Bath Rugby will continue their pre-season fixtures with a three-period game against Irish club Munster Rugby this evening (Friday 12th September).
A Bath United side will take on Worcester Warriors here at Sixways Stadium on 19th September | Photo © Richard Briggs
The Blue, Black & White have selected a 27-man party for the encounter with the BKT United Rugby Championship outfit at Virgin Media Park in Cork (7pm).
Bath arrived in Ireland on Sunday 7th September for a training camp that includes the tussle with head coach Johann van Graan’s former club.
The match will last 90 minutes, split into three half-hour periods. There will be two 10-minute breaks.
Lock Ewan Richards will again captain the Bath side as he did in the 47-14 win over Glasgow Warriors at The Rec on Saturday 6th September.
Harvey Cuckson, who scored the Blue, Black & White’s opening try in that game, will line up alongside Richards behind a front row featuring props Scott Kirk and Kieran Verden and hooker Jasper Spandler.
Ethan Staddon and George Timmins will be the two flankers, with Arthur Green again at number 8.
Scrum-half Tom Carr-Smith, another try-scorer last weekend, and fly-half Ciaran Donoghue, who landed five kicks from five off the tee against Glasgow, are the half-backs.
Charlie Griffin and Joe Cokanasiga will occupy the wing positions, with Will Butt and Louie Hennessey selected at inside centre and outside centre respectively.
Austin Emens will start at full-back.
Bath starting XV: Scott Kirk, Jasper Spandler, Kieran Verden, Harvey Cuckson, Ewan Richards, Ethan Staddon, George Timmins, Arthur Green, Tom Carr-Smith, Ciaran Donoghue, Charlie Griffin, Will Butt, Louie Hennessey, Joe Cokanasiga, Austin Emens.
Bath replacements (in alphabetical order): Henry Arundell, Jaco Coetzee, Tom de Glanville, Tom Dunn, Chris Harris, Ollie Lawrence, Ross Molony, Miles Reid, Quinn Roux, Mikey Summerfield, Bernard van der Linde, Francois van Wyk.
Munster have named a 38-man squad, comprising two full teams and eight replacements.
Munster Team 1: Shane Daly, Andrew Smith, Seán O’Brien, Dan Kelly, Diarmuid Kilgallen, JJ Hanrahan, Ethan Coughlan, Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, Oli Jager, Evan O’Connell, Tom Ahern, Ruadhán Quinn, Alex Kendellen, Gavin Coombes.
Munster Team 2: Mike Haley, Ben O’Connor, Fionn Gibbons, Gordon Wood, Thaakir Abrahams, Tony Butler, Craig Casey, Michael Milne, Lee Barron, John Ryan, Conor Ryan, Fineen Wycherley, Jack O’Donoghue, John Hodnett, Brian Gleeson.
Munster replacements (in alphabetical order): Conor Bartley, Max Clein, Mark Donnelly, Seán Edogbo, Ronan Foxe, Michael Foy, Shay McCarthy, Paddy Patterson.
Bath will begin their competitive campaign on Saturday 20th September when they take on Exeter Chiefs at The Rec in PREM Rugby Cup Round 2 (3.05pm).
Tickets are available here.
Before that, a Bath United side will be in pre-season action on Friday 19th September, facing the resurrected Worcester Warriors at Sixways Stadium (7.45pm). The match against the Champ Rugby club is a sell-out.
