{"id":362957,"date":"2025-12-21T17:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T17:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/362957\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T17:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T17:58:08","slug":"bath-score-all-time-great-team-try-in-victory-over-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/362957\/","title":{"rendered":"Bath score &#8216;all-time great&#8217; team try in victory over Newcastle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bath scrum-half Ben Spencer started and finished one of the all-time great team tries in their victory over Newcastle Red Bulls on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The visitors had just extended their lead to 26 points with a try from Tom de Glanville. So, on receiving the resulting kick-off, their tails were up.<\/p>\n<p>Catching the restart, Bath took the ball straight into contact. From there, Spencer whizzed the ball out to Will Butt, who popped the ball out the back to the irresistible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/tag\/santiago-carreras\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Santiago Carreras<\/a> to run at the retreating Red Bulls defence.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing Sammy Arnold, he shifted the ball to Miles Reid, who, in turn, gave it to Chris Harris in space. Another draw-and-pass later, and the ball was in Cameron Redpath\u2019s hands as he arched round to the right.<\/p>\n<p>Trusting Joe Cokanasiga with an early pass, the giant winger stretched his legs down the flank, drawing two would-be tacklers, before offloading the ball to the always reliable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/tag\/ben-spencer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spencer<\/a> to finish.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video here:<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re running out of superlatives for Bath \ud83d\udcac<\/p>\n<p>Just sensational \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tntsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@tntsports<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/discoveryplusUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@discoveryplusUK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BaQq0UJovY\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/BaQq0UJovY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rugby on TNT Sports (@rugbyontnt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rugbyontnt\/status\/2002782848873320862?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/news\/ellis-genge-praised-for-wonder-try-as-bristol-bears-boss-gives-verdict-on-louis-rees-zammit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ellis Genge praised for wonder try as Bristol Bears boss gives verdict on Louis Rees-Zammit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tale of the match<\/p>\n<p>Despite some truly remarkable play, the scoreline somewhat exaggerated Bath\u2019s dominance in the game. The reality was that Newcastle were still very much in the game at the halfway mark, and it was only with the emergence of the Bath bomb squad that the visitors truly started to pull away.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle\u2019s inability to bring on multiple internationals as the match reached crunch time was the real difference between the two sides. Bath would likely have won even without their star-studded bench, but the scoreline would likely have been much kinder on the hosts.<\/p>\n<p>Want more from Planet Rugby? 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