Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby

What do you think? You can have your say by posting below.
If you do not already have an account Click here to Register.

Ever the optimist Chiefs 29 Bath 28

Exeter Chiefs:

15 Olly Woodburn

14 Paul Brown-Bampoe

13 Henry Slade

12 Len Ikitau

11 Campbell Ridl

10 Harvey Skinner

9 Stephen Varney

1 Scott Sio

2 Max Norey

3 Josh Iosefa-Scott

4 Dafydd Jenkins (c)

5 Andrea Zambonin

6 Tom Hooper

7 Christ Tshiunza

8 Ross Vintcent

Replacements:

16 Joseph Dweba

17 Ethan Burger

18 Bachuki Tchumbadze

19 Rusi Tuima

20 Finn Worley Brady

21 Tom Cairns

22 Will Haydon-Wood

23 Ben Hammersley

Bath Rugby:

1 Francois van Wyk,

2 Dan Frost,

3 Archie Griffin,

4 Quinn Roux,

5 Ross Molony,

6 Ted Hill,

7 Sam Underhill,

8 Alfie Barbeary,

9 Ben Spencer (c),

10 Finn Russell,

11 Henry Arundell,

12 Will Butt,

13 Ollie Lawrence,

14 Joe Cokanasiga,

15 Tom de Glanville

Replacements:

16 Kepueli Tuipulotu,

17 Beno Obano,

18 Thomas du Toit,

19 Charlie Ewels,

20 Guy Pepper,

21 Tom Carr-Smith,

22 Santi Carreras,

23 Cameron Redpath

Match Officials

Referee: Karl Dickson
ARs: Luke Pearce & Jonathan Healy
TMO: David Rose

Exe 17 Bath 38

Weather Forecast as at 1200 Friday

Light rain and moderate breeze from the northeast
Temperature 15 degrees will feel like 14 degrees
Chance of Precipitation

TV Coverage

Channel 409 TNT Sports 1 SD 1500 – 1800
Channel 432 TNT Sports 1 HD 1500 – 1800

Think Bath will be too good for us unfortunately,
Chiefs 19 - 26 Bath.

Chiefs 21-35 Bath

As strong as we can go but the bench, Batchu aside, isn't going to enable us to keep at the same intensity for 80.

Us 22 Bath 43

Match Preview for Sunday's game

Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby

A stronger Bath side than I hoped to see! The difference in the replacements are chalk and cheese! Bath have more strength in depth than any other club. I have a feeling this may tell. I think the game will be close until 50 odd mins then Bath will pull away. Chiefs 21 Bath 38. I hope I'm wrong and we can start well and cling on at the end. Great to see Olly back. We've really missed him.

This might be a stretch for us

Chiefs 25 Bath 30

I struggle to see us prevailing after 80 minutes, but I shall, nevertheless, stick with my usual prediction:

Chiefs 31; Bath 26

The Barf bench bomb squad to run away with the match, if they aren't already leading by a good margin.

With all the fuss Bath made about Barbeary’s 3 head knocks, (genuine knocks) I am surprised he’s playing and not having some time out.

with the squad bath have we will not compete after 60 mins dysons 23 billion fortune will bring them more silverware, still hey ho better days ahead i need to get up the table a bit after one prediction so its chiefs 14 bath 45 due to our running on empty cylinders.

We should be aiming for bonus points so:
Exeter 26 - 33 Bath

Why on earth is Barbeary playing? Didn't he get smashed in the head three times last week, according to the Bath boss?

We've been very good at home this season, I reckon we can take them if we can keep our key players on the field. Need a BIG game from Tshiunza and the forwards on the bench.

Quote:

Currychef
With all the fuss Bath made about Barbeary’s 3 head knocks, (genuine knocks) I am surprised he’s playing and not having some time out.

I think they were only kisses 💋, but of the french kind❤️



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2026:05:08:20:08:36 by Chief10tank.

Despite the return of Woody and PBB which is a massive positive I look at Baths bench and feel over the 80 they can turn the screw at any point to take the win, They just look too strong. As always I hope that I am wrong and the chiefs shock them early on and manage to hold on.

Chiefs 32 - Bath 37

Chiefs 26 - 34 Bath

Could be carnage but we need at least a point so going for a high scoring game. Their bench looks immense but they may be a bit complacent. Russell to have an off day and with that in mind Chiefs 32 Bath 30 but could easily be out by 20 points!

Quote:

cornwallchief
Could be carnage but we need at least a point so going for a high scoring game. Their bench looks immense but they may be a bit complacent. Russell to have an off day and with that in mind Chiefs 32 Bath 30 but could easily be out by 20 points!

There won’t be any complacency from Bath. Will expect a very physical game from your boys . Hoping for a good game

Widcombe Garçon

I like our starting 15 but think their bench will be the difference.I hope for a point but fear we won't even get that.
Prove me wrong boys Ex 25 Bath 37

Its impossible to see past their bench.

If we can get a bonus point ill be happy.


Chiefs 27 Bath 35

It's a real tough one to call. On paper, a stuffing wouldn't be surprising, but at home we should hold them back. We lack depth, but if come 60 we've made the space, we could hold on. We need this more than they do, but they'll be going hard to win. It's anyone's call. I'm expecting 2 points, but hoping for more!
Chiefs 26 : Barf 28

In Rob we trust.
By the way - cream on first. There's nothing to debate.

After 3 losses in succession I’m hoping that we can pull a rabbit out of the hat. Great to see Ollyand PaulBB back, but where is Jimmy Roots? Before last weeks game in Belfast I saw him warming up and asked why he wasn’t playing. Simple answer, he wasn’t selected. I’d have thought after 2 weeks rest he might have featured on Sunday.

As always, heart over head. Chiefs 31 Bath 28

Chiefs 25 Bath 38

Chiefs 28 - Bath 25

Bath’s bench would probably be starting in most Prem teams and will probably make the difference. Bath 33 Chiefs 28.

Head over heart Exe 18 - 24 Barff but hope Im wrong.

Quote:

Widcombe boy

Quote:

cornwallchief
Could be carnage but we need at least a point so going for a high scoring game. Their bench looks immense but they may be a bit complacent. Russell to have an off day and with that in mind Chiefs 32 Bath 30 but could easily be out by 20 points!

There won’t be any complacency from Bath. Will expect a very physical game from your boys . Hoping for a good game

Especially after Tigers beat Saints to move within a point of Bath today.

Any point tomorrow means we're back into 4th. Scarysons on a late charge, last home game of the season could be decisive.

Chiefs 18 - 35 Bath
Hope I'm wrong (in a big way)

This is less a prediction than what I want to happen, so Chiefs 33 Bath 28

we are going to need our flankers to push in the scrum, as soon has the ball is put in our flankers have been standing up and not helping our props when opps keep the ball in.

I think in the last 4 games we have let in 19 tries so a big problem.

we are struggling for ball carriers, and last week we went backwards in every tackle whether we were carrying or tackling, and did not think to kick over their defence line until the last minute.

Not many of our starting 15 would make it onto Bath's bench, so hard to see a win.

Exeter 15 Bath 35

Chiefs 24 Barf 31