ERCC: Pool 4, Round 6 - Bath Rugby v Glasgow Warriors

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Bath Rugby v Glasgow Warriors
Pool 4, Round 6
Sunday 25 January 2015, KO 13:00
The Recreation Ground, Bath

Live on BT Sport

Referee John Lacey (Ireland)
Touch Judge 1 Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Touch Judge 2 Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Fourth Official Peter Huckle (England)
TMO Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Citing Commissioner Yves Thieffine (France)

A. Teams:

1. Bath Rugby

15 Anthony Watson
14 Horacio Agulla
13 Jonathan Joseph
12 Kyle Eastmond
11 Matt Banahan
10 George Ford
9 Chris Cook
1 Paul James
2 Rob Webber
3 Dave Wilson
4 Stuart Hooper (c)
5 Dominic Day
6 Matt Garvey
7 Francois Louw
8 Leroy Houston

16 Ross Batty
17 Nick Auterac
18 Henry Thomas
19 Dave Attwood
20 Carl Fearns
21 Peter Stringer
22 Ollie Devoto
23 Sam Burgess

2. Glasgow Warriors

15. Sean Maitland
14. Tommy Seymour
13. Mark Bennett
12. Alex Dunbar
11. DTH van der Merwe
10. Finn Russell
9. Herny Pyrgos

1. Gordon Reid
2. Pat MacArthur
3. Mike Cusack
4. Jonny Gray
5. Al Kellock (Captain)
6. Leone Nakarawa
7. Fraser Brown
8. Richie Vernon

16. Kevin Bryce
17. Jerry Yanuyanutawa
18. Jon Welsh
19. James Eddie
20. Sean Lamont
21. Niko Matawalu
22. Peter Horne
23. Peter Murchie

B. Tournament Form:

1. Bath Rugby

18/1/15 - Toulouse 18 - 35 Bath

12/12/14 - Bath 32 - 12 Montpellier

5/12/14 - Montpellier 5 - 30 Bath

2. Glasgow Warriors

18/1/15 - Glasgow 21 - 10 Montpellier

13/12/14 - Glasgow 9 - 12 Toulouse

7/12/14 - Toulouse 19 - 11 Glasgow

C. Head to Head

7 Played 7
5 Wins 2
2 Losses 5
0 Draws 0
19 Tries 18
11 Conversions 13
19 Penalties 17
0 Drop Goals 0
174 Points 167

What a start from Russell, at least we will have a scrummage very early on

If that wasn't early shove i don't know what is!

Nice open game so far!

What a try!

Brilliant!

GET IN SON!!!!

Well Glasgow clearly have not been reading the obituaries!

Lovely try

Lovely score

Maitland looking good at 15

If that was forwards shouldn't it be a penalty for offside?

Cusak getting eaten alive, although they're definitely pushing early.

Worrying signs for the Weege scrum but lovely attack so far

RDW_Scotland wrote:Cusak getting eaten alive, although they're definitely pushing early.

You do wonder if Cussack was ready to start a game like this. At least the front row bench is tidy

Stupid from Dunbar - he was completely isolated. I'm assuming he can't kick very well!

Costly lost ball from Nakarawa

Why didn't Lacey let the advantage to Glasgow?

At least he got them for the early shove this time

Surely a forward pass in the build up to the try?

Cusak might be hooked soon!

Sounds as if Glasgow are getting mullered in the scrum

It looked like it might have been but they get given and they get kissed (edit: missed ). A couple of highest tackles missed/ignored

Actually scrums a little better now, Bath pack less happy now!

Glasgow needs to convert those possession into points

Hope Euan Murray is praying for his fellow front row mates just now

Also some great back play, but damn just need more composure.

joseph is having an absolute stormer! he has to get an england start now.

glasgow really targeting quick attack from lineout throw to the back. working nicely so far.

good first 25mins.

ref really needs to get a grip on these scrums.

Jeeze, what's up with Maitland?

I see Eastmond went off - anything serious?

Glasgow really going to struggle to win this with a scrum like that.

Vernon wasn't pushing at that scrum..

Maybe not!

lostinwales wrote:I see Eastmond went off - anything serious?

arm/shoulder. never know with those

lostinwales wrote:I see Eastmond went off - anything serious?

Hurt his arm. Not sure if it was a stinger he wanted to play off or something else but he didn't want to go off.

Another 12 mins for Cussack, he will be switched at half time. He is really blowing

BigGee wrote:Another 12 mins for Cussack, he will be switched at half time. He is really blowing

Expected better from him to be fair

Great Bosh from Captain Kellock. Think Glasgow should try thread the corners a bit more, challenge the Bath lineout

It's a weird one this - bath could easily get a penalty at the scrum but if they kick to touch they'll probably lose the lineout!

Should have been a pen to glasgow there, Jospeh in front of Ford

I wonder if the scrum isn't being helped by Kellock and Vernon? They can't be giving the props much support.

RDW_Scotland wrote:I wonder if the scrum isn't being helped by Kellock and Vernon? They can't be giving the props much support.

Nakarawa isn't helping much too at blindside

God this is frustrating to watch.

Our backs look far more dangerous but they've got us in the scrum. Can't help imagining what it would be like if we had a full scrum.

GLove39 wrote:Should have been a pen to glasgow there, Jospeh in front of Ford

There have been two knock-on offsides from Glasgow that weren't given so I wouldn't protest too much

HammerofThunor wrote:

GLove39 wrote:Should have been a pen to glasgow there, Jospeh in front of Ford

There have been two knock-on offsides from Glasgow that weren't given so I wouldn't protest too much

Another high shot ignored. Are Glasgow the Saints of the Pro12, dirty buggers

Fraser Brown is having a cracking game at 7, some great covering tackles

And a forward pass for the try

Cracking game so far. Glasgow look fr the more dangerous side. All bath have to offer is penalties and a couple of half breaks from the centres.

Real conundrum for Glasgow tho - the fast offloading game risks knockons, Scrums risk pens to Bath. What to do?

Bath will squeeze their way to a win here. The scrum decisive in a close game.

I hope I'm wrong, I'm supporting Glasgow.