• Hosts boost hopes of top-six finish
Three tries in the final six minutes gave Bath a bonus point victory that took them to sixth in the table and on course for a place in the European Champions Cup, but this was a muddle of a match that highlighted why two of the Premiership’s heavier weights have been closer to the bottom than the top this year.
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Written by Paul Rees at the Recreation Ground
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/05/bath-wasps-premiership-match-report-rugby-union under the title “Late tries from Zach Mercer and Joe Cokanasiga edge Bath past Wasps”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.