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  1. Hot Bath run Sarries ragged

    Hot Bath run Sarries ragged

    Bath blitzed Saracens 66-21 to seal their spot in the Guinness Premiership play-offs on May 18. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:80'
    • Bath Rugby
    • Saracens
    • 80' And that's it! What a performance from Bath! Simply superb stuff. The semi-finals beckon! Thanks for joining me.
    • 78' Andrew Higgins blasts over for Bath! Barkley converts.
    • 75' Ross converts.
    • 75' Ratuvou goes over for Sarries! What a powerful run that was.
    • 70' Andrew Higgins is on for Bath. He scored last week and is greeted with a loud cheer by the riotous home faithful. AND THEY HAVE ANOTHER TRY!! Barkley with his second. What a finish.
    • 62' Physical stuff out there now. Sarries are putting about and refusing to lie down.
    • 56' Bath respond immediately! Lipman benefits from lovely work at the hands of Barkley to rock over to bring up the half-century. Barkley converts.
    • 54' Kevin Yates drives over for Sarries, and Jackson converts, Interesting stuff.
    • 53' James with a late hit and he goes to the sin bin.
    • 47' Sarries have a score! It's Adam Powell who gets it, intercepting on the halfway line and racing home. Glen Jackson converts.
    • 43' Barkley fails to make touch and Sarries break. Good early start from the visitors. Too late sadly.
    • 41' And we're away in the second half. Sarries start with possession.
    • 40+3 Half-time at The Rec. Wowzers! What a showing from Bath!
    • 40+2 Michael Claassens handles close to the Bath try line, as Sarries press. Off you go young man!
    • 40' Faamatuainu throws a few punches, but he gets away with a telling off. This really is Bath's day.
    • 37' WHAT A TRY! Matt Banahan gets a chance from his own 22, roars away at lightning speed, cuts inside one tackle and goes over! What pace! Barkley converts.
    • 34' What is happening here! Crockett with a break, Barkley with lovely dink through and James is over. TOTAL RUGBY! Barkley converts. 38-0! Saracens are getting absolutely and totally HAMMERED.
    • 31' Finally some possession for Sarries, but they can't penetrate this blue wall. Bath intercept, Mears with a chip and chase...Jonny Faamatuainu picks up and lays in Joe Maddock for the score! THAT'S THE BONUS POINT THEY NEEDED! If Bath hang for the win, they're in the play-offs. Put simply, they're in the play-offs. Barkley converts.
    • 24' Almost an absolute humdinger of a try for Bath. A breakaway from their own 22, and Butch James is yards away from completing a sensational move when Moses Rauluni tackles him into touch. CHAMPAGNE RUGBY!
    • 22' Another try! Lipman gets a deserved score. Lee Mears made a super break, offloaded to Alex Crockett and he handed Lipman a simple finish. Barkley converts.
    • 21' More pressure from Bath. Great ball retention.
    • 18' He converts his own handiwork, and the home side are racing away with this.
    • 17' Barkley with a lovely jinking run - a moment of class from the England man - and Bath are 15-0 ahead.
    • 13' Saracens try an intricate move in the centre. Knock on. They really haven't got going.
    • 9' Saracens have been blown away in the opening 10 minutes. But they have a line-out here on Bath's 22. They badly need to respond here...But Litman grabs it and sets Bath going again.
    • 7' TRY BATH! Daniel Browne crosses for the home side. Joe Maddock with good running, Michael Lipman linking in well and the big number eight breaking a tackle before going over. WHAT A START! Barkley converts. 10-0!
    • 3' Lovely early stuff from Bath, who catch and drive from the line-out and go through at least 10 phases, before winning another penalty. Very kickable.
    • 1' And we're under way at The Rec. Bath will the early pressure, and they're rewarded with a penalty. Interestingly Ollie Barkley kicks to touch.
    • - It's all very very exciting in the Guinness Premiership. Six teams are still in with a shout of making the four play-off spots. Bath could really use a win here.
    • - Good evening and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE!! coverage of Bath against Saracens.

  • Summary

    Bath Rugby versus Saracens
    Browne 7’, Barkley 17’, 70’, Lipman 22’, 58’, Maddock 31’, James 34’, Banahan 37’, Higgins 78’ Tries Powell 48’, Yates 53’, ratuvou 77’
    Barkley 8’, 18’, 23’, 32’, 35’, 38’, 58’, 79’ Conversions Jackson 43’, 49’, Ross 77’
    Barkley 6’ Penalties  
      Drops  

Live Team Line-Up

  • Bath Rugby

    Manager: Steve Meehan

    On the Field

    • Barnes
    • Mears
    • Stevens
    • Borthwick
    • Grewcock
    • Faamatuainu
    • Lipman Tries×2
    • Browne Try
    • Claassens Yellow Card
    • James Try Yellow Card
    • Banahan Try
    • Barkley Tries×2
    • Crockett
    • Maddock Try
    • Abendanon

    Subs

    • Berne
    • Walshe
    • Short
    • Dixon
    • Higgins Try
    • Feaunati
    • Bell

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Saracens

    Manager: Alan Gaffney

    On the Field

    • Yates Try
    • Ongaro
    • Johnston
    • Ryder
    • Fullarton
    • Chesney
    • Barrell
    • Gustard
    • Raulini
    • Jackson
    • ratuvou Try
    • Powell Try
    • Sorrell
    • Leonelli
    • Haughton

    Subs

    • Cairns
    • Ross
    • Dickens
    • Scarborough
    • Seymour
    • Mercey
    • Saull

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None