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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME: SALE SHARKS (GP: R6)

Saturday 26 October 2024

By Bath Rugby

October 25^th, 2024

OBANO REACHES 150 APPEARANCES IN BLUE, BLACK AND WHITE

Bath Rugby return to The Rec this Saturday for Round 6 of the Gallagher Premiership.

Taking on Sale Sharks, Beno Obano is set to earn his 150th cap in the hoops of Blue, Black and White.

Obano will pack down alongside Tom Dunn at hooker.

Thomas du Toit has been named as tighthead, before linking up with the Springboks squad next week for the autumn international campaign.

In the second row, Quinn Roux retains his number 4 jersey from last week, seeing Ross Molony come back into the fold.

Ted Hill and Guy Pepper will feature on the flanks, with Miles Reid captaining from Number 8.

Among the backs, Louis Schreuder will start at scrum-half.

Finn Russell remains at fly-half before heading into Scotland camp next week.

In a new centre pairing, Will Butt will start at 12, seeing Wales U20, Louie Hennessey, come into the fold at 13 for his first Premiership appearance of the season.

Also back in the starting line-up, Will Muir returns to the left wing hunting down Horse Corner, with Joe Cokanasiga on the right wing and Tom de Glanville at 15.

In another impactful show for van Graan’s bench last week, Niall Annett and Francois van Wyk take their spots, with van Wyk getting across the whitewash for the first time in Blue, Black and White last week.

Vilikesa Sela takes the replacement tighthead spot after making his Bath Rugby debut during Round 2 against Leicester Tigers.

Ethan Staddon looks to make his first Premiership appearance of the season, with Josh Bayliss & Jaco Coetzee completing the replacement forwards.

In a repeat of last week’s replacement backs, Tom Carr-Smith and Orlando Bailey complete the 6-2 bench split.

Cameron Redpath is unavailable for selection following an injury sustained prior to the Harlequins game.

MATCHDAY PROGRAMME: SALE SHARKS (GP: R6)

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Round 1 - Ampthill v Bath Rugby

Saturday 2 November 2024, 14:00

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Saturday 9 November 2024, 13:00, The Rec

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Saturday 23 November, 15:00

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Friday 31 January 2025, 19:45, The Rec

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Saturday 8 February 2025, 13:30, The Rec

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Saturday 15 February 2025, 15:00

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CHAMPIONS CUP TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

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MATCH PREVIEW, DELIVERED BY HUBOO

Back in action at The Rec on Saturday, Johann van Graan's men are taking on Alex Sanderson's Sale Sharks as they travel down to BA2 from Salford.

Securing a last gasp win over Harlequins last weekend, the Bath squad have reviewed their rights and wrong from Round 5 and head into Round 6 starting from zero.

The last time the two teams met was in the play-off of 2023/24 where Bath came out victorious in a 31-23 win.

Reflecting on the win at the Stoop last weekend, van Graan has reiterated his 'never too high, never too low' mindset: "We as a group spoke about a heavyweight boxing fight before the game. We believe in our team and they selected a very strong team. I think both teams picked two very strong 6-2 impact benches and we knew this was going to be a big game in our season, as it seems to be every week. They really tested us.

"We've become tough to beat over the last two and a half years. We have resilience and belief in what we do and we play for not only each other but everyone in our circle and every one at the club. We've very proud of what we do and we've got each other's backs. The sign of a good team is when things don't go your way, you keep your nerve and I think on both yellow cards, the other 14 guys backed up the player not on the pitch. That's the sign of a good team, a hungry team and team who wants to keep getting better."

Looking ahead to the challenge faced against Sale, with both teams having men unavailable for selection due to England international call-ups, van Graan said: "This weekend will the same for all teams who have English internationals. We knew from a few months ago that there'll be a camp this week, what you don't know is who will be picked. So for us, it's not a massive disruption. Obviously, it would be great to have Ben, Ollie, Charlie, Sam and Will available but it's the next man in. And at tighthead I think Thomas [du Toit] has been playing some excellent rugby, whether he's playing from the bench or starting.

"We've also got Archie Griffin who is back in training, and then we've got Billy Sela who used his opportunity against Leicester, and Kieran Verden has been training in the background really well - we played him against Edinburgh a few weeks ago.

"Loose forwards, you've got Guy [Pepper], Miles [Reid], Ethan Staddon, Josh [Bayliss], you've got Jaco [Coetzee] available. Ewan Richards can play on the flanks, Tom Cowan is available.

"At nine you've got Louis [Schreuder], Tom Carr-Smith, Neil Le Roux, Ieuan Davies all available. At centre, Cam [Redpath], Louie Hennessey who has done really really well. Arguably, Will Butt has been one of the form players of the Premiership, he just keeps getting better every single week. It really is the next man in. It's a squad and we are so proud of our squad. Every team will have to manage their squad this weekend."

Bath take on Sale Sharks in a Double Header at The Rec, with Bath Rugby kicking off at 15:05, followed by Bath RFC Ladies v Richmond FC Women at 17:30.

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ONE TO WATCH: ROB DU PREEZ

The older brother of Jean-Luc and Dan du Preez, fly-half Rob du Preez has scored 12 points from his boot so far this season, in two appearances.

Du Preez will come up against his Scottish counter-part, Finn Russell, who is fresh from being named vice captain in Scotland's Autumn campaign.

With plenty of aerial and kicking skill from both of them, the backfield battle for territory is one to watch come Saturday.

ABOUT THE OPPOSITION: SALE SHARKS

As it stands, all five of Sale Sharks matches in the Premiership this season have been won by the home team on the day.

The Sharks most recent away win of the tournament was during a visit to the StoneX against Saracens in May of the 2023/24 season.

Alex Sanderson heads to The Rec having lost on his last two visits to Bath, once in Round 13 (42-24) and again in the Premiership play-off (31-23).

Sale will be without the likes of the Tom and Ben Curry, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Tom Roebuck and George Ford, who continues to rehab with England ahead of the Autumn Nations Series.

SALE SHARKS LAST VISIT TO THE REC

Bath Rugby 31-23 Sale Sharks (GP: Play-off)

Saturday 1 June 2024

U20 SIX NATIONS RETURNS TO THE REC

The home of Bath Rugby will open its doors for England U20 Six Nations fixtures against France and Italy.

The Rec and Kingston Park will host England U20 Men’s home Six Nations fixtures in 2025.

The U20 world champions travel to The Rec to take on France in Round 2 (Friday 7 February, 20:00 GMT) and Italy in Round 4 (Friday 7 March, 19:45 GMT), with a meeting against Scotland set to take place at Kingston Park on Friday 21 February (19:15 GMT) in Round 3.

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SEASON TICKET HOLDER & CLUB MEMBER PRIORITY WINDOW

If you're a Bath Rugby Season Ticket Holder or Club Member, now is the time to secure your tickets for our Christmas Clash against Saracens!

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BATH RUGBY INTERNATIONAL WATCH

Nine Bath Rugby players have been called into their national squads for the upcoming Autumn Nations Series.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England: Charlie Ewels, Ollie Lawrence, Ben Spencer, Will Stuart, Sam Underhill

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland: Josh Bayliss, Finn Russell

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales: Archie Griffin

🇿🇦 South Africa: Thomas du Toit

Bayliss, Russell, Griffin and du Toit will link up with their respective camps after this weekend ready for the Autumn campaign.

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AN UPDATE FROM BATH RUGBBY SUPPORTERS' CLUB

From Andy Warren, BRSC Member

With today's double header, here at BRSC we are delighted to continue our player sponsorship with Bath RFC Ladies . We are equally delighted to announce that for this season we will sponsor BRL captain and club stalwart, Clea Fawcett.

Sponsoring Clea provides us with an excellent opportunity to promote and support the women's game in our city.

BRSC will cheer BRL from the sidelines and encourage fans of the Blue, Black and White to stick around after the boys have done the business and attend today's double header at The Rec.