Bath director of rugby Johann van Graan was pleased with his new fly-half Finn Russell’s debut and to secure the club’s first opening round victory in six years.
He said: “We’ll always take a win during a World Cup. I’m glad Finn (Russell) got some minutes, unfortunately Max (Ojomoh) failed his HIA but I thought Orlando (Bailey) adapted well moving to 12 from 10.
“We said we wanted to be tough to beat and there was some fantastic finishes out there from the likes of Ben Spencer with our backline firing which is always pleasing to see. Finn has already implemented his style on the team and t...