojomoh 6.2
23 Jaco Coetzee 6.9

Exeter

15 Olly Woodburn 5.2
14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso 9.8
13 Henry Slade 7.4
12 Will Butt 8.0
11 Tommy Wyatt 6.2
10 Harvey Skinner 6.1
9 Stephen Varney 5.6
1 Ethan Burger 5.7
2 Jack Yeandle 7.4
3 Josh Iosefa-Scott 7.4
4 Harry Wilson 6.4
5 Dafydd Jenkins 6.8
6 Ethan Roots 5.9
7 Kane James 7.6
8 Greg Fisilau 7.7
16 Louie Gulley 6.3
17 Will Goodrick-Clarke 5.9
18 Bachuki Tchumbadze 5.9
19 Oscar Beckerleg –
20 Finn Worley Brady –
21 Sam Wolstenholme 6.0
22 Will Haydon-Wood –
23 Zack Wimbush –