Bath were dismantled by Northampton Saints, 21-41, at the Recreation Ground on Saturday, as the current champions tasted defeat at home for the first time this season.

Here are our player ratings from the game.

Backs

15 Tom de Glanville: Appeared unsteady under the high ball at times, and later took a hammering by the post when trying to stop a score. Replaced by Santiago Carreras with 25 minutes to go, giving a clear indication of where Johann van Graan was putting his trust. 5

14 Joe Cokanasiga: Struggled in defence but made some deft touches in attack. Not given enough space to really make any sort of difference, though. 6

13 Ollie Lawrence: Made one vital turnover early on, but was atrocious from then on. He was beaten on the outside by Tommy Freeman for his try, missed multiple tackles and just didn’t look like he was on the same page as the rest of his team. He was turned over on a remarkable five separate occasions, and even dropped the most simple catch on the tryline before booting the ball into the crowd. He will come back from this, but he certainly lost the number 13 battle today. 2

12 Max Ojomoh: Didn’t make much of an impact when on the field. Replaced by Chris Harris after half an hour through injury. 5

11 Henry Arundell: One of Bath’s more dangerous players. He made multiple breakaways, causing Saints defenders to scramble as the speedster used all his power to break opposition tackles. Was guilty of dropping the ball, which was picked up by George Hendy and finished by Henry Pollock, however. 7

10 Finn Russell: Put one deft kick to the corner early on, but struggled to take control of the match from then on. He was weak in defence, missing an inexcusable five tackles. 4

9 Ben Spencer: He was the controller of all Bath’s play, and made a brilliant break near the end of the match, but his teammates failed to match his vision. 6

Planet Rugby player ratings key 10 - Career defining performance 9 - Outright blockbuster effort 8 - Significantly influenced the result of the game 7 - Committed and effective outing 6 - Flashes of brilliance outside of executing fundamentals 5 - Fulfilling the role required by position (base level) 4 - Poor execution of fundamentals 3 - Costly errors and/or discipline in the game 2 - Poor performance that directly impacted the result 1 - Grossly ineffective throughout 0 - Should have carried water instead

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Forwards

8 Miles Reid: Almost powered over from a lineout early on, and made plenty of tackles and carries throughout and won a team-high of three turnovers. Admittedly, conceded four penalties, however. 6

7 Sam Underhill: Made a brilliant try-saving tackle in the first half, and was thunderous throughout, making a team-high of 18 tackles. He did miss three tackles, but his pros outweighed his cons. 7

6 Josh Bayliss: It was a very quiet showing from the Scotland international. He was almost through for a try in the second half if Arundell had landed the pass, but otherwise, he was barely noticeable. 4

5 Ross Molony: Led the lineout jumps well and put his body around in defence. Although he wasn’t used much in attack, the Bath forward effort benefited from his inclusion. 6

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4 Quinn Roux: Threw a brilliant offload to set up Bath’s opener, but otherwise was invisible in Bath’s efforts. He made his tackles, but failed to register a single carry. One lineout won, but was understandably removed shortly into the second half. 4

3 Thomas du Toit: A shining light in the dark West Country evening, the powerful South African trundled over to score the opener from close range. Despite a knock to the head midway through the first half, he continued to power on, charging over for his second to take the lead for Bath shortly into the second half. He scrummaged well and made his tackles when required. Bath looked considerably weaker when he was removed with 15 minutes to go. 8

2 Tom Dunn: The Bath stalwart pirouetted through a desperate Saints defence to take the lead for Bath early on, and he was infallible for the rest of the match. He made the most carries by a long shot, and sat in second place in the tackle rankings behind just Sam Underhill, with whom he made a huge double tackle midway through the second half. Set-piece, he was spot on which, if it weren’t, Bath could have been in a whole load more trouble. 8

1 Beno Obano: Scrummed extremely well, was powerful in the carry, and was extremely solid in the tackle. Did the hard yards without too much recognition. 7

Replacements: Guy Pepper beat four players, missed four tackles, conceded two penalties and won a turnover. Make of that what you will. Generally speaking, the replacements made the side weaker. Dan Frost got himself yellow-carded, Chris Harris failed to make much of an impact, and the scoreline skyrocketed with the changes. 3

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