Bath 38 - 16 Northampton

Full time

20 Sep 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Recreation Ground

Bath Rugby delivered a commanding performance against Northampton Saints, winning 38-16 at the Recreation Ground. Joe Cokanasiga opened the scoring with a try in the fifth minute, followed swiftly by a conversion from Finn Russell. Northampton responded with a try from Josh Kemeny, converted by Fin Smith, but Bath quickly regained control. Ted Hill and Ben Spencer both added tries for Bath, with Russell converting all but one of them. Ollie Lawrence extended Bath's lead with another try early in the second half. Despite a disciplined effort from Northampton, including penalties from Smith, Bath sealed their victory with a late try from Jaco Coetzee. Russell's exceptional kicking ensured a comfortable margin, highlighting Bath's attacking prowess throughout the match.

Weather

Temperature: 17.6°C (Feels like 15.6°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 11.8 km/h, gusting to 24.2 km/h Humidity: 80% Cloud Cover: 30%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Try

Joe Cokanasiga · Bath

5 - 0
6'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

7 - 0
18'

Try

Josh Kemeny · Northampton

7 - 5
19'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

7 - 7
26'

Try

Ted Hill · Bath

12 - 7
27'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

14 - 7
32'

Penalty

Fin Smith · Northampton

14 - 10
34'

Try

Ben Spencer · Bath

19 - 10
35'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

21 - 10
Halftime 21 - 10
Second Half
49'

Substitution

Juarno Augustus on for Sam Graham · Northampton
52'

Substitution

Francois van Wyk on for Beno Obano · Bath
52'

Substitution

Archie Griffin on for Will Stuart · Bath
52'

Substitution

Tommy Freeman on for Ollie Sleightholme · Northampton
53'

Penalty

Fin Smith · Northampton

21 - 13
53'

Substitution

Tom West on for Emmanuel Iyogun · Northampton
54'

Substitution

Guy Pepper on for Miles Reid · Bath
59'

Substitution

Jaco Coetzee on for Alfie Barbeary · Bath
61'

Penalty

Fin Smith · Northampton

21 - 16
61'

Substitution

Luke Green on for Trevor Davison · Northampton
61'

Substitution

Robbie Smith on for Curtis Langdon · Northampton
62'

Try

Ollie Lawrence · Bath

26 - 16
63'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

28 - 16
63'

Substitution

Toby Thame on for Fraser Dingwall · Northampton
64'

Substitution

Callum Hunter-Hill on for Angus Scott-Young · Northampton
64'

Substitution

Niall Annett on for Tom Dunn · Bath
64'

Substitution

Jacques du Plessis on for Quinn Roux · Bath
67'

Penalty

Finn Russell · Bath

31 - 16
67'

Substitution

Archie McParland on for Tom James · Northampton
71'

Substitution

Orlando Bailey on for Will Muir · Bath
74'

Substitution

Louis Schreuder on for Ben Spencer · Bath
76'

Yellow Card

Josh Kemeny · Northampton
79'

Try

Jaco Coetzee · Bath

36 - 16
82'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Bath

38 - 16
Fulltime 38 - 16

Player ratings

Bath

15 Tom de Glanville 8.0
14 Joe Cokanasiga 6.9
13 Ollie Lawrence 8.1
12 Will Butt 7.8
11 Will Muir 6.7
10 Finn Russell 7.0
9 Ben Spencer 7.8
1 Beno Obano 6.1
2 Tom Dunn 7.6
3 Will Stuart 6.3
4 Quinn Roux 5.5
5 Charlie Ewels 6.8
6 Ted Hill 7.0
7 Miles Reid 6.7
8 Alfie Barbeary 6.6
16 Niall Annett 6.6
17 Francois van Wyk 6.6
18 Archie Griffin 6.1
19 Jacques du Plessis 6.6
20 Guy Pepper 6.9
21 Louis Schreuder –
22 Orlando Bailey –
23 Jaco Coetzee 7.0

Northampton

15 George Furbank 6.9
14 James Ramm 6.4
13 Fraser Dingwall 6.7
12 Rory Hutchinson 6.2
11 Ollie Sleightholme 6.8
10 Fin Smith 5.8
9 Tom James 6.4
1 Emmanuel Iyogun 6.8
2 Curtis Langdon 7.6
3 Trevor Davison 5.9
4 Angus Scott-Young 6.2
5 Chunya Munga 6.2
6 Josh Kemeny 6.2
7 Tom Pearson 6.7
8 Sam Graham 6.5
16 Robbie Smith 6.0
17 Tom West 6.1
18 Luke Green 6.0
19 Callum Hunter-Hill 6.0
20 Juarno Augustus 6.4
21 Archie McParland 5.6
22 Toby Thame 5.9
23 Tommy Freeman 5.6