Newcastle Red Bulls 14 - Bath Rugby 50 RESULT - Bath come from behind in an eight-try smashing of Newcastle at Kingston Park in the finale of Round 7
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Updated 21/12/2025 at 17:32 GMT
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BATH COME FROM BEHIND TO CLOSE OUT AN EIGHT-TRY THRASHING OF NEWCASTLE RED BULLS AT KINGSTON PARK
Bath came from behind to close out an eight-try thrashing of Newcastle Red Bulls at Kingston Park in the final match of Round 7.
Newcastle came out flying in the first half with Ollie Leatherbarrow scoring within five minutes to give the hosts an early lead, before Amanaki Mafi followed him up to cement their lead.
But with Dan Frost keeping Bath in touch with two tries in response and a third from Archie Griffin before the break, Bath regained the lead.
While Newcastle continued to create chances throughout the first half, they failed to convert in the crucial moments and soon enough gave themselves too much to recover after Francois van Wyk opened the second half with another try for the visitors.
Matters only got worse for the hosts as Bath unleashed their bomb squad bench, directly leading to tries from Will Butt, Tom de Glanville and Ted Hill.
But it was Ben Spencer's try which perfectly summarised the impact of Van Graan's bench as Cokanasiga capitalized on a Cameron Redpath's pass to run the length of the pitch, before offloading the ball to a fresh-legged Spencer.
It resulted in Bath taking home all the points up for grabs and cementing their place at the top of the Gallagher PREM table with a three-point advantage.
On the flip side, Newcastle’s struggles in the PREM continue as they head into their final match of the season without scoring a single point in 2025.
17:25
'I WILL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN!'
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'I will never do that again!' - Player of the Match Frost admits celebration regret
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17:16
"WE JUST CALL IT THE BENCH"
Sam Underhill spoke to TNT after Bath's thrashing of Newcastle at Kingston Park.
He said: "We spoke before the game about sticking to our process and our system and how we want to play the game. Sort of the same message at half-time, a little bit on physicality, it's obviously a very fast track here. We did what we wanted to do, which you can always be happy with."
On the Bath Bomb Squad coming on: "We just call it the bench. We talk about impact. It's one of those things, you don't want to try too hard to make an impact.
"Johaan makes it easier with the amount of clarity he gives you. You don't feel like you're on the bench because you've been dropped, you feel like part of the team. You're clear about your role as part of the squad, you're there for a specific purpose to finish the game.
"He's also very clear about when you come on. Plans can change, but you know you're coming on at 50 or 60 minutes. It makes life easier.
"It's a different group. There's a nice level of familiarity. But there's a few new and younger lads coming through that are getting a lot of opportunities, so I'd say it feels different. But I love the club, I love the lads. It's a very special place to be, and I feel lucky to be part of it."
17:11
WHAT'S ON NEXT WEEKEND?
While Round 7 gave us upsets, Round 8 is primed for the drama as the four title contenders go head-to-head.
Sale v Harlequins (December 26)
Bristol v Newcastle (December 27)
Gloucester v Saracens (December 27)
Bath v Northampton (December 27)
Exeter v Leicester (December 28)
Those clashes will certainly add some excitement to the post-Christmas blues
17:06
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17:02
SUM UP BATH IN A TWEET:
Bath's performance tonight has sealed their spot at the top of the table heading into Christmas once again.
In fact, this is the third time on the bounce. It's hard to look past them as the ones to beat this term.
16:57
A WORD FROM OUR PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Dan Frost was awarded the Player of the Match after clinching two early tries for the visitors to keep them in the game after Newcastle came out firing.
He told TNT: "It's very pleasing, I think this is now the third year in a row top at Christmas. Newcastle's no pushover, always going to be a tough contest. So really happy to get five points and go top of the log."
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Frost strikes back for Bath with unstoppable maul try
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He added: "It was always going to be a tight contest at the start. It was just how we came out the other end, and I thought we did well. We came out at half-time, got two tries and just kicked on from there.
"It's always nice to get over. I enjoyed myself. My biggest regret was shushing the crowd, and I'll never do that again. That was pretty embarrassing.
"He was just saying to stick on plan, and at some point they'll break. The quality we had on our bench to come on and finish the job, some bench."
16:53
'PASS FROM THE GODS!' - DE GLANVILLE DIVES OVER THANKS TO 'STUNNING' SPENCER PASS
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'Pass from the gods!' - De Glanville dives over thanks to 'stunning' Spencer pass
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16:51
FULL-TIME
And that's a wrap. Bath recovered well from an early setback. This game won't define Newcastle's season, as they were ultimately undone by the reigning champions.
But Newcastle now only have one more chance to get points in 2025.
80'
TRY NEWCASTLE RED BULLS 14 - 50 BATH RUGBY (REDPATH)
Ted Hill gives Bath their eighth try as he reaches over the line from the ruck with less than a minute to go.
There's just enough time for Santi Carreras to kick for the full 50.
79'
BATH DETERMINED
Bath are still not satisfied with a nearly 30-point advantage. They are back within 5m of Newcastle's try-line.
Bath are still not satisfied with a nearly 30-point advantage. They are back within 5m of Newcastle's try-line.
77'
NEWCASTLE ON THE ROPES
Newcastle are back on the defence.
Redpath kicks Bath to within 7m of the line, with Newcastle having to prevent the visitors' eighth try.
75'
IMPACTFUL BOMB SQUAD
Van Graan's decision to rest up some players has proven to be the right one.
Van Graan's decision to rest up some players has proven to be the right one.
The selection of key players on the bench to shake up the second half has completely bulldozed any momentum Newcastle thought they had and has given Bath the necessary fresh legs to dominate the second half.
The decision will prove decisive over the next few weeks, with two massive fixtures at the Rec for Bath, with title contenders Northampton visiting next weekend.
72'
'TEXTBOOK! - LOOSEHEAD PROP VAN WYK MAKES SUBLIME CLEARANCE KICK
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'Textbook! - Loosehead prop Van Wyk makes sublime clearance kick
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69'
TRY! NEWCASTLE RED BULLS 14 - 43 BATH RUGBY (SPENCER)
Where have Newcastle's fire gone. Deep into their half Bath regained possession and out of nowhere the ball is passed up to the right wing, where it is met by Redpath. He passes it out further to Cokanasiga, who runs the length of the pitch before handing it off to Spencer to finish off a sensational run.
Newcastle were nowhere to be seen. This is a completely different half.
67'
TRY! NEWCASTLE RED BULLS 14 - 38 BATH RUGBY (De Glanville)
Newcastle have given Bath the opportunity to pin them back.
Ben Spencer's perfect pass is picked up by De Glanville, who finds a gap on the wing to fly through.
Santi Carreras misses the conversion, but Bath are well and truly clear now.
66'
BATH LOSE SCRUM
A Newcastle scrum from five meters away from their try-line is won as Bath collapses the scrum. Giving them the necessary advantage they need to get themselves out of the red.
They win the line-out but Bath regain possession and advance as Underhill barges past Gordon.
64'
END TO END
A clumsy section of play sees Newcastle regain possession with a somewhat graceful forward role from PREM centurion Brocklebank.
Bath are punished for not letting go and Connon kicks them deep into Bath's half. But Spencer quickly puts Newcastle back to where they started.
Arnold is back on for the line-out as Bath get possession and Spencer goes for the break.
The ref ends play for an injury.
59'
A BREAK
A break in play has given the sides are chance to regroup as they head into a scrum just inside Bath's half with their advantage.
Arnold's card has almost been served.
56'
THE BOMB SQUAD IS HERE
Van Graan has unleashed his worst kept secret. His stacked bench have all come on providing fresh legs to worsen Newcastle's struggle.
Van Graan has unleashed his worst kept secret. His stacked bench have all come on providing fresh legs to worsen Newcastle's struggle.