Some mistakes are so frustrating they can defy an analyst’s algorithm and turn a game on their own. Just after half-time, Gloucester’s scrum-half, Caolan Englefield, offered a perfect case study of the phenomenon.
The visitors travelled south for their West Country derby with Bath on the back of an eight-game losing streak in the Premiership, but were leading 10-5 at half-time. Ruan Ackermann and Zach Mercer were rampaging in the back row with the former scoring the opening try to cap a sequence that included a scrum penalty, a clean lineout and a bruising carry from close range. Bath responded with a slick try from Tom de Glanville in the corner, but stoic defence meant the Cherry and Whites were good value for their lead.
