Bath get final revenge in five-try win over Saints

Gallagher Premiership

Bath 38 (21)

Tries: Cokanasiga, Hill, Spencer, Lawrence, Coetzee Cons: Russell 5 Pens: Russell

Northampton 16 (10)

Tries: Kemeny Cons: Smith Pens: Smith 3

Bath avenged their Premiership last conclusion by Northampton Saints pinch a thumping five-try prize constituent triumph successful a lively opening crippled astatine The Rec.

Johan van Graan's squad pushed clear of Saints successful an awesome first half, scoring 3 tries done Joe Cokanasiga, Ted Hill and Ben Spencer, only countered by Josh Kemeny's people for Northampton.

In a bruising encounter, defending champions Saints appeared to beryllium caught retired by changes to nan offside rule, and nan alleged 'Dupont's Law', which put them connected nan backmost foot.

Despite an improved second-half performance, and fly-half Fin Smith's meticulous kicking, Ollie Lawrence's opportunistic try, and a precocious people from Jaco Coetzee, confirmed Bath's morale-boosting win.

More to follow.

Bath: De Glanville Cokanasiga, Lawrence, Butt, Muir, Russell, Spencer; Obano, Dunn, Stuart, Roux, Ewels, Hill, Reid, Barbeary.

Replacements: Annett, van Wyk, Griffin, Jac du Plessis, Pepper, Schreuder, Bailey, Coetzee.

Northampton: Furbank, Ramm, Dingwall, Hutchinson, Sleightholme, Smith, James; Iyogun, Langdon, Davison, Scott-Young, Munga, Kemeny, Pearson, Graham.

Replacements: Smith, West, Green, Hunter-Hill, Augustus, McParland, Thame, Freeman.

Referee: Luke Pearce