| Home team | Bath |
| Away team | Exeter Chiefs |
| Venue | The Rec |
| Competition | Gallagher PREM semi-final |
| Kick off time | 3 pm (UK and Ireland) |
| Watch Live in the UK | TNT Sports/HBO Max |
Bath vs Exeter Chiefs Gallagher PREM semi-final as the sides meet at the Rec, trying to book a place in the final at Allianz Twickenham.
In the 18-game season, these sides finished second and third, with Bath four points further ahead of the Chiefs, with 13 wins from 18, while Exeter Chiefs finished the season with 11 wins and a draw.
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Bath vs Exeter Chiefs confirmed lineups
| Bath | Exeter Chiefs | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Obano | 1 | Sio | |||
| Dunn | 2 | Norey | |||
| Du Toit | 3 | Iosefa-Scott | |||
| Roux | 4 | Jenkins | |||
| Ewels | 5 | Zambonin | |||
| Bayliss | 6 | Hooper | |||
| Underhill | 7 | Tshiunza | |||
| Barbeary | 8 | Fisilau | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Spencer | 9 | Varney | |||
| Carreras | 10 | Skinner | |||
| Arundell | 11 | Ridl | |||
| Ojomoh | 12 | Ikitau | |||
| Lawrence | 13 | Slade | |||
| Cokanasiga | 14 | Brown-Bampoe | |||
| De Glanville | 15 | Woodburn | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Tuipulotu | 16 | Dweba | |||
| Van Wyk | 17 | Burger | |||
| Sela | 18 | Tchumbadze | |||
| Molony | 19 | Tuima | |||
| Hill | 20 | Vintcent | |||
| Van der Linde | 21 | Cairns | |||
| Redpath | 22 | Wimbush | |||
| Reid | 23 | Hammersley | |||
Recent Form:
Bath (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 6th June 2026 | PREM | Leicester Tigers | 24-22 |
| Loss | 29th May 2026 | PREM | Bristol Bears | 21-19 |
| Won | 16th May 2026 | PREM | Newcastle Red Bulls | 69-12 |
| Loss | 10th May 2026 | PREM | Exeter Chiefs | 35-12 |
| Loss | 3rd May 2026 | Champions Cup | Bordeaux Begles | 38-26 |
Bath had lost three games in four before the final round of the PREM and therefore they needed a win to secure a home semi-final against Exeter, who could have overtaken them without a win. Bath showed their power against the Leicester Tigers with Thomas du Toit scoring an incredible hattrick, all from within a few metres. Leicester were also pushing to make sure they finished in the top four. The game was sitting at 17-17 at halftime and had a kick in the final moments to bring the game level, but missed. Bath won 24-22.
Exeter Chiefs (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 6th June 2026 | PREM | Saracens | 32-12 |
| Won | 31st May 2026 | PREM | Leicester Tigers | 26-35 |
| Loss | 16th May 2026 | PREM | Harlequins | 41-24 |
| Won | 10th May 2026 | PREM | Bath | 35-12 |
| Loss | 2nd May 2026 | Challenge Cup | Ulster | 29-12 |
Exeter won three of their final four PREM games and it took a win against Saracens to book their place in the semi-final. The winner of that game would finish in the top four and the loser miss out. Despite being behind for most of the first half, Exeter scored three tries, while only conceding once.
Bath vs Exeter Chiefs head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 10th May 2026 | PREM | Exeter Chiefs | 35-12 |
| 21st February 2026 | PREM Cup | Exeter Chiefs | 31-19 |
| 3rd January 2026 | PREM | Bath | 33-26 |
| 20th September 2025 | PREM Cup | Exeter Chiefs | 14-23 |
| 19th April 2025 | PREM | Bath | 24-26 |
Exeter Chiefs have won three of the four matches that the teams have had this season, winning both PREM Cup games, whereas both league games were won by the home side. The winning team in the last three have scored 30 or more points.
