Ross Batty (born 20 September 1986, in England) a former Barnard Castle School pupil, is an English rugby union player whose primary position is hooker. Batty is currently at Bath in Premiership Rugby. A regular in the scrum for Bath after joining from Rotherham in 2010. Batty celebrated his 150th appearance for the Somerset side, on 2 February 2018. The record takes into account cup matches. On 25 April 2019 Batty renewed his contract with Bath. The Bath regular agreed on an 'undisclosed-length' contract. With the club he had spent nine seasons with, at the end of the 2018-2019 season. He will retire on medical grounds at the end of the 2020–21 season.