Overview

• Bath ran in five tries through Tom de Glanville, Tom Dunn, Ollie Lawrence and Ewan Richards twice, with Russell adding 13 points from the tee.
• Returning as captain after Lions duty, Russell created early scores and was sin-binned for kicking the ball in a ruck before regaining control on his return.
• Gloucester closed from 28-7 to 28-17 with second-half tries by Ollie Thorley and Ben Loader after Will Joseph’s first-half effort.
• Bath’s reinforcements, including former Gloucester players Santi Carreras and Chris Harris, helped steady the game before Richards sealed it with his second try.
• Gloucester’s selection was stretched with around 14 absentees, while the result left Bath top of the table and Gloucester eighth.