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ASK THE REF
Last night I was at “Ask the Ref”, Tony Spreadbury’s annual talk to Bath Rugby Supporters’ Club. In these talks Spreaders aims to explain the laws and how referees interpret and implement them, as well as highlighting coaching and playing trends that challenge regulation of the laws. He introduces his talks with video clips to highlight the refereeing issues of the day and openly addresses recent controversies around major referee decisions. He is always entertaining (slipping in wry observations about officials who are pantomime villains from time to time) and informative.
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Get Up and Go Again...
….It’s a familiar coaching mantra and rugby players of all levels will have had it drummed into them as a fundamental basic of the game from an early age. Some things don’t change and after the heroic effort in Toulouse, the boys in BB&W have to face up to another big challenge at Ashton Gate in the final game of this block of the Premiership prior to the start of the 6 Nations.
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No Sugar Coating the Pill in La Ville Rose - Toulouse v Bath
Whether you are travelling to Toulouse with a ticket or watching the game on a screen everyone is going to get a real rugby treat his weekend. The Rose City, so named because it’s of its coral coloured bricks and terracotta tiled roofs is possibly the most underrated and beautiful city in France situated on the banks of the Garonne.
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Aquae Sulis vs Isca Dumnoniorum
How’s that for a historical fixture? Hold on, I hear you cry – Exeter Chiefs only won promotion to the Premiership in 2010. However, a delve into Bath Rugby’s history shows that the first game played at The Rec took place on 6th October 1894, with the opponents being Exeter. The Chronicle at the time reported “It was after 4 ere the game commenced before a fairly large crowd of spectators considering the sixpenny gate”. That’s 2.5p for those of you considerably younger than I am. Clearly the cost of tickets raised a few eyebrows in those days too!
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Sale v Bath - A PRE-CHRISTMAS SALE - BUT........
.......WILL IT BE A BARGAIN FOR BATH
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Sale v Bath - A PRE-CHRISTMAS SALE - BUT........
.......WILL IT BE A BARGAIN FOR BATH
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Bath vs Bristol - We're Going on a Bear Hunt...
(Apologies to Michael Rosen, but I just couldn’t resist it!) OK, full disclosure, as a rule I’m not really a fan of Friday night games. Every year when the fixture list comes out, I grumble about the number that we have to play, especially when our rivals 90 miles or so down the M5 get away with none yet again! That said, I know the players like Friday evenings under the lights and I understand that they’re good for the financial bottom line, so, having got the grumpy old man bit out of the way, I have to admit I’m looking forward to this one.
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Bath v Leicester - Burning Bright
The table appears to have been turned upside down. Bath sit proudly clear at the top, 10 out of 10 so far. Saracens and Leicester, champions the last two seasons, prop up the rest without a win between them. Saturday is a fantastic opportunity for Bath to cement their position and keep the Tigers caged at the foot of the league.
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Bath v Leicester - Burning Bright
The table appears to have been turned upside down. Bath sit proudly clear at the top, 10 out of 10 so far. Saracens and Leicester, champions the last two seasons, prop up the rest without a win between them. Saturday is a fantastic opportunity for Bath to cement their position and keep the Tigers caged at the foot of the league.
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Bath’s got talent, but have we got the (Stone) X factor?
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. Charles Dickens had the French Revolution in mind when he penned the opening line to A Tale of Two Cities and there’s no doubt that something of a quiet revolution has taken place at Bath Rugby since Johann van Graan arrived at Farleigh in July 2022.