LEICS
No.Name
15Mathew Tait, -
14Niall Morris, -
13Vereniki Goneva, -
12Toby Flood, -
11Miles Benjamin, -
T
10Owen Williams, -
4
9Ben Youngs, -
1Marcos Ayerza, -
2Tom Youngs, -
3Dan Cole, -
4Louis Deacon, -
5Ed Slater, -
6Jamie Gibson, -
T
7Julian Salvi, -
8Jordan Crane, -
Replacements
16Rob Hawkins, -
17Boris Stankovich, -
18Fraser Balmain, -
19Sebastian de Chaves, -
20Thomas Waldrom, -
T
21David Mélé, -
22Scott Hamilton, -
23Matt Smith, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium
9:00 AM, January 5, 2014
Attendance: 22,479
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'27-27 End of half
81'27-27 End of half
81'27-27 End of second half
79'Incredible drama as Jamie Gibson goes over in the corner after heavy Leicester pressure, evading Matt Banahan to get the ball down. TMO confirms it's a try, but Williams can't find target from wide with the conversion and both sides will share the spoils.
79'27-27 Try - Jamie Gibson , Leicester Tigers
76'Substitute on - Horacio Agulla , Bath Rugby
76'Player substituted - Nick Abendanon , Bath Rugby
73'Player substituted - Kyle Eastmond , Bath Rugby
73'Substitute on - Ollie Devoto , Bath Rugby
71'Substitute on - Eusebio Guinazu , Bath Rugby
71'Player substituted - Rob Webber , Bath Rugby
69'Substitute on - Dominic Day , Bath Rugby
69'Player substituted - Dave Attwood , Bath Rugby
68'Player substituted - Anthony Perenise , Bath Rugby
68'Substitute on - Juan Pablo Orlandi , Bath Rugby
68'Player substituted - Carl Fearns , Bath Rugby
68'Substitute on - Leroy Houston , Bath Rugby
65'22-27 Try - Thomas Waldrom , Leicester Tigers
64'Leicester making the most of the numerical advantage and it's replacement Thomas Waldrom who crosses, sneaking over off the back of a lineout-and-drive and just managing to touch down despite the attentions of Matt Garvey. Williams just wide with conversion.
63'Substitute on - Thomas Waldrom , Leicester Tigers
63'Player substituted - Jordan Crane , Leicester Tigers
63'Substitute on - David Mélé , Leicester Tigers
63'Player substituted - Ben Youngs , Leicester Tigers
61'Yellow card - Stuart Hooper , Bath Rugby
60'Substitute on - Martin Roberts , Bath Rugby
60'Player substituted - Peter Stringer , Bath Rugby
60'Substitute on - Nathan Catt , Bath Rugby
60'Player substituted - Paul James , Bath Rugby
59'Substitute on - Sebastian de Chaves , Leicester Tigers
59'Player substituted - Ed Slater , Leicester Tigers
50'17-27 Try - Jonathan Joseph , Bath Rugby
50'17-22 Conversion - George Ford , Bath Rugby
49'Bath again work patiently through the phases and eventually a simple Ford pass to Jonathan Joseph allows the centre to power over under the posts. Suspicions of offside but TMO awards try and Ford converts to put Bath in command
45'17-20 Penalty goal - Owen Williams , Leicester Tigers
44'Good penalty from Williams as he holds his nerve from 48 metres to bring the gap back down to three points.
41'Fitting that Ford has the final say of the half as he splits the uprights again from distance, re-establishing the six point lead for the visitors as they go in for the interval.
41'+114-20 End of first half
41'+114-20 Penalty goal - George Ford , Bath Rugby
40'14-20 Start of second half
37'14-17 Penalty goal - Owen Williams , Leicester Tigers
36'Williams slots a key penalty from a tricky angle to bring it back within three points. Aside from an earlier miss, Leicester will be impressed with the youngster's efforts in the midfield and from the tee
26'11-17 Penalty goal - George Ford , Bath Rugby
25'George Ford is looking like a good candidate for Flood's EPS spot so far as he slots a penalty to extend Bath's lead to six points.
22'11-14 Penalty goal - Owen Williams , Leicester Tigers
21'Owen Williams finds target from out wide to keep Leicester in striking distance.
20'8-14 Conversion - George Ford , Bath Rugby
18'Sensational stuff from the visitors. Great break through the centre through Kyle Eastmond creates a big gap in Leicester's defence, before Ford once again turned creator with a deft inside pass for Francois Louw to dive over from close range.
18'8-12 Try - Francois Louw , Bath Rugby
16'8-7 Conversion - George Ford , Bath Rugby
15'8-5 Try - Anthony Watson , Bath Rugby
14'Instant response from Bath. Peter Stringer collects a bouncing ball from a line-out and a wonderful George Ford pass allows Nick Abendanon space to break, and he puts Anthony Watson through to scamper under the posts and touch down.
13'8-0 Penalty goal - Owen Williams , Leicester Tigers
12'Owen Williams missed the earlier conversion but makes no mistake from a penalty in front of posts to extend Leicester's lead
9'5-0 Try - Miles Benjamin , Leicester Tigers
8'Great try for Miles Benjamin as Leicester work quickly through the phases, spin the ball wide and give the wing the chance to go over in the corner after working the overlap.
1'Bath have only won one game at Welford Road in the last 16 encounters in Leicester. On the flip side they have only lost once in their last 12 games this season - which Bath side will show up this afternoon?
1'0-0 Start of first half