Fixtures Edinburgh Men 24/25 EPCR Challenge Cup
May 3, 2025 Hive Stadium
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80'

Full-time

It's all over. Bath take the win.
80'

No try

Paddy Harrison thought he had got over but its brought back for a knock on.
79'

Try Bath

The visitors get another Guy Pepper races into the corner. 24-39.
76'

Try Bath

Replacement Niall Annett powers over. Russell converts and it's 24-34.
75'

Another penalty

The visitors win another penalty when pushing for our line. They take a quick tap.
73'

Turned over

Frantic play. We steal a lineout and shift it wide. Bath eventually get the ball back and Russell puts nudge to the corner which we clean up, however the visitors get on ball and win turnover pen which they kick to the corner.
71'

Intensity

This is tense. We trade possession with a series of kicks. We eventually have a lineout in our 22 which we secure. The ref blows up however judging Ritchie took a man in the air.
68'

Lines cleared

We take the restart and send it long! We then force Bath into touch with brilliant scramble defence!
64'

TRY ALI PRICE!!!!

YASSSSSS! WE HIT RIGHT BACK! Thompson hits the gap and finds the trailing Ali Price who wrestles over! The stand-off converts and it's a three point game! 24-27!
63'

Penalty Bath

Russell adds three more. 17-27.
63'

Sykes and Muncaster on

Sam Skinner and Hamish Watson make way.
We 62'

Scrum Bath

The visitors take a high ball in our 22. We eventually get on ball, and it'll be a Bath put in at the scrum.
60'

Try Bath

Alife Barbeary touches down in the corner following sustained pressure. Conversion is wide. 17-24.
57'

Bath get a turnover pen

The visitors nudge into our territory again.
54'

Try Bath

Tom Dunn powers over to give Bath another lead. Russell converts and it's 17-19/
52'

Bath putting the pressure on

The visitors retain possession and build the phases. We looked to have defended well and kept them out but is brought back for another penalty which Russell nudges into the corner.
50'

Huge turnover!

A massive turnover from Hamish Watson on our line! Thompson advance us down the field!
48'

Sam Skinner binned

The lock will spend 10 mins in the bin after string of penalties in our 22. Bath kick into our 22 and set up a lineout drive.
48'

NO TRY!

Hive Stadium erupts! No try! Goal line drop out!
48'

TMO...

Brilliant defence keeps Bath at bay but they eventually wrestle over through Beno Obano... or so they think. TMO looking at this one!
44'

Rae off

D'arcy Rae is off for Javan Sebastian. We give away a penalty from the restart and Bath nudge into the corner.
44'

Penalty try and yellow card!

The ref runs under the sticks and awards the penalty try with Tom de Glanville sent to the bin in the process.
43'

Taking a look

We attack well and whip it wide. Tom de Glanville looks to intercept but he knocks the ball down. The Hive didnt like that one... go to be a yellow coming?
41'

Quality kick!

We steal the Bath lineout and Ali Pric puts in a quality cross-field nudge which Bath try to deal with but eventually step in touch to give us great field position. Price took a sore one in the process but he's back up!
41'

Back underway!

A huge second 40 coming up!
40'

A brilliant break!

We break from our 22 and its so close to an end to end score! Bath eventually steal and kick into the touch to bring the first half to a close.
39'

Lines cleared

We secure the restart and send it long!
38'

Penalty Thompson

Ross Thompson connects well to dissect the uprights and it's 10-12!
37'

Into the corner. Bath pinged again

We secure a lineout and move it with 10m of the Bath whitewash. The visitors are penalised again and Thompson will take aim...
35'

Bath pinged

We have the penalty on half-way and Thompson will send this into the Bath 22.
34'

Scrum Bath

We knock on inside the Bath 22 when trying to gather a high ball. The visitors look to quickly kick down the short side and that is subsequently knocked on. Edinburgh scrum on half-way.
32'

Try Bath

The visitors retake the lead as hooker Tom Dunn guides a lineout drive over the line. Russell's conversion is wide. 7-12.
31'

Bath get on ball

The visitors get on ball and win a turnover penalty which they nudge into the corner.
30'

Huge defence!

We do brilliantly to keep Bath out and eventually force the visitors into a forward pass. We have the scrum in our 22.
25'

Bath steal

The visitors steal after we nudge to touch. They move it wide and we scramble well to force Bath into touch. The lineout on our 5m line is knocked on at the Rec side have a scrum in a dangerous position.
24'

Big turnover pen!

Sam Skinner gets on ball to win a huge turnover pen in our 22!
22'

We move not quick. Bath get on ball

We steal a Bath lineout on half-way and move it quick! Wes dummies and makes a half-break but Bath react first and win the turnover pen which Russell subsequently kicks to just shy of our 22.
19'

TRYYYYYY MO!!!!

TRY MOSESE!!! Russell goes long with a clearance, we go quick, Thompson and Currie link up before the trailing Mosese Tuipulotu gathers and dives over! Thompson converts! 7-7!
16'

Spilled

We spill the ball in contact and Bath steal. The move it jus ashy of our 22 and an attempted drop goal from Russell dives too low.
15'

Knocked on

We kick to the corner and move it quickly. We knock on however in contact, and Bath eventually clear their lines.
13'

Will Muir sent to the bin

We trade possession with both sides struggling to build real temp. Matt Curie does well to anticipate a Russell pass and the visitors are eventually penalised. Will Muir is sent to the bin for killing the ball cynically.
9'

Try Bath

Sam Underhill powers over after Bath move it within metres out. Finn Russell converts. 0-7
8'

Bath win the penalty

The visitors win the penalty from the resulting scrum and send one just over the 22.
7'

Jamie knocks on

Ritchie spills the Russell drop out.
6'

Ross hits the post

That's unlucky. The ball bounces over the dead ball line. Bath have the 22 drop out.
5'

Bath pinged

The visitors play the nine and we'll take a shot at the sticks.
5'

Ref taking a look

Ref is checking a high shot on Hamish Watson here... He decided it didn't merit a penalty. We have a scrum in Edinburgh Bath territory however...
4'

Paterson off

Harry Paterson is off for HIA. Mosese Tuipulotu takes his place.
3'

What a start!

The Hive is LOUD! We nearly run in for a score as Harry Paterson and Wes Goosen link up, with Ali Price chipping through! Again, this place is LOUD!
1'

Kick-off!

We're underway at Hive Stadium!