Bath Rugby will visit Championship side Bedford Blues on Friday evening as they prepare for the upcoming 2026/27 Gallagher Premiership season.
The Blue, Black and Whites have played two matches so far this season, fielding young squads. They were narrowly defeated 53-42 in Perpignan, followed by a 50-28 loss at Sale Sharks on Sunday in Round One of the Premiership Rugby Cup.
Here’s everything you need to know to follow the match this weekend.
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Bedford Blues versus Bath Rugby will take place on Friday, 11 September at Goldington Road. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:30pm.
As with all Championship Rugby fixtures this season, the game will be streamed live on Clubber TV for a one-off match fee of £4.99. You can sign up via the Clubber TV platform.
For those unable to attend the stadium, and even for those who are, live match coverage will be available through a dedicated live blog. This will include build-up, full team news, live play-by-play updates, reactions, statistics, analysis, interviews, and highlights.
Please note that BBC Radio Somerset and BBC Three Counties will not be providing live commentary for this game.
Bedford Blues starting XV: 15. Louis James, 14. Ryan Hutler, 13. Lucas Titherington, 12. Michael Le Bourgeois, 11. George Worth, 10. Will Maisey, 9. Alex Day (captain);
- Joey Conway, 2. Tommy Herman, 3. Oisin Heffernan, 4. Ilan Evans, 5. Rory Ward, 6. Kayde Sylvester, 7. Charlie Ulcoq, 8. Fred Tuilagi
Replacements: James Fish, Monty Royston, Will Davies-King, James Bennett, Alex Woolford, Archie Benson, Tui Uru, James Lennon, Ben Dufficy, Dean Adamson
Bath Rugby starting XV: 15. Tom de Glanville, 14. Joe Cokanasiga, 13. Ollie Lawrence, 12. Cameron Redpath, 11. Henry Arundell, 10. Ciaran Donoghue, 9. Tom Carr-Smith;
- Claudius Wheeler, 2. Dan Frost, 3. Archie Griffin, 4. Quinn Roux, 5. Ross Molony, 6. Arthur Green, 7. Miles Reid (captain), 8. Dan du Preez
Replacements (alphabetical): Jack Bennett, Ieuan Davies, Tom Dunn, Ioan Emanuel, Austin Emens, Jack Harrison, Louie Hennessey, Will Jeanes, Scott Kirk, James Linegar, Max Pearce, Ewan Richards, Will Roue, Jasper Spandler, Will Stuart, George Timmins, Kepu Tuipulotu, Bernard van der Linde, Kieran Verden, Jack Woods
Match officials: Referee: Richard Gordon Assistant referees: Ben Simpson and James Clarke