2020/21 SEASON BATH RUGBY v SCARLETS MATCH PREVIEW Match Facts Pool A – BATH RUGBY v SCARLETS, Saturday 12 December Venue Recreation Ground Kick-off 15:15 Referee Alexandre Ruiz (Fra) Assistant Referee 1 Christophe Ridley (Eng) Assistant Referee 2 Sara Cox (Eng) TMO Ian Tempest (Eng) Citing Commissioner Peter Ferguson (Ire) • Bath Rugby and Scarlets have met three times before in the Heineken Champions Cup, with the away team on the day winning each of those games (Scarlets twice, Bath once). • Bath have lost their last seven games, their worst run in European competition, however five of those defeats have come by margins of seven or fewer points. • Scarlets have lost 13 of their last 15 away games in the Heineken Champions Cup (W2) but one of the two wins in that span came against Bath, in January 2018 (35-17). • Bath Rugby scored four tries directly from their maul in the Heineken Champions Cup last season, more than any other club in 2019/20. • Scarlets were one of just two sides to not be shown a yellow card in the Challenge Cup last season (also Edinburgh), although they were one of just seven sides to have a man sent off in 2019/20. 2018/19 Season | Round # Preview 1 MATCH PREVIEW 2019/20 Results and Standings Pool 3 Rank Pl W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts 1 ASM Clermont Auvergne 6 5 0 1 207 114 93 24 15 3 1 24 2 Ulster Rugby 6 5 0 1 129 107 22 16 10 1 0 21 3 Harlequins 6 2 0 4 114 166 -52 13 20 0 2 10 4 Bath Rugby 6 0 0 6 102 165 -63 12 20 1 4 5 Results - Bath Rugby Date Opponent Venue F A Result TF TA TB LB Round 16/11/2019 Ulster Rugby H 16 17 L 1 2 X 1 23/11/2019 Harlequins A 9 15 L 0 0 X 2 06/12/2019 ASM Clermont Auvergne H 17 34 L 2 4 3 15/12/2019 ASM Clermont Auvergne A 26 52 L 4 8 X 4 10/01/2020 Harlequins H 19 25 L 3 3 X 5 18/01/2020 Ulster Rugby A 15 22 L 2 3 X 6 Pool 2* Rank Pl W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts 1 RC Toulon 6 6 0 0 177 87 90 25 8 4 0 28 2 Scarlets 6 4 0 2 149 90 59 17 11 2 1 19 3 Bayonne 6 1 0 5 93 190 -97 12 28 2 1 7 4 London Irish 6 1 0 5 122 174 -52 16 23 1 2 7 Results - Scarlets* Date Opponent Venue F A Result TF TA TB LB Round 16/11/2019 London Irish H 20 16 W 2 1 1 22/11/2019 RC Toulon A 16 17 L 1 2 X 2 07/12/2019 Bayonne A 19 11 W 1 1 3 14/12/2019 Bayonne H 46 5 W 6 1 X 4 11/01/2020 RC Toulon H 15 27 L 2 4 5 18/01/2020 London Irish A 33 14 W 5 2 X 6 19/09/2020 RC Toulon A 6 11 L 0 1 QF *Challenge Cup 2018/19 Season | Round # Preview 2 MATCH PREVIEW Tournament Records Compared Bath Rugby Scarlets Played 103 149 Wins 54 68 Draws 2 3 Losses 47 78 Win % 52% 46% Total Points For 2278 3329 Total Points Against 1996 3607 Largest Winning Margin 41 (v Petrarca Rugby, 8/1/2000) 79 (v Rugby Calvisano, 3/11/2001) Heaviest Losing Margin -27 (@ Leinster Rugby, 15/12/2018) -50 (@ Racing 92, 17/1/2016) Head-to-head record Bath Rugby Scarlets 3 Played 3 1 Wins 2 2 Losses 1 0 Draws 0 Head-to-head results Date Home Away Score Winner 26/01/2002 Bath Rugby Scarlets 10-27 Scarlets 20/10/2017 Scarlets Bath Rugby 13-18 Bath Rugby 12/01/2018 Bath Rugby Scarlets 17-35 Scarlets 2018/19 Season | Round # Preview 3 MATCH PREVIEW 2019/20 Performance Data Team Averages Rank Bath Rugby Scarlets* Rank* 17 17.0 Points 21.9 12 15 2.0 Tries 2.4 13 12 77% Goalkicking % 87% 7 10 119.5 Carries 103.9 15 17 313.8 Metres Made 312.3 15 18 5.8 Clean Breaks 6.7 12 13 23.7 Defenders Beaten 14.6 20 16 5.0 Offloads 8.4 8 3 164.3 Passes 133.6 8 3 24.2 Kicks From Hand 27.6 1 19 121.0 Tackles 108.0 16 5 21.2 Missed Tackles 16.6 4 13 85% Tackle % 87% 5 4 8.8 Penalties Conceded 10.1 13 5 0.3 Yellow Cards 0.0 1 13 0.2 Red Cards 0.1 15 8 13.5 Turnovers Conceded 11.7 5 15 5.3 Turnovers Won 6.4 8 19 82% Lineout Success % 93% 2 3 97% Scrum Success % 93% 9 4 98% Ruck Success % 96% 13 *Challenge Cup 2018/19 Season | Round # Preview 4 MATCH PREVIEW Appearance Data Bath Rugby Name Appearances Starts Subs Minutes Points Tries Aled Brew 3 2 1 141 0 0 Anthony Watson 2 2 0 128 0 0 Beno Obano 4 3 1 197 0 0 Charlie Ewels 3 3 0 218 0 0 Chris Cook 5 3 2 264 0 0 Christian Judge 5 3 2 210 0 0 Elliott Stooke 4 3 1 244 0 0 Francois Louw 2 2 0 139 0 0 Freddie Burns 6 5 1 396 34 0 Gabriel Hamer-Webb 4 2 2 241 10 2 Jack Walker 6 4 2 225 10 2 Jackson Willison 2 2 0 160 5 1 Jamie Roberts 4 3 1 248 0 0 Jonathan Joseph 3 3 0 228 5 1 Josh Bayliss 6 5 1 408 5 1 Josh McNally 5 3 2 229 0 0 Levi Douglas 2 1 1 51 0 0 Lewis Boyce 5 3 2 219 0 0 Lucas Noguera Paz 3 0 3 64 0 0 Matt Garvey 4 2 2 158 0 0 Max Green 1 1 0 22 0 0 Max Wright 5 4 1 284 0 0 Mike Williams 5 4 1 291 0 0 Nahum Merigan 1 0 1 15 0 0 Ollie Fox 2 1 1 118 0 0 Rhys Davies 3 1 2 143 0 0 Rhys Priestland 3 2 1 148 13 1 Ross Batty 2 0 2 46 5 1 Ruaridh McConnochie 5 5 0 378 10 2 Sam Nixon 3 0 3 62 0 0 Sam Underhill 3 2 1 178 0 0 Semesa Rokoduguni 3 3 0 240 0 0 Tom Dunn 4 2 2 201 5 1 Tom Ellis 3 3 0 230 0 0 Tom Homer 3 3 0 240 0 0 Tom de Glanville 1 0 1 30 0 0 Will Chudley 2 1 1 94 0 0 Will Stuart 4 3 1 208 0 0 Zach Mercer 1 1 0 80 0 0 2018/19 Season | Round # Preview 5 MATCH PREVIEW Scarlets* Name Appearances Starts Subs Minutes Points Tries Aaron Shingler 3 3 0 224 0 0 Angus O'Brien 4 2 2 162 5 1 Blade Thomson 4 4 0 289 0 0 Corey Baldwin 5 4 1 301 10 2 Dan Jones 7 4 3 348 21 1 Dane Blacker 3 1 2 67 0 0 Danny Drake 1 0 1 23 0 0 Dylan Evans 1 0 1 10 0 0 Ed Kennedy 1 0 1 16 0 0 Gareth Davies 3 3 0 152 5 1 Hadleigh Parkes 2 2 0 160 0 0 Jac Morgan 3 1 2 97 0 0 Jake Ball 4 4 0 266 0 0 James Davies 1 0 1 15 0 0 Javan Sebastian 4 1 3 97 0 0 Johnny McNicholl 5 5 0 398 5 1 Johnny Williams 1 1 0 71 0 0 Jonathan Evans 1 0 1 27 0 0 Josh Helps 2 0 2 19 0 0 Josh Macleod 6 6 0 470 0 0 Juandre Kruger 1 1 0 80 0 0 Ken Owens 3 2 1 130 0 0 Kieran Hardy 7 3 4 315 15 3 Kieron Fonotia 2 2 0 159 0 0 Leigh Halfpenny 5 5 0 371 52 1 Lewis Rawlins 4 2 2 170 0 0 Marc Jones 4 0 4 96 0 0 Morgan Williams 2 0 2 33 0 0 Paul Asquith 4 1 3 123 0 0 Phil Price 4 1 3 122 0 0 Rob Evans 5 2 3 209 5 1 Ryan Conbeer 1 1 0 80 5 1 Ryan Elias 6 4 2 311 5 1 Ryan Lamb 3 1 2 90 5 0 Sam Lousi 5 4 1 327 0 0 Samson Lee 5 4 1 277 0 0 Sione Kalamafoni 1 1 0 80 0 0 Steff Evans 7 7 0 550 10 2 Steffan Hughes 7 7 0 503 5 1 Steven Cummins 2 1 1 90 0 0 Taylor Davies 1 1 0 24 0 0 Tevita Ratuva 4 3 1 196 0 0 Tyler Morgan 1 0 1 11 0 0 Uzair Cassiem 6 5 1 401 0 0 Werner Kruger 5 2 3 187 0 0 Wyn Jones 4 4 0 220 0 0 *Challenge Cup 2018/19 Season | Round # Preview 6 .