Toulouse 18
Bath 35
BATH SHOCKED TOULOUSE with a brilliant bonus point win in France to narrow the Top14 side’s advantage to just a single point before next weekend’s final round of games.
First half tries from Matt Banahan, Chris Cook and Jonathan Joseph rocked the French giants on their heels. And the tries in response from Yoanns Huget and Maestri only whittle the deficit down to 25 – 15 at the half-time whistle.
There were no such fireworks in the second half, but Bath were still able to conjure up a move to seal the game, Josph creating the crucial bonus point score for Francois Louw.
George Ford added 15 points with the boot, more than enough to keep Toulouse out of striking range.
Glasgow 21
Montpellier 10
In the early fixture, Glasgow Warriors were able to keep the pressure on Bath and Toulouse, but failed to get a bonus point at home to Montpellier.
A hat-trick of tries from DTH van der Merwe put Gregor Townsend’s men on the brink of a maximum score. Yet despite van der Merwe scoring early during Lucas Dupont’s 66th minute sin-binning, Glasgow were unable to find the score that would give them the maximum haul.
Benjamin Lucas scored Montpellier’s only try of the game in the 19th minute to help the visitors into a 7 – 10 half-time lead. But the Warriors’s were able to give their man in form, van der Merwe, enough chances to move them four points clear of Bath in Pool 4.
The Premiership side host the Scots in the final pool fixture next weekend, while Montpellier will have a chance to play a part in toppling Toulouse of top spot.
