Bath squeak past Warriors
Bath clinched their second victory in the Heineken Cup this season beating Glasgow Warriors 23-18 at the Rec on Saturday.
Scotland flyhalf Duncan Weir kicked the visitors into the lead but Glasgow were soon back behind their own posts after Tom Biggs intercepted in midfield for the hosts and raced clear to score.
Olly Barkley converted for Bath and then traded penalties with Weir but the hosts went into the break 10-6 ahead.
Man of the match Ben Skirving got the second-half off to a flying start for Bath, touching down after a powerful forward drive.
Glasgow responded with a try from Tommy Seymour and replacement Scott Wight’s conversion brought the Scottish side right back into the game.
A neat blindside move saw Rob Harley touchdown to give Glasgow the lead but two late Barkley penalties won the game for Bath.
The scorers:
For Bath:
Tries: Biggs, Skirving
Cons: Barkley 2
Pens: Barkley 3
Glasgow Warriors:
Tries: Seymour, Harley
Con: Wight
Pens: Weir 2
The teams:
Bath: 15 Jack Cuthbert, 14 Matt Carraro, 13 Olly Barkley, 12 Matt Banahan, 11 Tom Biggs, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Chris Cook, 8 Ben Skirving, 7 Guy Mercer, 6 Andrew Beattie, 5 Ryan Caldwell, 4 David Attwood, 3 David Wilson, 2 Pieter Dixon, 1 Charlie Beech.
Replacements: 16 Lee Mears, 17 David Flatman, 18 Anthony Perenise, 19 Francois Louw, 20 Simon Taylor, 21 Michael Claassens, 22 Tom Heathcote, 23 Sam Vesty.
Glasgow: 15 Rory Lamont, 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Stuart Hogg, 12 Graeme Morrison, 11 Colin Shaw, 10 Duncan Weir, 9 Chris Cusiter, 8 John Barclay, 7 Chris Fusaro, 6 Rob Harley, 5 Al Kellock (captain), 4 Richie Gray, 3 Ed Kalman, 2 Pat MacArthur, 1 Jon Welsh.
Replacements: 16 Dougie Hall, 17 Gordon Reid, 18 Ryan Grant, 19 Tom Ryder, 20 Henry Pyrgos, 21 Ryan Wilson, 22 Peter Murchie, 23 Scott Wight.
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
