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How to watch Leinster Rugby v Bath Rugby live on TV and full team news

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Bath Rugby head to the Aviva Stadium on Saturday to take on Leinster Rugby in a huge final group stage game of the 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup.

The United Rugby Championship leaders are looking to secure a top seeding going into the last 16 knockout rounds in April, while the Premiership leaders Bath are still looking to secure their place there having slipped up away at Benetton before Christmas to give them a narrow route through.

Here are all the ways you can follow all the action this weekend...

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When is the game?

Leinster Rugby v Bath Rugby is being played on Saturday, January 18 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

What time is kick-off?

The kick-off time is at 5.30pm UK time.

Is the game on TV or being streamed?

Yes. But another competition means another subscription service is required. All this season's Investec Champions Cup games will be shown live on Premier Sports which can either be streamed online or watched on Virgin TV, Amazon Prime or Sky Sports packages.

Today's game is being shown on Premier Sports 1, with coverage starting at 5.15pm.

Subscription costs from £10.99 a month, although if you sign-up for the annual subscription and use the discount code EPCR70 you can pay just £70 for the year. Sign up here.

Highlights will also be available on the Investec Champions Cup YouTube channel shortly after the game.

How else can I follow the game?

If you are not going to be inside the stadium, and even if you are, SomersetLive will be live blogging the match bringing you all the build-up, team news, live play-by-play match updates, reaction, stats, analysis, interviews and highlights.

Will there be live radio commentary of the match?

BBC Radio Somerset will also be providing live commentary of the game.

What's the team news?

Leinster Rugby: 15. Hugo Keenan, 14. Garry Ringrose, 13. Robbie Henshaw, 12. Jordie Barrett, 11. Jamie Osborne, 10. Sam Prendergast, 9. Jamison Gibson-Park, 1. Andrew Porter, 2. Ronan Kelleher, 3. Rabah Slimani, 4. Joe McCarthy, 5. James Ryan, 6. Max Deegan, 7. Josh van der Flier, 8. Jack Conan (c)

Replacements: 16. Gus McCarthy, 17. Cian Healy, 18. Tom Clarkson, 19. RG Snyman, 20. Caelan Doris, 21. Luke McGrath, 22. Ross Byrne, 23. Jimmy O'Brien

Bath Rugby: 15. Tom de Glanville, 14. Joe Cokanasiga, 13. Ollie Lawrence, 12. Max Ojomoh, 11. Ruaridh McConnochie, 10. Finn Russell, 9. Ben Spencer (c), 1. Beno Obano, 2. Niall Annett, 3. Will Stuart, 4. Quinn Roux, 5. Ross Molony, 6. Ted Hill, 7. Miles Reid, 8. Alfie Barbeary

Replacements: 16. Tom Dunn, 17. Francois van Wyk, 18. Thomas du Toit, 19. Charlie Ewels, 20. Josh Bayliss, 21. Louis Schreuder, 22. Orlando Bailey, 23. Jaco Coetzee

Who are the officials?

Referee: Luc Ramos (Fra)

Assistant referees: Thomas Charabas (Fra) and Jonathan Gasnier (Fra)

TMO: Julien Castaignede (Fra)