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Re: Fixture v Bath to be rearranged away from The Rec
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: August 11, 2026, 1:29 pm
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> I have already booked my hotel for Bath game as soon as
fixtures were out.
> This should have been flagged when the fixtures came out ,this
is very poor by Bath.
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Cancel the booking?
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Re: Fixture v Bath to be rearranged away from The Rec
DIR By: never sleep
Date: August 11, 2026, 3:01 pm
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--- Quote from: grimsbyquin link ---
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> I have already booked my hotel for Bath game as soon as
fixtures were out.
> This should have been flagged when the fixtures came out ,this
is very poor by Bath.
>
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That was brave. They haven't even announced the date of the game
yet.
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Re: Fixture v Bath to be rearranged away from The Rec
DIR By: KiltedQuin
Date: August 11, 2026, 5:02 pm
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> won’t meet Premiership ground standards
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Holds 12,500 apparently. Better than Sarries, Sale and Red
Bulls.
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Re: Fixture v Bath to be rearranged away from The Rec
DIR By: Rugbycat
Date: August 11, 2026, 10:55 pm
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> Holds 12,500 apparently. Better than Sarries, Sale and Red
Bulls.
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There are other requirements like media facilities, Ealing had
to do a fair bit of work on those to meet the PWR requirements,
they had to build a new camera gantry and also some other
changes.
The memorial ground is pretty run down, and not really anywhere
like as good as even the worst Prem stadiums, Rovers were
looking to develop a new stadium but a deal with Sainsbury’s
fell through, which caused a court case they lost, and
eventually they decided to redevelop the memorial ground, but
that so far has just reduced the capacity to 12300 with less
than 3000 of that being seated.
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Re: Fixture v Bath to be rearranged away from The Rec
DIR By: KiltedQuin
Date: August 12, 2026, 1:31 am
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--- Quote from: Rugbycat link ---
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> There are other requirements like media facilities, Ealing had
to do a fair bit of work on those to meet the PWR requirements,
they had to build a new camera gantry and also some other
changes.
>
> The memorial ground is pretty run down, and not really
anywhere like as good as even the worst Prem stadiums, Rovers
were looking to develop a new stadium but a deal with
Sainsbury’s fell through, which caused a court case they lost,
and eventually they decided to redevelop the memorial ground,
but that so far has just reduced the capacity to 12300 with less
than 3000 of that being seated.
>
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Fair points. Though presumably Bath do need to find a home for
season 27/28. And options are fairly limited. The football
ground in Bath (Bath City) is far too small so they’ll have to
move outside the city. Bristol is close so convenient. Though I
see a fixture logistic nightmare for Ashton Gate balancing two
Premier Rugby teams and a Championship Football side, if that
were an option. I’m not sure Reading will be a season long
answer. Although this is just me surmising but it’ll be
interesting to see what Bath’s solution is going to be.
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Re: Fixture v Bath to be rearranged away from The Rec
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: August 12, 2026, 2:11 am
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I could see them going for Reading for the season, particularly
if they arrange a shuttle-bus service from the station to the
stadium. It's an easy enough train journey on the direct
London-Bristol route, or a drive along the M4 for those wanting
to drive...
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Re: Fixture v Bath to be rearranged away from The Rec
DIR By: Which Tyler
Date: August 14, 2026, 12:30 am
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--- Quote from: KiltedQuin link ---
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> Though presumably Bath do need to find a home for season
27/28.
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Nope
Plan is to build the stadium piecemeal - basically knock it all
down, move the pitch away from the river a bit, and build the
East (Scaffolding) stand in Summer 2027 (early start by moving 2
matches, probable late finish with the RWC); with finishing work
during the season on non-match days; and take their time on the
West (riverside) stand which can be done during the season, due
to the pitch being moved (though how much this affects capacity
is anyone's guess).
North and South stands to be concentrated on Summer 2028
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Re: Fixture v Bath to be rearranged away from The Rec
DIR By: Rugbycat
Date: August 14, 2026, 4:01 am
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This the link that explains, how they are going to manage the
work.
HTML https://www.bathrugby.com/stadium-for-bath
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Re: Fixture v Bath to be rearranged away from The Rec
DIR By: Rocker
Date: August 14, 2026, 7:04 pm
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Impressive looking project but it is a seriously big build with
lots of potential problems building that close to a large river.
I can't see how it won't effect their capacity next year, I
imagine they'll have to move more than just 2 games.
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