Bath Must Score Their First Try Against Wasps


Bath Action
By Glen Leat
September 14 2002

As we approach the third game of the season the vultures are sitting on the sidelines waiting to pick the decaying flesh from the body of another poor Bath performance. It is too early to judge performance but unless Bath score tries we could be in for another winter of discontent down at the Rec.

Once again we appear to have a very strong team on paper but, as the old cliche goes, we play on grass not on paper. We were all euphoric after that last gasp win on the opening day of our season at London Irish but soon came crashing down to earth last week against the Sarries. Wasps themselves are not in the best of form and last week just managed to pip the basement occupying Shoguns in the dying moments of their game. With Danny Grewcock desperate to make amends for his sending off last week and a host of other players wanting to make their mark this season on live TV Bath ought to win this game and I predict that Tom Voyce will open his try-scoring account with Mike Catt being announced as man of the match.

Come on Bath give us all something to shout about!!!!

Click here to remind yourself about the last match against Wasps.

Click on to the Wasps site for their perspective on things.

In preparation for this clash let's have a look at a few recent statistics:

Team to play:

15. Olly Barkley
14. Simon Danielli
13. Mike Catt
12. Mike Tindall
11. Tom Voyce
10. Chris Malone
9.  Gareth Cooper
1.  Dave Barnes
2.  Jonathan Humphreys
3.  Alessio Galasso
4.  Andy Beattie
5.  Danny Grewcock
6.  Gavin Thomas
7.  Dan Lyle
8.  Nathan Thomas

Replacements:
16. Ross Blake
17. Lee Mears
18. Simon Emms
19. Alex Crockett
20. John Mallett
21. Rob Thirlby
22. James Scaysbrook


Played 25 %
Bath Won 16 64
Wasps Won 8 32
Drawn 1 5

Biggest Win

Bath 36 - 12 17 Feb 1996
Wasps 35 - 0 7 Feb 1999

Player Greats

Bath top try scorer Jeremy Guscott 7
Bath top points scorer Jon Callard 110
Wasps top try scorer Paul Sampson 4
Wasps top points Rob Andrew 65

Last Meetings (Bath scores first)

12 May 2002 22- 24 The Rec
2 Dec 2001 10 - 23 Loftus Road
6 May 2001 36 - 31 Loftus Road
17 Mar 2001 16 - 13 The Rec
27 Aug 2000 36 - 12 Loftus Road
22 Jan 2000 27 - 16 The Rec
5 Dec 1999 21 - 23 Loftus Road
7 Feb 1999 0 - 35 Loftus Road
5 Sep 1998 36 - 27 The Rec
17 May 1998 31 - 17 Loftus Road
14 Feb 1998 43 - 27 The Rec
6 Apr 1997 25 - 25 Loftus Road
14 Sep 1996 36 - 40 The Rec