Bath vs Leicester Tigers Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Bath vs Leicester Tigers taking place? Bath vs Leicester Tigers will take place on Saturday 19th February, 2022 at 15:00 (UK)
Where is Bath vs Leicester Tigers taking place? Bath vs Leicester Tigers will take place at Recreation Ground in Bath
Where can I get tickets for Bath vs Leicester Tigers? Ticket information for Bath vs Leicester Tigers can be found on each side’s official website
What TV channel is Bath vs Leicester Tigers on in the UK? Bath vs Leicester Tigers will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Bath vs Leicester Tigers in the UK? BT Sport subscribers can stream Bath vs Leicester Tigers live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Will Butt, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Max Ojomoh, 11 Will Muir, 10 Orlando Bailey, 9 Ben Spencer, 8 Nathan Hughes, 7 Jaco Coetzee, 6 Taulupe Faletau, 5 Ewan Richards, 4 Josh McNally (c), 3 D’Arcy Rae, 2 Jacques du Toit, 1 Valeriy Morozov
Replacements: 16 Tom Doughty, 17 Arthur Cordwell, 18 Kieran Verden, 19 Richard de Carpentier, 20 Josh Bayliss, 21 Joe Simpson, 22 Danny Cipriani, 23 Max Clark
Leicester Tigers: 15 Bryce Hegarty, 14 Harry Potter, 13 Guy Porter, 12 Dan Kelly, 11 Nemani Nadolo, 10 Freddie Burns, 9 Richard Wigglesworth (c), 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 George Martin, 5 Eli Snyman, 4 Harry Wells, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Julián Montoya, 1 Francois van Wyk
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 James Whitcombe, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Calum Green, 20 Hanro Liebenberg, 21 Jack van Poortvliet, 22 Matt Scott, 23 Chris Ashton
THE PREDICTION
Leicester Tigers beat Northampton Saints last Friday night, with two tries from the returning Nemani Nadolo part of an overall comfortable 35-10 result. They can maintain their eight-point lead over nearest rivals Saracens with this winnable fixture away at struggling Bath with the hosts coming off a crushing 41-24 defeat at Wasps. Bath were able to welcome back long-term absentee Taulupe Faletau, who scored on his first match since the British and Irish Lions tour last season, but they will be without Semesa Rokoduguni after he received a three-week ban for a high tackle last week. Poor conditions are likely to affect plenty of UK sport this weekend, so a cautious target of covering -5 for the away side seems wise here.
