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Eddie Jones has taken uncapped pair Maro Itoje and Elliot Daly to Scotland with the rest of the England squad in the event that his original team suffers any injuries. ESPN reports that the new England manager is monitoring the fitness situation of Northampton’s Courtney Lawes and suggests that in the event that he is […]
Bath winger Semesa Rokoduguni has received a call-up to Eddie Jone’s new-look England side in the wake of Chris Ashton’s 10-week ban. The Fijian-born player has featured only once before for England, against New Zealand at Twickenham back in 2014. Now, Planet Rugby reports that Jones has called up the Bath back as a replacement […]
London Wasps flanker James Haskell has confirmed that he has extended his contract with the club to keep him with the side for another few years. Sky Sports reports that the England international has chosen to extend his spell with the side. Haskell, aged 30, has represented Wasps since 2002 when he made his debut. […]
Bath suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Newcastle Falcons this weekend. Prior to the match, Newcastle had not won a single game in the Aviva Premiership all season and yet they capitalised on Bath’s incredibly poor form in order to earn their first victory of the campaign. Newcastle’s Craig Willis missed an early […]
This weekend, Bath play away against Newcastle Falcons and will be looking to build on last week’s victory over Worcester Warriors and climb their way up the league table. Playing away from home, Mike Ford’s side will have to watch out for Newcastle’s stern support which may well propel them on to challenge in the […]
Mike Ford has continued his run of purchases by securing the transfer of Dan Bowden from Auckland-based side the Blues. The Bath coach has been looking to bolster his side recently with other players such as Faletau and Denton joining the club. Now, BBC Sport reports that Bath have captured the services of Dan Bowden […]
Bath were unable to replicate last week’s heroics against Wasps in the European Champions’ Cup and as such came away from this weekend suffering a heavy loss. Wasps for their part were clinical and professional and made up for last week’s last-gasp loss to Bath. Bath opened the scoring after 10 minutes with Kyle Eastmond […]
As with last weekend, Bath take on London Wasps in the European Champions’ Cup. Unlike last week, though, Bath are at home and will be hoping that this will help see them overcome Wasps for a second week in a row. Bath narrowly beat Wasps last week thanks to a superb stoppage time kick from […]
This weekend sees the return of the Champions Cup and Bath go away to London Wasps. These two sides have already clashed this season in the Aviva Premiership, with Wasps emerging as victors. Therefore, with qualification into the next round of the competition still open to all, both sides will be looking to earn a […]
England’s Six Nations squad has suffered a blow to its ranks this week as the BBC reports that Northampton prop Alex Corbisiero will miss the competition after needing to undergo knee surgery. The 27-year-old has only played one game since the end of last season and so this comes as unwelcome news for the England […]
Gameweek six is upon us and one of this weekend’s biggest clashes is Bath vs Northampton. Last season’s runners-up will be looking to try and improve their recent form. The Saints are in a similar position; they are 10 points adrift of league leaders Saracens and haven’t been in the best form either. After last […]
Bath came into the game at Welford Road in poor form and were hoping to replicate last season’s semi-final result to get their season back on track. However, a resolute and professional Leicester side put an end to that and got their revenge. Bath were quick off the mark as they scored in the seventh […]