Premiership: Bath 31 – 39 Wasps – Josh Bassett scores twice as visitors win

Josh Bassett scores a try for Wasps
Josh Bassett scored twice in Wasps’ Premiership campaign win at Bath.
Bath (7) 31
Tries: Gallagher, Dunn 2, Joseph Cons: Bailey 2, Francis 2. Pen: Francis
Wasps (31) 39
Tries: Bassett 2, J Willis, Porter Cons: Umaga 2 Pens: Umaga 5

Wasps put aside financial woes and held off a Bath comeback in order to win their first Premiership title at the Recreation Ground.

Bassett doubled his score, but Jonathan Joseph and Tom Dunn both made two more tries to close the gap to eight.

Yet, Wasps’ defense survived the onslaught to win a bonus-point victory.

More information to come.

Bath: Gallagher, Cokanasiga Joseph, Ojomoh. Muir; Bailey, Schreuder. Boyce, Dunn (capt), Stuart, Attwood McNally, Reid Cloete, De Carpentier

Replacements: Doughty. Schoeman. Coetzee. Roux. Van Velze. Green. Francis. Bayliss.

Sin bin: Louis Schreuder (41 mins)

Wasps: Umaga, Hougaard, Spink, Odendaal, Bassett, Atkinson, Porter; West, Frost, Alo, Launchbury (capt), McDonald, Carr, J Willis, T Willis

Replacements: Oghre, Hislop, Ryan, Cardall, Morris, Robson, Mills, Kibirige

Sin bin: Jack Willis (60mins)

Referee: Wayne Barnes

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