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Monday, 31 October 2011
Sir Ian McGeechan wants video at all games after Bath win over London Irish
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All Black World Cup hero Donald reeled back in from another fishing trip by Bath
The fourth-choice All Black fly-half kicked the World Cup-winning penalty for New Zealand at Eden Park last weekend. Now this week he will swap the Waikato river for the Rec when he arrives in Bath to join up with his new team-mates.
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LIVE COVERAGE: Bath v Exeter United
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Bath United team to face Exeter - including Olly Barkley at 12...
Bath United v Exeter Chiefs, 7.30pm Monday
15. Ed Hainsworth
14. Nick Scott
13. Ben Mosses
12. Olly Barkley
11. Alex Brown
10. Paul Roberts
9. Mark McMillan
1. David Flatman (Capt)
2. Will Tanner
3. Duncan Bell
4. Will Spencer
5. Nick Morris
6. Andy Beattie
7. Joe Buckle
8. Will Skuse
Replacements:
16. Max Anderson (FR)
17. Charlie Beech (FR),
18. Kane Palma-Newport (FR)
19. Jamie Collins
20. James Tyas
21. Chris Cook
22. Brad Barnes
23. George Drury
Sunday, 30 October 2011
Saturday, 29 October 2011
Bath Rugby squeeze home against London Irish with late Sam Vesty penalty
Bath took a first-half lead thanks to a Vesty try, but Irish hit back after the break through Tom Homer's boot.
A Dave Attwood try midway through the second period put Bath into a 10-6 lead, but Vesty was again unable to add the conversion.
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Abendanon full of praise for Woodburn ahead of Irish clash
Nineteen-year-old Woodburn has caught the eye over the past fortnight, touching down in both LV= Cup games and setting up a number of other scores.
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Friday, 28 October 2011
Bath Rugby team to face London Irish
15. Nick Abendanon
14. Olly Woodburn
13. Matt Carraro
12. Matt Banahan
11. Tom Biggs
10. Sam Vesty
9. Michael Claassens
1. Nathan Catt
2. Lee Mears
3. Anthony Perenise
4. Stuart Hooper (c)
5. Dave Attwood
6. Ben Skirving
7. Guy Mercer
8. Simon Taylor
Replacements
16. Ross Batty
17. Charlie Beech
18. David Wilson
19. Ryan Caldwell
20. Andy Beattie
21. Chris Cook
22. Paul Roberts
23. Jack Cuthbert
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Thursday, 27 October 2011
Profile - Guy Mercer
A Bath boy through and through, he used to spend his Saturday's watching the team he is now running out for.
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Quins next up at the Rec
After a great, unbeaten start to the season Harlequins are currently top of the premiership and the Bath Rugby boys are keen to ensure the visitors run of good form ends at the Rec. With all the World Cup players back, training has been fierce with places up for grabs in the first team and following on from 2 big wins in the LV= Cup, all the players and coaches are keen to continue those good performances in the premiership.
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This weeks Chronicle articles on Bath Rugby...
Bath Rugby Inside Out does Heineken Cup Sports Guru...
Bath Rugby Inside Out Sport Guru pool
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Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Kyle Eastmond closes in on Bath debut
Eastmond, 22, agreed to leave St Helens and switch codes to join the Premiership club back in March.
He was due to arrive at The Rec straight after the Super League season finished but his debut has been delayed because of a groin injury.
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Bath Rugby comment on Lewis Moody's international retirement
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Monday, 24 October 2011
Donald to arrive in Bath in a couple of weeks!
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Sam Vesty and Lee Mears look back at the Worcester Game
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Rugby World Cup 2011: Stephen Donald goes from zero to hero as New Zealand finally win World Cup
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Moody quits England as he hits out at team-mates
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Sunday, 23 October 2011
Moody calls time on England
The 33-year-old flanker captained England in their quarter-final defeat to France, which proved to the last of his 71 Test caps.
The Bath veteran made his England debut in 2001, skippering his country 11 times and scoring nine tries in an international career ravaged by a succession of injuries.
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Saturday, 22 October 2011
BATH FOCUS BACK ON LEAGUE
Coach Brad Davis says that in the minds of the coaching team, they have already "put the competition to bed" for three months until the next round of games against Northampton and Exeter.
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Bath Rugby put Warriors to the sword in LV= Cup thrashing
Bath Rugby sit pretty at the top of their LV= Cup pool after subjecting Worcester Warriors to a seven-try thumping at The Rec.
It was the second week on the trot that Bath scored 46 points – and it leaves them with a full house of 10 championship points from their opening two LV= fixtures.
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Friday, 21 October 2011
Bath Rugby team to face Worcester Warriors
14. Olly Woodburn
13. Dan Hipkiss
12. Matt Banahan
11. Nick Abendanon
10. Tom Heathcote
9. Chris Cook
1. Nathan Catt
2. Ross Batty
3. Anthony Perenise
4. Will Spencer
5. Ryan Caldwell
6. Andy Beattie (c)
7. Francois Louw
8. Ben Skirving
Replacements
16. Lee Mears
17. Charlie Beech
18. David Wilson
19. Stuart Hooper
20. Lewis Moody
21. Matt Keyte
22. Sam Vesty
23. Tom Biggs
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Bath centre Olly Barkley close to return from injury
The 29-year-old had hoped to play in the LV= Cup against Worcester on Saturday and wrote on Twitter last week: "Hoping, all being well, to get some time off the bench next week!".
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This weeks Chronicle articles on Bath Rugby...
Martin Haag says he and the rest of the Bath Rugby coaches face a selection conundrum over the next week as they seek to settle on their best starting XV.
With the squad buttressed by the return a six World Cup stars, and with key players also on the cusp of returning from injury, the first-team coach says competition is coming to the boil.
Moreover, a strong display by the club's academy players in Saturday's 46-16 thrashing of Newport Gwent Dragons has added another variable to the selection equation.
Saturday's home showdown with Worcester Warriors in the LV= Cup (2.15pm) is being treated as important in its own right by Bath, particularly after their bonus point win in South Wales put them top of their group.
Selection Battle Hotting Up for Coaches
Youthful Exuberance Slays Dragons
Amateur Side Make Lambridge Return
Beech Predicts Bright Furue as Young Guns Star
Letter by W Williamson
Mercer Happy to Compete With International Names
Injury Was a Pain in the Neck But I Was in Great Hands
Cup Win Heaped More Woe On Welsh
We Can Challenge on Three Fronts
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
It’s VitaMo - VitaMan supports Movember

VitaMan is proud to announce it is supporting Movember this year with events and competitions. VitaMan has launched team VitaMo captained by Bath Rugby star David Flatman and be supported by several of David Bath Rugby Colleagues (including the VitaMan team). The month long celebration will culminate in the VitaMo Awards Party.
About Movember
Movember is the month formerly known as November, where men and women across the globe join together to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues - specifically prostate and testicular cancer. Men sporting Movember Mo’s in effect, become walking talking billboards for the 30 days of November raising funds and much needed awareness around the often ignored issues of men’s health. In 2010, over 111,825 UK Mo Bros and Mo Sistas got on board, raising £11.7 million.
Since its humble beginnings in Melbourne Australia in 2003, Movember has grown to become a truly global movement inspiring more than 1.1 Million Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to participate.
VitaMan
As the Official Grooming Supplier for Bath Rugby, VitaMan is organizing events at home games on 5th November and the activity culminates in a team shave off on 3rd December. By joining the VitaMo team, there is a competition for Man of Movember and several other “Mo” categories and you also stand a chance to win a place at the VitaMo Awards Party.
Everyone who purchases VitaMan shave products throughout this period or joins the VitaMo Movember team will automatically enter a free prize draw to win a signed Bath Rugby shirt and rugby ball.
On Movember 1st Mo Bros start the month clean shaven, then grow and groom their moustache all month long
Did you know…?
• 1 in 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK – one man is diagnosed every 15 minutes
• A man will die from prostate cancer every hour - more than 10,000 men will die of the disease this year in the UK
• Occurrences of prostate cancer in men are comparable to the rates of breast cancer in women
• Testicular cancer in the UK affects men between the ages of 20 and 50. There were 1,990 men diagnosed with the disease in 2007
For more information on how to register for Movember and how VitaMan is helping to support Movember, visit here
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
VitaMan is the new official grooming partner of Bath Rugby
The deal incorporating advertising, branding, and hospitality is the first of its kind for VitaMan in the UK and indicates the commitment to the brands ongoing growth and success in the male grooming market. The partnership will enable the VitaMan brand to reach a new and wider audience, with Bath Rugby appearing regularly on TV and in the National Press with the logo visible around the ground.
VitaMan will supply personal products to all players and coaching staff throughout the season; provide professional product for the new state of the art training ground at Farleigh House and provide product for home matches held at the historic Recreation Ground (The Rec). With VitaMan’s UK office based on the outskirts of Bath, it is also a great opportunity to connect with the local community and educate the club supporters. Initiatives will include regular educational features in match day programmes and an awareness campaign during ‘Movember’ (the month formerly known as November). Movember is a moustache growing charity event held during November that raises funds and awareness for men's health. VitaMan has created a mo-growing team for the event and the aptly named VitaMo team is captained by Bath Rugby player, David Flatman.
Neil Owen Director of VitaMan UK says “We are thrilled to be partnering with Bath Rugby for the season as it allows us to communicate the benefits of male grooming to both fans and professional athletes. Educating men on how to better look after themselves has always been core to the brand strategy and partnering with Bath Rugby is a fantastic vehicle to help deliver this message. We look forward to a successful season.”
For more info click here
Monday, 17 October 2011
Highlights from Dragons V Bath Rugby...
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Rob Howley next Bath Rugby head coach!?
Gatland is set to change his coaching team after returning home. Rob Howley, who is in charge of the attack, has been linked with the head coach's position at Bath, while the defence coach Shaun Edwards said on Sunday that his contract with Wales would finish after the weekend.
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Sunday, 16 October 2011
McMillan injury blow for Bath
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Saturday, 15 October 2011
Bath Rugby put seven past Newport Gwent Dragons
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Friday, 14 October 2011
Bath Rugby team to face Newport Gwent Dragons
14. Olly Woodburn
13. Matt Carraro
12. Matt Banahan
11. Tom Biggs
10. Tom Heathcote
9. Mark McMillan
1 Charlie Beech
2 Ross Batty
3 Mark Lilley
4 Will Spencer
5 Dave Attwood
6 Andy Beattie (c)
7 Guy Mercer
8 Simon Taylor
Replacements
16 Will Tanner
17 Nathan Catt
18 Anthony Perenise
19 Ryan Caldwell
20 Will Skuse
21 Chris Cook
22 Paul Roberts
23 Nick Abendanon
Thursday, 13 October 2011
This Weeks Chronicle articles on Bath Rugby...
Bath have had to make do with a squad of just 28 so far this season due to World Cup absentees and injuries. Apart from the addition in training this week of Samoa prop Anthony Perenise and former rugby league half-back Kyle Eastmond, McGeechan is working with the same base of players.
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Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Bath Rugby new boys Anthony Perenise & Kyle Eastmond chat to BRtv
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Tuesday, 11 October 2011
NZ's 'been pretty tough' on Stephen Donald
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Monday, 10 October 2011
Donald called up for All Blacks
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Sunday, 9 October 2011
Friday, 7 October 2011
Possession rules
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Bath Rugby team to face London Wasps
14. Matt Carraro
13. Dan Hipkiss
12. Ben Williams
11. Tom Biggs
10. Tom Heathcote
9. Michael Claassens
1. David Flatman (c)
2. Pieter Dixon
3. Kane Palma-Newport
4. Dave Attwood
5. Ryan Caldwell
6. Ben Skirving
7. Guy Mercer
8. Simon Taylor
Replacements
16. Ross Batty
17. Charlie Beech
18. Mark Lilley
19. Will Spencer
20. Andy Beattie
21. Mark McMillan
22. Paul Roberts
23. Jack Cuthbert
Thursday, 6 October 2011
This weeks Chronicle articles on Bath Rugby...
This time, it required the goal-kicking heroics of another fly-half, 19-year-old Tom Heathcote – and for a late penalty miss by the Tigers.
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Sunday, 2 October 2011
BRAD 'BIGS UP' BIGGS
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Teenager Heathcote helps Bath Rugby to win over Leicester Tigers
An assured display with the boot from 19-year-old Tom Heathcote on his home debut gave Bath Rugby the narrowest of wins in an error-ridden encounter with Leicester Tigers.
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Saturday, 1 October 2011
Decision to take the plunge at Bath is paying off for Dan Hipkiss
Having spent nine years in the Leicester Tigers first team and another four coming through the youth set-up, the 29-year-old had known nothing but life at Welford Road.
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