By ROGER PANTING

Leading the charge: Bath captain Matt Garvey

Bristol 31
Bath 34
BRISTOL staged a remarkable second half rally to score 24 unanswered points and have their West Country rivals hanging on at the finish.
At half-time the home side look set for a thrashing when they trailed 34-7 to a dominant Bath pack, but the introduction of Jordan Williams and Dan Thomas rejuvenated Bristol as they scored three tries in nine minutes.
New Bath captain Matt Garvey said: “Our start was exceptional as we played some brilliant rugby but we switched off a bit afterwards.
“They broug...