Gloucester 26-30 Bath Rugby LIVE - PREM latest as Bath claim thrilling West Country derby and Finn Russell silences the Shed

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Kingsholm Stadium / 23.01.2026

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BATH EDGE GLOUCESTER IN THRILLING WEST COUNTRY DERBY

Bath Rugby snatched a dramatic 30‑26 victory over Gloucester Rugby at Kingsholm in Round 10 of the 2025/26 Gallagher Premiership.

Charlie Atkinson starred for Gloucester, scoring twice to keep the hosts in contention while Seb Atkinson and Afo Fasogbon also crossed the line.

Bath responded with powerful forward-led tries from Guy Pepper, alongside opportunistic scores by Finn Russell.

Gloucester's Atkinson duo combine to 'raise the bar' with sublime third try against Bath

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The match swung on discipline and key moments with yellow cards for both sides, crucial turnovers and Russell’s accurate kicking proving decisive in the closing stages.

'The shushing of The Shed!' - Russell kicks decisive Bath penalty and shushes Gloucester crowd

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Gloucester pushed until the final phases with Ollie Thorley and Lewis Ludlow making significant contributions, but Bath’s composure and bench impact ultimately secured the win.

The result leaves Bath narrowly ahead, maintaining momentum in The PREM, while Gloucester can take pride in a spirited derby display.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH

Josh Bayliss is the player of the match.

"We expected that, you don't come to Kingsholm and get an easy game. We knew they'd come out firing, and that's exactly what they did. Really pleased with the start we had, we got away and scored that early try.

"But then let Gloucester score three quick tries, and then we were on the back foot really. The crowd were unbelievable, they were supporting their home side and that made it even tougher for us. But I'm so proud of the boys for getting back into it.

"It's pretty cool. its one of those stadiums that you leave coming to, it's all in the spirit of rugby, its really good fun. I'm sure they'll be disappointed with the result but their boys did them proud tonight.

"The biggest thing for us is clarity; everyone knows what their role is, and we know what we're trying to do as a team.

"Everyone's got full trust in Johan and his plan, and the track record of the last couple of years has shown that. It's amazing to be in a team with such clarity and dn confidence. We all back each other to the hill, and you saw that in the end."

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FULL-TIME! GLOUCESTER 26-30 BATH RUGBY

Bath take the honours in a thrilling derby encounter.

Gloucester can be proud of a resilient, defiant performance, but Bath demonstrate the composure and quality of champions to come out on top.

'The shushing of The Shed!' - Russell kicks decisive Bath penalty and shushes Gloucester crowd

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80'

OLLIE THORLEY MAKES A CHARGE

Gloucester are pushing hard until the final whistle.

Ollie Thorley bursts down the right wing, brushing past Will Muir.

The hosts string together the phases and reach the edge of Bath’s 22, but a knock-on in the ruck ends their late surge.

76'

PENALTY! GLOUCESTER 26-30 BATH RUGBY

Finn Russell silences the Shed once more with a superb 40-metre penalty kick.

Bath now hold a four-point lead.

74'

ON-FIELD TENSION

Tomos Williams and Bath debutant Bernard van der Linde exchange words after the Gloucester scrum-half is penalised for a forward pass, followed by a firm shove to the chest of the new Bath number nine.

73'

PENALTY! GLOUCESTER 26-27 BATH RUGBY

Bath edge back in front.

After Ciaran Knight concedes the penalty, Finn Russell steps up and calmly slots the kick, ignoring the home crowd’s boos.

73'

YELLOW-CARD! GLOUCESTER 26-24 BATH RUGBY

Ciaran Knight, making his debut, is penalised for being offside in his own 22 and is shown a yellow card.

72'

COSTLY ERROR FOR GLOUCESTER

Bath cough up the ball from their own lineout, just five metres from their try line, allowing Gloucester hooker Will Crane to scoop it up and drive over.

However, the Cherry and Whites are penalised for having too many players in the lineout giving Bath a lucky reprieve.

71'

DRIVEN INTO TOUCH

Seb Atkinson charges for the corner, but Santi Carreras and a couple of Bath defenders force him into touch just a metre short.

70'

YELLOW CARD FOR BATH

A costly error from Guy Pepper.

The Bath flanker is judged to have tripped Charlie Atkinson while the fly-half chased his own kick.

Referee Ian Tempest sends Pepper to the sin bin for 10 minutes, and Gloucester kick into the champions’ 22.

65'

TRY! GLOUCESTER 26-24 BATH RUGBY (RUSSELL)

Bath get a slice of fortune.

Gloucester nearly win the ball with a counter-ruck on their own line, and they do, but Cam Jordan loses control on the ground, letting the ball escape the ruck.

Finn Russell reacts quickest, scooping it up and crossing from just a couple of feet out.

However, Ollie Thorley chases down the conversion attempt, enough to disturb Russell, who misses what looked like an easy kick.

63'

NO TRY! GLOUCESTER 26-19 BATH RUGBY

Sam Underhill crosses the line, but the TMO rules the try out due to a knock-on from Thomas du Toit a phase or two earlier.

Gloucester remain strong, holding firm once again.

61'

HELD UP AT THE LINE

Bath win possession from a scrum just five metres from Gloucester’s line.

Kepu Tuipulotu drives toward the try line but is held up by the defence.

Gloucester will take a goal-line drop-out.

60'

KNOCK-ON STOPS BATH

Beno Obano loses control of the ball in a tackle while picking and driving toward the line.

Another huge defensive effort from Gloucester keeps the visitors at bay.

59'

BATH APPLY THE PRESSURE

Bath’s big forwards, led by Guy Pepper and Sam Underhill, charge toward the line inside Gloucester’s 22.

The hosts manage to hold them up, preventing a try, but a penalty is awarded for not rolling away.

Gloucester are set to receive an official warning from the referee.

56'

GLOUCESTER STAND FIRM ON MAUL

Bath try to bulldoze their way over the line from a lineout six metres out.

The visitors’ pack drives hard down the blindside, but Gloucester hold strong, with Lewis Ludlow instrumental in stopping the advance just short of the try line.

The ball fails to emerge, giving Gloucester the put-in at the scrum.

53'

TRY! GLOUCESTER 26-19 BATH RUGBY

Afo Fasogbon powers over the line following a 5-metre tap penalty, awarded after Bath concede at the scrum thanks to Beno Obano.

The towering Gloucester prop muscles the ball down despite strong challenges from Ben Spencer and Josh Bayliss.

George Barton misses the conversion from the left touchline near the Shed.

51'

STUNNING KICK CHASE

Charlie Atkinson fires a low, bouncing grubber into the corner.

Louie Hennessey gets back to field it but is forced to take the ball over his own try line, where Josh Hathaway closes him down and comes out on top, celebrating the one-on-one victory.

Bath bring on five fresh forwards to try and turn this one around.

48'

TRY-SAVING TACKLE

Dan Frost intercepts an inside pass from James Venter and looks set to sprint 40 metres to the line, but Josiah Edwards Giraud produces a perfect, last-ditch tap tackle to bring him down and prevent the try.

Gloucester then manage to turn over the ball as well.

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