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Gloucester vs Bath Prem preview: Confirmed lineups and predictions

Home team

Gloucester 

Away team

Bath

Venue

Kingsholm

Competition

PREM

Kick-off time

7:45 pm (UK)

Watch Live in the UK

TNT Sports/ HBO Max

Gloucester vs Bath preview as the sides meet in round four of the PREM after a week’s break for the Champions Cup. Gloucester currently sit a surprising top of the table on§ 12 points after a great start to the season. Bath sit fifth but have the same record as Bath and are just one point behind Gloucester in first. 

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**Gloucester**

**Bath**

**Forwards**

Ruskin

**1**

Obano

Blake

**2**

Tuipulotu

Knight

**3**

Griffin

Kleyn

**4**

Gyamfi

Clark

**5**

Ewels

Thomas

**6**

Bayliss

Morgan

**7**

Pepper

Clement

**8**

Reid

**Backs**

Englefield

**9**

Spencer

C Atkinson

**10**

Russell

Knight

**11**

Offiah

Llewellyn

**12**

Redpath

Joseph

**13**

Lawrence

Thorley

**14**

Hennessey

Barton

**15**

Carreras

**Replacements**

Innard

**16**

Frost

Bleuler

**17**

Kirk

Fasogbon

**18**

Verden

Trenholm

**19**

Molony

Ludlow

**20**

Hill

Robson

**21**

Carr-Smith

Knight

**22**

Donoghue

Redshaw

**23**

Green

**Gloucester (Home team):** 

**Result**

**Date**

**Competition**

**Opponent**

**Score**

Draw

16th October 2026

Champions Cup

Bordeaux Begles

36-36

Loss

9th October 2026

Prem

Leicester Tigers

38-31

Won

3rd October 2026

Prem

Harlequins

48-0

Won

26th September 2026

Prem

Exeter Chiefs

24-45

Won

12th September 2026

Prem Cup

Sale Sharks

43-26

Gloucester opened up the Champions Cup for 2026/27 at Kingsholm against the double champions, Bordeaux Begles. The game was an absolute thriller, and Gloucester will feel like they were one pass away from victory as they failed to take a chance in the final minutes. Gloucester scored five tries throughout the game and kicked a penalty, which saw them take a 24-17 lead into half-time. Will Trenholm came off the bench in the second half and scored both Gloucester tries.

**Bath (Away team):** 

**Result**

**Date**

**Competition**

**Opponent**

**Score**

Loss

17th October 2026

Champions Cup

Montpellier

14-32

Loss

10th October 2026

Prem

Northampton Saints

71-48

Won

2nd October 2026

Prem

Exeter Chiefs

40-34

Won

25th September 2026

Prem

Harlequins

17-33

Loss

6th September 2026

Prem Cup

Sale Sharks

50-28

Bath started the season with two strong wins, but have since had two disappointing defeats. Against Montpellier, Bath had a lead within the first half hour after scoring two tries and took a 14-10 lead into the break. Bath were unable to score any points in the second half as Montpellier scored three tries.

Date

Competition

Winner

Score

28th February 2026

Prem Cup

Bath

38-26

23rd January 2026

Prem

Bath 

26-30

14th November 2025

Prem Cup

Gloucester 

19-17

11th October 2025

Prem

Bath

38-17

13th April 2025

Challenge Cup

Bath

61-26

* Gloucester to win by 10 points or less

* 60+ points in the game

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