Bath returned to the summit of the Prem, ruthlessly exposing the gulf between top and bottom at Kingston Park. Despite resting several front-liners, including Finn Russell, they ran in eight tries against Newcastle to bounce back emphatically from last week’s Champions Cup defeat in Toulon.
They simply had too much firepower for Newcastle who were shut out for the last 53 minutes of the game.
If there was a disparity between the starting lineups, the bench mis-match was colossal and Bath’s head coach, Johann van Graan, rubbed it in by introducing all eight of his replacements in one fell swoop with 25 minutes to go.
It was a shock and awe move with Sam Underhill, Ted
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