Bath played an amazing first half and went into the interval 17-0 up. When they came out it was as though different teams returned and Irish were great and Bath seemingly asleep.

The ongoing saga about what happens to the Rec seems no nearer solution. The Council say one thing the Trustees another, The Charity Commission another and the Rugby club a yet another. The Friends of the Rec seem to be able to hold all proposals back and now we have ‘The Real Friends of the Rec‘ which is campaigning hard for a rugby based solution to keeping Bath playing at the Rec.

Perhaps one good outcome from the credit crunch is that it gives all sides a bit longer to consider the options and come up with a solution that meets the needs of the overwhelming majority view of the people of Bath. That is simple - we like to watch our rugby at the Rec and enjoy the facilities on offer in central Bath before and after the game. Its good for Bath as well as good for fans that Bath Rugby play at the heart of Bath.

Bath 37 Worcester 19

Bath played some fantastic rugby in this thrilling match and were basically always in control of the game. It was great to be at the Rec again in another sellout crowd in lovely September sunshine.

For many years now we have been working with the Charity Commission over the covenent covering the land. Hopefully all is now resolved and we will soon get an application from the club to develop the stadium to make it fit for the 21st Century. The vast majority of people in Bath want Bath Rugby to stay in the centre and on match days there is a real buzz around the city centre. There are some people though who do not want the rugby club there and hence years of legal battles and wrangling. Misleadingly they refer to themselves as Friends of the Rec and the link goes to one of the latest letters in the Bath Chronicle.