The basic rules are not so difficult that you need a lifetime to learn them, however you still need a couple of hours game-time to be able to understand the structure and game-play of Rugby. Replacements: Ulugia, Beria, Zirakashvili, Ruaud, Levave, Laidlaw, Betham, Naqalevu.Rugby is a complicated, intense game, which consists of 15 players on each team on a field of 100 meters long and 70 meters wide. Replacements: Walker, Boyce, Judge, Garvey, Davies, Chudley, Burns, Brew.Ĭlermont: Abendanon Ezeala, Toeava, Moala, Raka Lopez, Parra Uhila, Beheregaray, Slimani, Iturria, Timani, Fischer, Lapandry, Lee. As we always do, we will sit down and talk about selection and what that will look like over the next few months." Line-upsīath: Homer Rokoduguni, Joseph, Roberts, McConnochie Priestland, Cook Obano, Dunn, Stuart, McNally, Stooke, Williams, Bayliss, Louw (capt). On the trip to Clermont next weekend: "For us, it is another opportunity to put on the Bath shirt. On Bath's attacking intent: "That was specific to this game and sometimes we will play like that, but we let it get away and that is why the lads are hurting so much." That is where the frustration lies, because we let the details slip away from us and we gave a very good Clermont side opportunities." 'We let the details slip' - what they saidīath director of rugby Stuart Hooper told BT Sport: "There was a big difference between the first and second half. The bonus point was sealed in the closing stages as Ezeala latched onto Camille Lopez's grubber kick to score the fourth try, before England centre Joseph crossed late on for the hosts. Moments later, the Barcelona-born back fed Lapandry to score Clermont's third. Nineteen-year-old winger Ezeala was quiet for the opening hour of his European debut before bursting into life as he finished a well-worked move. Priestland levelled from the tee but Laidlaw edged the French side in front once again before three tries in seven minutes blew the Premiership team away. The Wales fly-half shaped up to take a close-range drop goal but instead motioned to run the ball wide before throwing a dummy pass to enable him to cross the line.īath grew confidence from taking the lead and continued to win front-foot ball that enabled them to play expansive running rugby.Ĭlermont - yet to win the competition despite playing in three finals - endured a difficult first half but drew level when the impressive Moala brushed off two tackles to score his side's opening try.Ĭlermont scrum-half Morgan Parra was replaced after failing a head injury assessment at half-time and his replacement, former Scotland captain Laidlaw, quickly got his side on the front foot with an early penalty.
The hosts needed a victory to breathe life into their campaign after defeat in the opening two matches, and they got off to a good start when Priestland impressively switched the direction of attack to hand his side the lead.
Ulster top the group on 12 points after Saturday's win against Harlequins, while Clermont are just one point behind in second. Jonathan Joseph scored a late try, but Bath remain bottom of Pool Three on two points. Greg Laidlaw kicked two second-half penalties and two tries by teenager Samuel Ezeala came either side of an Alexandre Lapandry score.