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Bath Crush Injury-Hit Harlequins 48-15 To Stay One Point Off Northampton

A bonus-point haul keeps the champions within a point of Northampton with five rounds left.

Overview

  • Bath, which beat Harlequins 48-15 on Saturday, scored eight tries and locked up a five-point Premiership return.
  • Santiago Carreras struck twice in the first half, shifted from full-back to fly-half, and added a conversion in a standout display.
  • Harlequins, already missing 27 players, then lost Luke Northmore before kickoff and saw Jarrod Evans and Cadan Murley leave injured, which pushed Alex Dombrandt into the centres and left scrum-half Lucas Friday covering on the wing.
  • Following Saturday's earlier win for Northampton, Tom Dunn's try just after halftime sealed Bath's bonus point to keep the gap at a single point with five games to play.
  • Bath head coach Johann van Graan said the team banked the points and now turns to league-leading Northampton next Saturday.