Bath Rugby hosts Saracens at the Recreation Ground on Saturday, April 4, marking their first home knockout game in the Champions Cup in 22 years. This eagerly anticipated round of 16 clash pits two domestic rivals against each other, with Saracens still smarting from a heavy 62-15 defeat to Bath just three weeks ago in the Gallagher Premiership.
Kick-off is scheduled for 3pm UK time, with comprehensive live coverage available for fans eager to follow every moment of the match.
All Investec Champions Cup fixtures this season are broadcast live on Premier Sports. You can stream the game online or watch it via Virgin TV, Amazon Prime, or Sky Sports packages. This weekend, the match will be shown on Premier Sports 2, with pre-match coverage beginning at 2pm.
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For those unable to watch live or seeking highlights, the Investec Champions Cup YouTube channel will upload key moments shortly after full-time. Additionally, SomersetLive will provide continuous live blogging with build-up, team announcements, play-by-play updates, expert analysis, interviews, and post-match reactions.
Fans can also listen to live commentary on BBC Radio Somerset throughout the game.
Team News:
Bath Rugby Starting XV:
15 Santi Carreras, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Max Ojomoh, 11 Henry Arundell, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer, 1 Beno Obano, 2 Tom Dunn, 3 Archie Griffin, 4 Quinn Roux, 5 Charlie Ewels, 6 Josh Bayliss, 7 Guy Pepper, 8 Alfie Barbeary
Replacements:
16 Kepu Tuipulotu, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Ted Hill, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Bernard van der Linde, 22 Cameron Redpath, 23 Miles Reid
Saracens Starting XV:
15 Elliot Daly, 14 Noah Caluori, 13 Nick Tompkins, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Tobias Elliott, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Charlie Bracken, 1 Rhys Carre, 2 Jamie George, 3 Marcus Street, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 5 Hugh Tizard, 6 Theo McFarland, 7 Andy Onyeama-Christie, 8 Tom Willis
Replacements:
16 Theo Dan, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Marco Riccioni, 19 Harry Wilson, 20 Nathan Michelow, 21 Ivan van Zyl, 22 Alex Lozowski, 23 Max Malins
Match Officials:
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Assistant Referees: Ben Connor (Wales), Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Don’t miss a moment of this pivotal Champions Cup showdown as Bath Rugby and Saracens battle for a place in the quarter-finals.