Bath vs Wapss

[stemoc]

the Highlanders combo not working for the wimps, nice try to the bath right winger

[JM2K6]

Good to see McConnochie on a scoring run. I've always rated him...

[sockwithaticket]

Fuck. Young out already and Willis running around wincing is not good.

[sockwithaticket]

Such a stupid pen to give away having secured that position.

[Bimbowomxn]

Underhill if anything looks more physically impressive than before the shutdown.


Great back row contests so far.

[sockwithaticket]

When he gets it right Feikitoa can absolutely annihilate in the tackle, it's great to see.

Replays of that clearout on Young from early in the game look cardable to me with my Wasps hat on...

[sockwithaticket]

Squandered hard won field position again...

We're very clearly not trying to maul against this Bath pack.

[Raggs]

Not sure robson was offside there, it was aknock on, and there was no tackle, just a bath player who'd fell over onto the ground.

[sockwithaticket]

Gah, that needed to lead to something. Great break from Kibirige, but our handling inside their 22 has been gash.

Oh good, another injury to a first team player

[sockwithaticket]

Nice recovery from a move ruining error there. Umaga has a prety high strike rate for a 10.

[ASMO]

Will Stuart looks like someone has painted a face on an egg

[sockwithaticket]

Fucking hell, Oghre down too. Butcher's bill is incredibly high for 33 minutes gone.

[JM2K6]

Fair play to the emergency hooker for admitting he wasn't up to it.

[sockwithaticket]

Fair play to the emergency hooker for admitting he wasn't up to it.

Yeah and good on Barnes for the way he handled that interaction, I'm not sure all refs would have made him feel that comfortable saying so and contravening coaches. Not sure why the Wasps staff member felt able to speak so confidently on his behalf.

[Ali Cadoo]

I'd forgotten it was a bank holiday back home and there were matches on today - getteth the fycke inne.

[sockwithaticket]

Given the way this game started, the injury situation and having no hooker anymore I will happily take a draw at half time.

[sockwithaticket]

I'm going to enjoy looking up Willis' turnover stats after the game. I make it 4 now?

[stemoc]

Roko would have scored that

[sockwithaticket]

Our attitude and appetite in defence has been fantastic.

[stemoc]

shit defence by bath

[sockwithaticket]

Robson's option taking at various breaks in play has been fantastic.

[Niegs]

Not sure if my stream is delayed... but after West scored. Very quick shot of JJ telling the water carrier (I think) "... off!" and pointing back with his thumb.

I wondered if that was a message intended for management "Get him off!" ... not sure who but it certainly looked to be more of an internal message relay rather than anything to do with that last play.

And now Dunn's off?

[ASMO]

Bath utterly brainless, so many needless a penalties, Willis certainly winning the battle of the breakdown. Someone needs to buy them a clue

[Bimbowomxn]

Tight finish on the way.

[sockwithaticket]

That's an incredibly disappointing try to concede given how much hard work we've done.

[stemoc]

looked very 'truck and trailer' ..

[Niegs]

looked very 'truck and trailer' ..

I'm not a fan of the sheer off but Willis joining just before they broke away seemed to legitimise it. I'd hope Barnsey would have told them to use it if they'd sheered and no one was there (but sometimes see that clear truck and trailer 'ignored' as 'well, the defence broke away so same maul')

[sockwithaticket]

Get in!!

[sockwithaticket]

That Launch hit on De Glanville is a bit of a physics lesson.

[Ali Cadoo]

I’m very happy that in my professional life I don’t have Joe Launchberry hitting me like that.

[ASMO]

Bath only got themselves to blame here, they have been fucking dire, Priestland utterly crap game, no control, no structure

[Slick]

Rugby is really dull

[sockwithaticket]

kick it up the end of the fucking field. I've seen us screw this playing out the clock game too many times...

[sockwithaticket]

Huge result. Basically an 8 pointer given our table positions.

[Niegs]

Rugby is really dull

Having got into the Kiwis' SRA and then coming back to this is like night and day. I've only been watching highlights tbf but I think Quins v Saints was the only one that looked like teams actually moving the ball about and running it. I watched Bath v Saints last week and it was a lot of this. One out, conservative, hoping for the pen kick.

People complain about League's bosh ups, but at least they limit that to four or five. Union, you can get 10+ with little territory gained. Watching this, still seeing players sealing off at the breakdown, it's no wonder they all do it, though. Almost guaranteed possession, ref looking at defenders infringing at the breakdown and offside, kick to the corner (if not a shot at goal), very difficult to stop the driving maul.

[sockwithaticket]

Think I would have given Robson MotM. His decision making and direction after losing the two hookers was exceptional.

[Slick]

Rugby is really dull

Having got into the Kiwis' SRA and then coming back to this is like night and day. I've only been watching highlights tbf but I think Quins v Saints was the only one that looked like teams actually moving the ball about and running it. I watched Bath v Saints last week and it was a lot of this. One out, conservative, hoping for the pen kick.

People complain about League's bosh ups, but at least they limit that to four or five. Union, you can get 10+ with little territory gained. Watching this, still seeing players sealing off at the breakdown, it's no wonder they all do it, though. Almost guaranteed possession, ref looking at defenders infringing at the breakdown and offside, kick to the corner (if not a shot at goal), very difficult to stop the driving maul.

Agree, don’t think I’ll be renewing my monthly BT Sport subscription, I didn’t miss rugby this much

[Niegs]

Flatman and Bath supporters twitter having a (justified?) whinge at Wasps having 15 on the pitch to finish off...

[Raggs]

First instinct is that the scenario listed isn't what happened. But I am interested, looking at the law book now.

[sockwithaticket]

BT comms seemed to think the fact Oghre went off with a head injury as a factor.