- NEW! Limited edition print: The Recreation Ground, 2024-25 season
Limited edition prints
We have secured exclusive selling rights to a limited-edition print of the Recreation Ground, this is a fantastic memento of the 2024-25 season. Profits from the prints will be donated to the Bath Rugby Foundation.
The prints are a limited edition; each one is signed by the artist and individually numbered
The prints will fit standard sized frames and are available in two sizes:
£45 8” x 24”
£55 10” x 30”
BRSC branded drinks carrier
Back by popular demand! Holds 2, 3 or 4 pints cups or large coffee cups. BRSC logo on the handle. This item is available from the match day Gazebo at £7 for members and £10 for non members.
Online price: £9 for members and £12 for non members (includes P&P).
After the Lemons
Available from the matchday gazebo whilst stocks last: After the Lemons: The Glory Years of Bath Rugby. By Kevin Coughlan, Peter Hall and Colin Gale.
Kevin has been a rugby writer for 50 years, mainly at the Rec in Bath and is a consultant committee member to BRSC. Kevin has written two books recording the history of Bath Rugby, The first “Before the Lemons: A History of Bath Football Club RFU 1865-1965” The second book “After the Lemons: The Glory Years of Bath Rugby” is available from the BRSC Match day Gazebo, each copy is signed by Kevin and costs £10, of which £5 will go to the Bath Foundation.
We have a limited number of the original book which is no longer in print.
Each book is new and signed by Kevin Coughlan
Review from Rugby World “After the Lemons: The Glory Years of Bath Rugby”
SEVEN YEARS after the part-one Bath history Before the Lemons, we have the glory years, embracing a ten-year period when this remarkable small- city club – rugby’s version of Clough’s Nottingham Forest – won 13 out of 18 trophies.
How did it happen? Jack Rowell’s arrival in the mid-70s was instrumental, but when you have talent like John Hall and Jeremy Guscott on your doorstep, it sure does help.
The authors assiduously record the evolution of a champion side, with the arrival of men like Bristol ruffian Gareth Chilcott and 40-a-day ex-paratrooper Roger Spurrell enabling Bath’s pack to start winning cross-border scraps in Wales. Outside them, John Horton, John Palmer and Simon Halliday paved the way for a host of stars in the making.
For a while Bath were unbeatable, so much so that some in the game hated them and rival players disparaged them. “It’s tragic that our leading club doesn’t play more adventurous rugby,” said
Will Carling. National squads didn’t always reflect Bath’s supremacy, with only Chilcott and Andy Robinson making the initial 1989 Lions squad in a year when the club won the first of several doubles.
Yet at times Bath’s rugby was breath-taking, and they destroyed not just club teams but provincial and national teams, for the club had broad horizons. They thought globally but bonded like a family, as shown by the tale of how Rowell refused to let one player, Bert Meddick, cry off because of babysitting duties. “Bring the boy with you,” said Rowell, and baby Meddick duly joined the team bus for a game at Harlequins, being fed and changed on the way!
Review from Rugby World “After the Lemons: The Glory Years of Bath Rugby” SEVEN YEARS after the part-one Bath history Before the Lemons, we have the glory years, embracing a ten-year period when this remarkable small- city club – rugby’s version of Clough’s Nottingham Forest – won 13 out of 18 trophies.
How did it happen? Jack Rowell’s arrival in the mid-70s was instrumental, but when you have talent like John Hall and Jeremy Guscott on your doorstep, it sure does help.
The authors assiduously record the evolution of a champion side, with the arrival of men like Bristol ruffian Gareth Chilcott and 40-a-day ex-paratrooper Roger Spurrell enabling Bath’s pack to start winning cross-border scraps in Wales. Outside them, John Horton, John Palmer and Simon Halliday paved the way for a host of stars in the making.
For a while Bath were unbeatable, so much so that some in the game hated them and rival players disparaged them. “It’s tragic that our leading club doesn’t play more adventurous rugby,” said
Will Carling. National squads didn’t always reflect Bath’s supremacy, with only Chilcott and Andy Robinson making the initial 1989 Lions squad in a year when the club won the first of several doubles.
Yet at times Bath’s rugby was breathtaking, and they destroyed not just club teams but provincial and national teams, for the club had broad horizons. They thought globally but bonded like a family, as shown by the tale of how Rowell refused to let one player, Bert Meddick, cry off because of babysitting duties. “Bring the boy with you,” said Rowell, and baby Meddick duly joined the team bus for a game at Harlequins, being fed and changed on the way!
Discounts for BRSC members
Local businesses offer some fantastic discounts for BRSC members, on production of a valid membership card, you will find a list of all the discounts on our website here
Below are a few that you may wish to take advantage of on a match day.
DoubleTree by Hilton
Match Day: BRSC members – Beef, chicken or vegan burger with all the trimmings and a beer or glass of fizz at the reduced price of £18 p.p.
Hudson
Match day Special for BRSC members
Prime steak & frites with béarnaise sauce, with either a
glass of wine or a pint of beer £27.00
Abbey Ales
The Assembly Inn
£4 a pint of Bellringer £4 for a 175ml glass of house red/white
Abbey Ales
Coeur De Lion
£4 pint of Bellringer
£4 for a 175ml glass of house red/white
Abbey Ales
Star Inn
£4 pint of Bellringer
£4 for a 175ml glass of house red/white
Abbey Ales
The Hop Pole
£4 a pint of Bellringer and £4 for a 175ml glass of house red/white
Las Iguanas
38 Monmouth Street
20% discount on the entire bill for food for parties up to 6, on production of a current BRSC membership card
Ludo
The official sports bar of Bath Rugby
20% off food & drink on match days Brunel Square