Bath Extend Pressure on Northampton with Convincing Win
Bath have accumulated 12 bonus points this season so far.
Tries: Carreras 2, Carr-Smith, Dunn, Richards, Bayliss, Pepper, Van der Linde
Conversions: Russell 3, Carreras
Tries: Bradley, Treadwell
Conversions: Smith
Penalties: Smith
Bath maintained their pressure on Northampton at the top of the Premiership table with a resounding win against an injury-ravaged Harlequins side.
The gap between the teams widened during the second half as Bath finished with eight tries, including two from Santiago Carreras. Harlequins, meanwhile, were severely depleted due to injuries, with Luke Northmore, Caden Murley, Nick David, and Jarrod Evans all added to their growing injury list.
Tom Carr-Smith, Tom Dunn, Ewan Richards, Josh Bayliss, Guy Pepper, and Bernard Van der Linde also scored for Bath. Bryn Bradley and Kieran Treadwell registered the only two tries for the visitors.
This result leaves Bath one point behind league leaders Northampton Saints, who secured a late victory over Exeter earlier on Saturday, with five games remaining in the season. Harlequins remain in ninth place.
Northampton Snatch Dramatic Late Win at Exeter
Bath: Carreras; Cokanasiga, Lawrence, Ojomoh, Arundell; Russell, Carr-Smith; Kirk, Dunn, Sela; Richards, Ewels (c), Hill, Pepper, Barbeary.
Replacements: Frost, Van Wyk, Du Toit, Molony, Bayliss, Van der Linde, Hennessey, Reid.
Harlequins: Smith; David, Kerr, Bradley, Murley; J. Evans, Friday; Hobson, Turner, Jones; Cunningham-South, Treadwell, Petti, Kenningham, Dombrandt (c).
Replacements: Musk, Clarke, Streeter, Williams, Carr, W. Evans, Townsend, Anderson.
