In the other game in this group. Bordeaux Begles defeated Mogliano 64-7 last night at the Stade André Moga. That means Bordeaux move up to second, going above The Dragons. But the result last night still does not mean much for both sides. The Dragons must win today to have any hope of qualifying while Bath know that a win will guarantee a quarter final spot. Kick off is 15 minutes away here at Rodney Parade.
The Dragons make 6 changes from the team the lined out against Cardiff on New Years day with Buck, Captain for the Dragons Coombs and Groves coming into the pack in place of Way, Screech and Talei. While in the backline Rees, Wardle and Prydie come into the side in place of Evans, Peach and Harries. As for Bath they make 12 changes from the side that drew with Leicester on Sunday.In the pack, only James and Carl Fearns remain from Sunday's Aviva Premiership draw at Welford Road. In the pack only James and Carl Fearns remain from the game with Leicester. While in the backline Anthony Watson keeps his place and will be looking to further impressive after being selected for England for the upcoming Six Nations tournament which starts in the first week of February. Kick is coming up so don't go anywhere.
Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's live coverage of this round 5 Amlin Cup match Where Bath travel to Rodney parade to take on Newport Gwent Dragons. Bath go into this game after a hard fought draw against Leicester at Welford Road not to mention previous games against Northampton and Saracens where they suffered defeats. As for The Dragons they have not played a game since January the 1st where they were defeated by Welsh rivals The Cardiff Blues. Bath, third in the Aviva Premiership go into this game top of Pool 2 and have won four out of four. So they will be hoping for their fifth win of the competition and claim a win here today and secure qualification to the quarter finals. As for The Dragons who have done well this season and find themselves 6th in the Pro12 which is fantastic considering we usually see them lounging near the bottom each season, will not have given up hope yet of qualifying for the quarters. A win here today would see them close the gap between them and Bath to four points, and in round 6 they travel to Italy to take on Mogliano while Bath take on Bordeaux Begles in France. A Bonus point win for them and a Bath defeat by more than 7 would see them go through. Bath won the reverse fixture at the Recreation Ground back in October 26-10 thanks to tries from Lane and Gilbert and they will be hoping for a similar result at Rodney Parade today. Kick off is 30 minutes away so stay with us for further updates and analysis on this afternoons match.