Bath, Northampton Saints
Bath show why they are favourites for the title in victory against champions Northampton Saints
Bath Rugby heat Northampton Saints 38-16 at the Recreation Ground in Round One of the 2024/25 Gallagher Premiership
Bath open campaign with statement victory over depleted Northampton
The bonus-point victory was a powerful statement of intent from Bath, who gained a revenge of sorts for their narrow defeat by Saints in the Premiership final last June, when they had played with 14 men for almost an hour after Beno Obano’s red card at Twickenham.
Bath prove why they are Premiership title favourites in early statement of intent against Northampton
Spencer was one of a number of those on show of interest to watching England head coach Steve Borthwick. With scrum half rival Alex Mitchell unavailable for Northampton due to an injury, Spencer stepped up to produce exactly the sort of performance that has become his trademark over the last few seasons.
Bath exact Premiership revenge on Northampton on opening night
BATH TURNED THE tables on English Premiership champions Northampton on the opening night of the new season with a 38-16 victory at the Recreation Ground. Three months after losing 25-21 to Saints in last season’s final at Twickenham, Johann van Graan’s side ran in five tries in a bonus-point victory.
What Bath said about revenge win over a Mitchell-less Northampton
Johann van Graan has explained that redemption was never on the Bath agenda after their Premiership victory over champions Northampton.
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