Watch Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby for free: Live stream, TV channel for PREM match today

Watch Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby as last season’s finalists meet at Welford Road, Leicester, in the Gallagher PREM 2025-26.

– Date: Saturday 18 October, 2025

– Kick-off time: 3.05pm BST (local) / 10.05am ET / 1.05am AEDT (Sunday)

– FREE STREAM: ITVX (UK)

– Other TV channels: TNT Sports (UK), FloRugby (US), Stan Sport (Australia)

– Watch from anywhere: Get up to 77% off NordVPN + 3 months FREE

Rugby fans in the UK can watch Saturday’s game for FREE on ITV4 and the ITVX streaming service. This guide also gives you options for tuning in elsewhere in the world, as well as explaining how you can use a VPN to watch your usual Leicester v Bath live stream if you’re travelling overseas this weekend. Match preview and team-line-ups are at the end of the article.

Are there any free Leicester v Bath live streams?

Yes, if you’re in the United Kingdom, this is one of seven Gallagher PREM matches chosen for free broadcast this season.

You can watch a Bath Rugby v Leicester Tigers live stream on the ITVX streaming service, and also tune in via terrestrial channel ITV4. Coverage starts at 3.00pm on Saturday afternoon.

Both options are free to watch, though you do need an up-to-date TV Licence to stream live TV in the UK. You also need to complete a simple sign-up process to access ITVX.

Travelling overseas at the weekend? Residents of the UK and Ireland can still watch their usual free streaming service by making use of good VPN, as we explain below…

Stream Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby from anywhere

PREM Rugby fans travelling outside the UK this weekend don’t need to worry about missing their side in action. Although the geo-restrictions applied to most streaming platforms can prevent you from watching your usual services while abroad, you can get around this problem with a neat piece of kit called a VPN.

A good VPN (or Virtual Private Network) allows you to change your IP address, meaning your laptop, smartphone or tablet can appear to be in your home country – even when you’re on the other side of the world. VPNs are also great for improving your online security, which has to be a result.

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Freddie Steward and Leicester grabbed a spectacular comeback win in their last home game against Harlequins (Stephen White – CameraSport via Getty Images)

More streaming options for Leicester v Bath

• United Kingdom/Ireland:  Live streams for every single Gallagher PREM game this season are available on TNT Sports. In the UK, a subscription to Discovery+ Premium costs £30.99 per month. Alternatively, TNT Sports can be added to your Sky, BT, EE or Virgin Media TV package (costs vary by platform).
• United States: The new US home of the Gallagher PREM for the 2025-26 season is FloRugby. A monthly FloRugby subscription costs $29.99, while an annual subscription will set you back $150 – effectively $12.50 per month.
• Australia: It’ll mean a late night (kick-off is 1.05am AEDT) but Leicester v Bath live streams are available ad-free on Stan Sport. It costs $20 per month to add Stan Sport to your base Stan plan. (Prices for the latter start at $12 per month.)
• New Zealand: Sky Sport NZ is the place to go to Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby live streams in New Zealand. You can subscribe to Sky Sport Now from $54.99 per month, but day passes are also available for $29.99. Set those alarm clocks because kick-off is an antisocial 3.05am NZDT.

Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby preview

It’s just four months since these two sides contested the Gallagher Premiership final at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, but they’ve taken different paths since.

Bath look even stronger than they did when they lifted the PREM trophy on that sunny afternoon in June, adding proven stars Henry Arundell, Chris Harris and Santiago Carreras to their already star-studded ranks. Leicester Tigers, meanwhile, have welcomed a new head coach in Geoff Parling, and have lost hundreds of international caps experience following the departures/retirements of Julián Montoya, Dan Cole and Ben Youngs. In other words, one of Saturday’s clubs is the definition of stability, while the other is in transition.

That’s been reflected in the opening rounds of the season, where Bath have taken three bonus point wins, and Leicester have lost two and won one – though that home victory was a stirring comeback against Harlequins, with Tigers winning 29-19 after being 0-19 down. Can the Welford Road faithful inspire a similar performance against the reigning champions?

Having come on as a replacement last weekend, Australia fly-half James O’Connor makes his first start for the Tigers in a XV featuring 12 of the players who started at Twickenham in June.

For the opposition, Argentina’s Santi Carreras makes a first start for Bath, coming into the side at full-back. South Africa prop Thomas du Toit, who’s announced he’ll be leaving Bath at the end of the season, is on the bench, alongside hooker Tom Dunn, who’ll make his 250th appearance for the club if/when he takes the field.

Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby line-ups and officials

Leicester Tigers:
Freddie Steward, Adam Radwan, Sol Kata, Joseph Woodward, Ollie Hassell Collins, James O’Connor, Tom Whiteley; Nicky Smith, Jamie Blamire, Joe Heyes, Cameron Henderson, Ollie Chessum (captain), Hanro Liebenberg, Tommy Reffell, Olly Cracknell

Replacements:
Charlie Clare, Ale Loman, Will Hurd, Harry Wells, Emeka Ilione, Ollie Allan, Billy Searle, Will Wand

Bath Rugby:
Santi Carreras, Tom de Glanville, Louie Hennessey, Cameron Redpath, Henry Arundell, Finn Russell, Ben Spencer (captain); Beno Obano, Dan Frost, Will Stuart, Quinn Roux, Ross Molony, Ethan Staddon, Sam Underhill, Alfie Barbeary

Replacements:
Tom Dunn, Francois van Wyk, Thomas du Toit, Ewan Richards, Miles Reid, Tom Carr-Smith, Will Butt, Arthur Green

Adam Leal is the referee for Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby, assisted by Hamish Grant and Jamie Leahy. Christophe Ridley is the TMO.

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