Bath vs London Irish Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Bath vs London Irish taking place? Bath vs London Irish will take place on Saturday 21st May, 2022 at 15:00 (UK)
Where is Bath vs London Irish taking place? Bath vs London Irish will take place at Recreation Ground in Bath
Where can I get tickets for Bath vs London Irish? Ticket information for Bath vs London Irish can be found on each side’s official website
What TV channel is Bath vs London Irish on in the UK? Bath vs London Irish will not be televised live in the UK
Where can I stream Bath vs London Irish in the UK? Bath vs London Irish cannot be streamed live in the UK
THE TEAM NEWS
Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Semesa Rokoduguni, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Max Clark, 11 Joe Cokanasiga, 10 Orlando Bailey, 9 Ben Spencer, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Miles Reid, 5 Charlie Ewels (c), 4 Mike Williams, 3 Will Stuart, 2 Tom Doughty, 1 Valeriy Morozov
Replacements: 16 Tom Dunn, 17 Beno Obano, 18 Ma’afu Fia, 19 Ewan Richards, 20 Jaco Coetzee, 21 Joe Simpson, 22 Danny Cipriani, 23 Will Muir
London Irish: 15 Tom Parton, 14 Kyle Rowe, 13 Curtis Rona, 12 Benhard van Rensburg, 11 Ben Loader, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Nick Phipps (c), 8 Sean O’Brien, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Ben Donnell, 5 Adam Coleman, 4 George Nott, 3 Ollie Hoskins, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke
Replacements: 16 Matt Cornish, 17 Facundo Gigena, 18 Marcel van der Merwe, 19 Chunya Munga, 20 Chandler Cunningham-South, 21 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 22 Ben White, 23 Henry Arundell
THE PREDICTION
Bath were shut-out for a humiliating 64-0 at Gloucester last time out, making it seven matches without a win on the bounce across all competitions. They have improved at home in recent times, with a recent 31-36 defeat here to Northampton Saints progress by their poor standards this season, but London Irish have been excellent on the road for most of the campaign. The Exiles lost the Premiership Rugby Cup final to Worcester Warriors on Tuesday evening by the tightest of margins and before that to Toulon in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals by just a point, with a 42-42 draw at home to in-form Wasps last time out in the Premiership suggesting this could come close. Take the visitors to win outright here or with a +1 head-start.
