Bath 31-14 Exeter: Kyle Eastmond and Anthony Watson tries help hosts 持つ/拘留する の上に second with West Country derby 勝利,勝つ

  • Bath clinched 特別手当 point 勝利,勝つ and kept second place with 勝利,勝つ
  • Exeter were third coming into the match and could 減少(する) to fourth?
  • Horacio Agulla, Kyle Eastmond, Dave Attwood and Anthony Watson 得点する/非難する/20d tries for Bath while George Ford kicked four 転換s and a 刑罰,罰則
  • Exeter tries from Matt 足緒 and Jack Nowell 変えるd by Gareth Steenson?
  • Bath have now won seven in a 列/漕ぐ/騒動 in all 競争s?

This did not have やめる the same snarling intensity to match the East Midlands derby at Welford Road last week but Bath showed enough devil against their West Country 競争相手s to 証明する that again they are serious 首相の職 players.

Exeter took the field with the 意向 of repeating their autumn victories over heavyweights Saracens and Northampton. But they finished 支配するd, 敗北・負かすd and floundering against the ropes as Bath 攻撃する,衝突する them with wave after wave of muscular attacks.

When Anthony Watson scythed through Exeter’s tired defence with two minutes left to 得点する/非難する/20 the home 味方する’s fourth try, and 安全な・保証する an important 特別手当 point, マイク Ford’s men could 反映する on a 職業 emphatically done.

Anthony Watson scores a late try for Bath to add a bonus point to an already impressive win

Anthony Watson 得点する/非難する/20s a late try for Bath to 追加する a 特別手当 point to an already impressive 勝利,勝つ

Exeter's Matt Jess (right) beats his opposite number Matt Banahan to run in the first try of the match

Exeter's Matt 足緒 (権利) (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域s his opposite number Matt Banahan to run in the first try of the match

Jess slides in for a five-pointer after an intercept, which was converted by Gareth Steenson

足緒 slides in for a five-pointer after an 迎撃する, which was 変えるd by Gareth Steenson

Just as they did in the European 支持する/優勝者s Cup against Montpellier a fortnight ago, Bath 論証するd an unstinting 決意 to 完全にする the 使節団. The 長,指導者s will come again but this was a sound lesson for their youngsters.


‘It was pleasing to get that last try from Anthony because I thought he was 優れた, as were a lot of people,’ said Bath 長,率いる coach Ford. ‘We’ve got 脅しs all over the park and we’re in a good place. We’ve not won anything in 2014 but the one thing we are doing is getting better. I’m delighted with the 意図 we showed.’

Bath’s victory was again built on the cornerstone of an immensely impressive 今後 陳列する,発揮する ― with Stuart Hooper, Leroy Houston and Francois Louw the 選ぶ of a very good bunch ― which enabled their hugely gifted backline to 削減(する) Exeter to 略章s.

Four tries to two was the least the home 味方する deserved, with both the 訪問者s’ 得点する/非難する/20s coming as the result of 軍隊d mistakes rather than any creative brilliance.

Chiefs winger Jess points to a message on tape on his wrist, which reads 'Mum'?

長,指導者s winger 足緒 points to a message on tape on his wrist, which reads 'Mum'?

Bath's Argentinian winger Horacio Agulla eases over for the hosts' first try of the match

Bath's Argentinian winger Horacio Agulla 緩和するs over for the hosts' first try of the match

Exeter centre Sam Hill drives Bath's Henry Thomas back and forces the prop to lose the ball

Exeter centre Sam Hill 運動s Bath's Henry Thomas 支援する and 軍隊s the 支え(る) to lose the ball

Much as Exeter’s 高度に 約束ing threequarter line 試みる/企てるd to 選ぶ 穴を開けるs in Bath’s defence, they were 餓死するd of 所有/入手 and overpowered with ball-in-手渡す.

Time after time they coughed up 所有/入手 in the first half and にもかかわらず some bullish 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金s from centre Sam Hill, the 首相の職’s third-placed 味方する at kick-off made few inroads.

Exeter director of rugby 略奪する Baxter, whose 味方する lost at Sale last week, said: ‘I’ve got no (民事の)告訴s about the result, although I’m disappointed with the 量 of ball we turned over.

‘Yes, it’s 支援する-to-支援する 敗北・負かすs but we’ve had two away games during a 堅い period. I’m not worried. That result won’t decide if we 勝利,勝つ the 首相の職.’

As is customary, George Ford pulled the strings for Bath, with centres Kyle Eastmond and Jonathan Joseph playing flat to the line and cutting clever angles as the 支援する three of Matt Banahan, Horacio Agulla and Watson went looking for work with enthusiasm and 知能.

South African Francois Louw tackles Chiefs' Thomas Waldrom during their Aviva Premiership clash

South African Francois Louw 取り組むs 長,指導者s' Thomas Waldrom during their Aviva 首相の職 衝突/不一致

The Chiefs' England winger Jack Nowell crosses for his side's second try to level the scores at 14-14

The 長,指導者s' England winger Jack Nowell crosses for his 味方する's second try to level the 得点する/非難する/20s at 14-14

Nowell celebrates his try but Steenson's conversion of the five-pointer was the last points for the Chiefs

Nowell celebrates his try but Steenson's 転換 of the five-pointer was the last points for the 長,指導者s

Dave Attwood had the ball in hand as Bath pushed over for a third try

Dave Attwood had the ball in 手渡す as Bath 押し進めるd over for a third try

It would have been a travesty if Bath had not (人命などを)奪う,主張するd a 特別手当 point. Banahan had a first-half try 正確に 支配するd out for a marginally 今後 inside pass from the 優れた Eastmond and they spent the past 20 minutes almost 永久的に (軍の)野営地,陣営d in the 対立 22.

When Watson finally 調印(する)d the 特別手当 point, which could 証明する invaluable come the end of the season, Bath’s dominance was 完全にする.

Agulla, Eastmond and 交替/補充 lock Dave Attwood 得点する/非難する/20d Bath’s earlier tries, while Jack Nowell and Matt 足緒 both took advantage of mistakes to 簡潔に give the 訪問者s hope of an upset by levelling at 14-14 after 46 minutes.

But Bath’s superior strength and depth told. After Attwood drove over with 53 minutes on the clock, and 飛行機で行く-half Ford 追加するd a 刑罰,罰則, 長,率いる coach Ford was able to bring on rugby league 変える Sam Burgess for an 18-minute cameo.

The 18st powerhouse had little chance to make an 衝撃 but his 教団 status at The Rec is 保証するd, 裁判官ing by the reaction of the 13,349 capacity (人が)群がる to his 入り口.

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