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Bath (20) 31

Tries: Penalty try, Eastmond. Biggs
Cons: Heathcote 2
Pens: Heathcote 4

Gloucester (15) 25

Tries: Trinder, May 2
Cons: Burns, Cook
Pens: Cook 2

(PhatzRadio / BBC Sports) — A terrific second-half try from Tom Biggs set up victory for Bath in their local derby with Gloucester.

Bath were awarded a penalty try after an infringement by Charlie Sharples.

But two quick tries from Henry Trinder and Jonny May put Gloucester in front, before Kyle Eastmond’s score helped the hosts to a five-point half-time lead.

Biggs scored the try of the night, while Gloucester, who had Darren Dawidiuk sent off, scored again through May but the hosts hung on for victory.

The home side were led out by their former hooker Lee Mears, who was forced to retire from rugby last month because of a heart problem.

Tom Heathcote successfully kicked his first attempt at goal, before a moment of controversy spiced the game up in the early stages.

Biggs was tackled off the ball a metre from the line by Sharples following a great break and chip ahead by Matt Banahan and, after deliberation by the TMO, the hosts were awarded a penalty try which Heathcote converted, while Sharples was sin-binned for his offence.

Freddie Burns missed a long-range kick for Gloucester, before they capitalised on Nick Abendanon’s mistake to close the gap to five points.

The full-back’s kick was charged down by Trinder who went over in the corner, although Burns missed the extras and a later penalty attempt.

Burns also went over in the left-hand corner but his try was ruled out by the TMO because of a forward pass earlier in the move.

Trinder then turned creator to set up May in the corner – another try which had to go to the TMO before being approved – and Burns added the conversion to put Gloucester 12-10 ahead.

Heathcote kicked Bath into a one-point lead and then added the extras when he created the play for Eastmond to power under the posts.

Burns’s indifferent night continued when he missed a simple effort in front of the posts, before Rob Cook took over kicking duties and landed his first effort off the crossbar to close the gap to 20-15 at half-time.

Heathcote and Cook exchanged penalties immediately after the break, before Dawidiuk saw red for a tip tackle on Dave Attwood.

A fourth successful penalty of the night for Heathcote pushed Bath’s lead to eight points, before Carl Fearns was sin-binned to reduce the hosts to 14 for 10 minutes.

Biggs scored a great individual try after good work from Eastmond and Abendanon, but Heathcote missed the conversion.

May scored his second try, converted by Cook, as Gloucester refused to lie down, before Heathcote put a penalty attempt wide as the game remained on a knife edge.

Gloucester replacement Ryan Mills dropped a penalty short as the visitors were left to rue the missed points from their penalty kickers.

LINE-UPS

Bath: Abendanon; Agulla, Banahan, Eastmond, Biggs; Heathcote, Stringer; James, Webber, Wilson, Day, Attwood, Louw, Fearns, Skirving.

Replacements: Catt for James (77), Batty for Webber (69), Spencer for Day (70). Not Used: Perenise, Gilbert, Claassens, Vesty, Koster.

Gloucester: Cook; Sharples, Trinder, Tindall, May; F. Burns, Robson; Wood, Dawidiuk, Harden, Lokotui, James, Savage, Qera, Kalamafoni.

Replacements: Mills for F. Burns (51), Murphy for Wood (56), Chistolini for Harden (19), Buxton for Savage (77). Not Used: Edmonds, Hazell, Lewis, M. Thomas.

Sent off: Dawidiuk (50).

Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (RFU).

Attendance: 11,953

Pro12: Glasgow Warriors 29-13 Cardiff Blues

Glasgow Warriors (10) 29

Tries: Horne, Matawalu 2, Weir
Cons: Weir 3
Pen: Weir

Cardiff Blues (13) 13

Try: Navidi
Con: Patchell
Pens: Patchell 2

(PhatzRadio / BBC Sports) — Glasgow Warriors claimed a bonus-point win against Cardiff Blues to move top of the Pro12.

Nikola Matawalu crossed twice and Peter Horne and Duncan Weir also went over for Gregor Townsend’s in-form side.

Fly-half Weir took his personal tally for the evening to 14 with three conversions and a penalty.

Josh Navidi registered Cardiff’s only try in the first half, with the boot of Rhys Patchell securing a further eight points for the visitors.

Glasgow’s win and Ulster’s draw against Treviso means that the top two sides have 61 points after 17 fixtures.

Matawalu crossed twice in the second half

However, Ulster have an inferior points difference and slip to second place.

The Glasgow pack, reinforced by the return of Scotland squad men Jon Welsh, Pat McArthur and Al Kellock, made a slow start and lock Tim Swinson had to be replaced by Tom Ryder early on.

Matawalu, DTH Van Der Merwe and Alex Dunbar began to inject some tempo and the pressure paid off when Horne carved through the centre on a 30-metre run and Weir converted the opening score.

But the Warriors failed to make anything of further attacks and were punished when Cardiff drew level.

Luke Hamilton’s forceful play took them close to the line and Navidi got over, Patchell adding two points with the conversion.

A further injury blow interrupted Glasgow’s rhythm as Gordon Reid made way for Ofa Fainga’anuku and Patchell kicked two penalties to Weir’s one as Blues went in 13-10 up at the turnaround.

But Cardiff failed to add to their tally and fell behind when Matawalu retrieved his own long kick to touch down, Weir adding the extras.

A prolonged phase of possession close to the line preceded Weir’s try and the Scotland cap’s final contribution was to kick his third conversion of the evening.

Matawalu then finished in style after a tap penalty was moved swiftly to the right but substitute Scott Wight failed to convert.

Townsend’s men seal a sixth straight Pro12 win, with a bonus point claimed in each of the last five.

Glasgow: Murchie, McGuigan, Dunbar, Horne, van der Merwe, Weir, Matawalu, Reid, MacArthur, Welsh, Swinson, Kellock, Strauss, Barclay, Wilson.

Replacements: Pyrgos for McGuigan (54), Morrison for Horne (56), Wight for Weir (61), Fainga’anuku for Reid (38), Brown for MacArthur (76), Low for Welsh (40), Ryder for Swinson (10), Eddie for Kellock (60).

Cardiff Blues: Czekaj, O. Williams, Smith, Evans, Robinson, Patchell, Walker, Hamilton, Navidi, Watts-Jones, Down, Reed, Bourrust, Dacey, Filise.

Replacements: G. Davies for Czekaj (67), Allen for Robinson (76), L. Williams for Walker (48), Young for Navidi (67), Cook for Down (48), Hobbs for Bourrust (40), Breeze for Dacey (48). Not Used: Tamba.

Att: 3,807

Ref: George Clancey (RFU)

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