| 80 | That's it! Lawrence Dallaglio will get his Twickenham farewell! Wasps are through to the Guinness Premiership Final courtesy of a grim 21-10 win over Bath. The Londoners have produced prettier performances, but few have been braver or bloodier. Thanks for joining us. Over to my colleague at Kingsholm. |
| 78 | Van Gisbergen now pins Bath back with a lengthy touch-finder and the home crowd knows it's all over for Bath. They need two scores in two minutes. |
| 76 | Great keep-ball tactics here from Wasps. Bath need the ball and are simply not getting it. |
| 74 | Wasps looking for contact and rucks with each phase. They are out on their feet and wanting to kill off the clock. |
| 73 | Wasps happy to sit on the ball at the ruck, but they won't be able to do that for seven minutes. Or will they? |
| 72 | Wasps snag the ball back from the line-out! But Banahan collects the touch-finder and the raid is back on - until Higgins is pinged for a punch. |
| 70 | Bath back on the attack as Higgins comes off his line to hit midfield. Wasps kill the move again. Referee Chris White has had enough. Waters is sin-binned. This is the moment for Bath. |
| 69 | Very predictable catch-and-maul move from the line-out and Wasps shunt the whole thing into touch! |
| 67 | Good take at the line-out by Short and the maul is formed. Browne on the crash ball. Penalty to Bath as Wasps kill the move. Rees off too! Wasps are falling like flies! Line-out is the call from the penalty. |
| 65 | Payne is off injured too. We have uncontested scrums - that won't suit Bath. But here they come again, playing a little Sevens. They win a penalty as Wasps go off their feet, and Barkley sets up the line-out in the corner. It's now or never! |
| 62 | Wasps are penalised at the line-out for taking out the jumper. The line-out is set up in the black 22 - they need a try from this. Rolling maul is formed and rumbles towards the tryline. Classens attempts to snipe through! He's held. It's out to Barkley - but he has knocked on! |
| 60 | That score came at a price - Voyce is off with what looks like a dislocated shoulder. |
| 59 | Crockett takes it up the narrow side, but good defence from Wasps drives Bath back. Now an aimless kick from James and Wasps are back in possession. It's out to Voyce - he skips past Higgins and is off! James tracks back and tackles him short of the ine - but Palmer is there! He picks up and flops over! TRY! Van Gisbergen converts! |
| 57 | Van Gisbergen's restart is dead on the full! The momentum seems to be turning once again! |
| 56 | Penalty to Bath as Payne kills the ball in defence. Barkley is going for goal. He's about 40 yards out but bang in front. It's over! Bath are back in the game. |
| 54 | Here come Bath again, probing for the gaps, but they are just not appearing. |
| 53 | Grewcock finds the gap! He sets Stevens on. But a poor pass is picked up by Sackey and the move dies. |
| 51 | Bath looking to take advantage of the situation, but Wasps are hanging on in defence. |
| 49 | Van Gisbergen is on at fly-half as the game restarts in a very subdued atmosphere. |
| 48 | Trouble here for Wasps and Cipriani. It looks like he has broken his ankle. He was trapped at the bottom of a ruck and is in a lot of pain. He's on the oxygen and is being stretchered off the field. Sad for the youngster - he was set to spearhead England's tour to New Zealand. |
| 47 | Bath have lots of possession but Wasps' lines are tight. Barkley finds himself isolated and is pinged holding on. Waste. |
| 45 | Wasps now back in attack, but Shaw is off-side as Flutey hosts a bomb. Barkley sets up a line-out on the black 22. |
| 43 | Great break from Crockett takes Bath up to the black 22! James now chips to the corner. Lewsey gathers and Cipriani clears. |
| 41 | SECOND-HALF: Cipriani restarts the game. Bath - minus the injured Lipman - gather and set out on attack. |
| 40 | And that's the half. Good start from Bath, but they fell foul of the usual Wasps blitz response. Can the visitors rally? Join us in ten to find out! |
| 38 | Bath look like they are longing for the break, but Wasps aren't done just yet. But this is better from the visitors: they have picked up the pace and are running well. But slow-ball is killing them. |
| 36 | More quick ball gets Wasps up to Bath's line. Flutey picks up at the base of the ruck and reaches over in the corner! TRY! Cipriani adds a fine conversion from the touchline. Bath are in trouble. |
| 32 | The crowd is right behind Wasps now, and Lewsey makes amends for his error with a great run. Bath are in reverse - the momentum has shifted! |
| 30 | Wasps respond well, working the ball upfield with a good series of mini-rucks. They are in Bath's 22, but it is starting to slow up. Haskell takes it on. Now it goes wide - beautiful decoy move and fine pass from Flutey! Waters is onto it! TRY! Cipriani converts - it's all square. What a response! |
| 27 | Good take from Dallaglio at the tail of the defensive line-out. The ball comes back Cipriani, he's closed down quickly so he ships it out to Lewsey! The England star wasn't expecting that! Not behind his own posts! He fumbles and Crockett is on to the loose ball! TRY! Barkley adds the conversion and Bath finally have a reward for their efforts. |
| 25 | Barkley here with a stong run down the middle of the field. Higgins takes it on. Wasps doing well to slow it down, and James opts to grubber to the corner. |
| 23 | Now Wasps break out, with Haskell to the fore in broken play. But the raid is butchered by a little hesitation from Cipriani that put all his runners ahead of him. |
| 21 | Bath attack again, looking to put width on the ball. James looks to chip into space for Higgins, but he has sliced it into touch. Bath have got all the ball in the world, but it's just not working for them. |
| 19 | More good defence from Wasps at the line-out and Cipriani clears to touch. |
| 18 | Banahan attacks again, breaking a couple of tackles before Sackey brings down once more. Another penalty for Bath as Wasps kill the ball. Referee Chris White warns Dallaglio about the penalty count. One more and there'll be a yellow card. Barkley plants the line-out in the corner again. |
| 16 | Cipriani fails to find touch with the penalty clearance! Banahan collects and steams full-pelt at Sackey. Gulp! Good tackle by the England wing! The ball is recycled but there's a knock-on. |
| 14 | Another collapsed scrum from Wasps. Payne is singled out for the ticking off. Barkley - tellingly - goes to the corner. Bath collect at the tail but can't get the maul going. Good work from Dallaglio there - and Wasps get the penalty as Bath hold on! |
| 12 | Quick line-out ball from Bath, but James opts to grubber ahead. Cipriani sees something out on the left - he spins it out to Voyce but it passes at least two metres above the wing's head and into touch. Poor. |
| 10 | Scrappy handling here from Bath, and Wasps get a scrum deep in their own half. Dallaglio picks and goes. It's back to Cipriani and he clears his lines. |
| 7 | Bath look to build again, but Barkley looks fazed by his misses. Wasps turn the restart over and Cipriani looks to set his backs in motion. Bath collect the spilled ball and break out of defence! James kicks it deep and Lewsey returns in kind. It's much too long - dead on the full. Scrum right back on the Wasps 22! |
| 5 | Here comes Stevens from the restart, but Wasps snag it back and Cipriani punts it down field. Maddock collects and returns it on the hoof! Great run! The ball is spun wide. Sackey intercepts - but Wasps are off-side. Barkley gets a second bite at the cherry from bang in front. He has missed it! Shocker! |
| 3 | It's all good! He's up and packing down. Good shove from Bath - and the are awarded a penalty as Wasps buckle! Back-slapping breaks out amongst the visitors. It's like they have scored a try! Barkley calls for his tee - he's on an acute angle but just outside the black 22. It drifts wide. |
| 2 | Knock-on at the line-out and Wasps get the scrum. Can they hold Bath's purring pack? Trouble for Wasps here as Ward receives attention. He was a late replacement for Ibaņez who suffered a back spasm in the warm-up. |
| 1 | Here we go! It's 2-0 to Wasps this season, but this is the one that really counts. Barkley gets proceedings underway with a hanging kick to his left. Dallaglio claims and Bath's pack is pinged for going for their feet at the breakdown. The line-out is planted on the half-way line. |
| 0 | Welcome to sunny Adams Park! Super Sunday is upon us! We are here in Wycombe to bring you live coverage of Bath's meeting with Wasps, and then we will head west to report from Kingsholm where Gloucester host Leicester. Is this Lawrence Dallaglio's last game of top-flight rugby, or will Wasps deny Bath to secure a Twickenham send-off for their talismanic leader? Let's find out! We are just moments away from the first of today's semi-finals... |