Summary

  • O'Connor, Tom Youngs and Slater tries for Leicester

  • Williams adds five penalties for Tigers

  • Rokoduguni and Dunn score Bath's tries

  • FT: Leicester 34-14 Bath

  1. Postpublished at 10 mins

    Leicester 3-0 Bath

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    Leicester back in possession as Telusa Veainu draws the penalty and Owen Williams kicks them down field.

    Tigers secure the lineout and no surprise, they pack down into the rolling maul.

    But the referee spots something he doesn't like in the transfer of the ball and Bath will have the scrum.

  2. A deserved leadpublished at 9 mins

    Leicester 3-0 Bath

    Former Leicester flanker Steve Johnson on BBC Radio Leicester: "It's been great, controlled aggression by the Tigers forwards and that is what they've been lacking recently, a bit of passion. They have deserved that."

    Don't forget, you can listen to the game using the tabs at the top of this page.

  3. Penalty (Williams)published at 7 mins

    Leicester 3-0 Bath

    Owen Williams with his first kick of the season and it sails through the uprights.

    A perfect start for Leicester, dominating territory and possession. 

    Three points to show for it.

  4. Postpublished at 6 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Bath

    And the handbags are out too, but this time on the field.

    Leicester win a penalty, Ross Batty penalised for coming in at the side of the maul and Owen Williams will have a shot at goal.

  5. Postpublished at 4 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Bath

    The anoraks are coming out at Welford Road as an autumnal shower rains down on the turf.

    Leicester are in their 20th phase but Bath have a turnover. Outstanding defence.

  6. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Bath

    Leicester have the ball back and they're already using their dominant forward power. 

    They're putting pressure on this Bath defensive line but there's no way through yet. 

    Decent possession so far though.

  7. Kick-offpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 25 September 2016

    Leicester 0-0 Bath

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    We're underway at Welford Road as Owen Williams kicks deep and the ball is collected by Rokoduguni.

  8. Teams are outpublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 25 September 2016

    Leicester v Bath (15:00 BST)

    The players are on the field ahead of the final game in round four.

    Bath began the weekend top of the table, and they can reclaim top spot from Wasps if they win at Welford Road today.

  9. Bath team newspublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 25 September 2016

    Leicester v Bath (15:00 BST)

    A late change for Bath with England centre Jonathan Joseph missing out, with Dan Bowden coming in.

    In the forwards Tom Ellis and Matt Garvey both return from injury while Nathan Catt also comes into the starting line-up in the front row.

    Bath: T Homer; Rokoduguni,, Banahan, Bowden, Watson; Ford (capt), Fotuali'i; Catt, Batty, Thomas, Ewels, Attwood, Garvey, Ellis, Houston. 

    Replacements: Dunn, Obano, Lahiff, Stooke, Mercer, W Homer, Brew, Williams.

  10. Leicester team newspublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 25 September 2016

    Leicester v Bath (15:00 BST)

    Leicester forced into a late change with Freddie Burns feeling unwell, so Owen Williams moves to fly-half from centre and Mathew Tait starts at 12.

    Forwards Lachlan McCaffrey and Marcos Ayerza return to the Leicester pack. Telusa Veainu moves to full-back and Adam Thompstone starts.

    Leicester: Veainu; Thompstone, Betham, Williams, Pietersen; Burns, B Youngs; Ayerza, T Youngs (capt), Cole, Fitzgerald, Kitchener, Williams, O'Connor, McCaffrey.

    Replacements: McGuigan, Genge, Bateman, Slater, Evans, Harrison, Roberts, Tait.

  11. In your earspublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 25 September 2016

    Leicester v Bath (15:00 BST)

    As well as following our live text commentary this afternoon, you can also listen to online commentary using the tabs at the top of the page.

    If you are lucky enough to live in the regions on BBC Radio Leicester, BBC Somerset and BBC Radio Bristol then you can listen on an old fashioned wireless.

    You can also listen to commentary from the Championship using the tabs of the games involving Cornish Pirates v London Welsh and Yorkshire Carnegie v London Scottish.

  12. get involved

    Get Involved at #bbcrugbypublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 25 September 2016

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  13. Statspublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 25 September 2016

    Leicester v Bath (15:00 BST)

    I like stats. You like stats. Who doesn't like stats? Here's a few to get your juices flowing.

    • Leicester Tigers were defeated 34-22 by Wasps in their most recent match at Welford Road and have not slipped to back-to-back home defeats in the Premiership since October 2011.
    • Bath resided at the top of the Aviva Premiership Rugby table going into round four, a position they had not occupied since they beat Leicester at the Recreation Ground in round three of the 2014-15 campaign. 
    • Bath have won their last four matches since tripping up by a single point at Northampton in round 21 last season.
    • The last five fixtures between the two clubs have all been won by the home side on the day 
    • Bath’s solitary victory at Welford Road in Premiership rugby was 13-12 in November 2003.  
  14. Recap: Saturday afternoonpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 25 September 2016

    HarlequinsImage source, Getty Images

    There were four games yesterday, with Harlequins beating reigning English and European champions Saracens at the Twickenham Stoop 17-10.

    Wasps moved top of the Premiership after a battling 20-15 victory at Northampton while Newcastle secured an impressive 18-13 win at Gloucester.

    Arguably the game of the day was at Sixways where Sale came from 14 points behind to draw 34-34 at Worcester.

  15. Recap: Friday night lightspublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 25 September 2016

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    Premiership rugby kicked off on Friday night as Bristol hosted West Country rivals Exeter for in their first meeting since 2010.

    It was a comfortable night for the Chiefs who ran in five tries in a 41-17 win with Bristol still looking for a first victory since returning to the Premiership.

  16. Taming the Tigers?published at 14:41 British Summer Time 25 September 2016

    Leicester v Bath (15:00 BST)

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    Five down, one to go.

    Leicester hosting Bath is your final offering from round four of the Premiership in what is an intriguing tie at Welford Road.

    The Blue, Black and Whites are looking to join Wasps in making it the perfect start with four wins from four, while the Tigers have ground out wins at Gloucester and Newcastle but lost in their last outing in front of their own fans.

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