By ROB WILDMAN

Northampton................... 24pts
Tries: Pearson 17, Coles 33, Hendy 43
Conversions: Smith 17, 33, 43
Penalties: Smith 1

Bath ..................................... 18pts
Tries: du Toit 27, de Glanville 39
Conversions: Bailey 27
Penalties: Bailey 6, Spencer 69
NORTHAMPTON needed some brave last-ditch defence to fend off Bath and gain a second win of this Premiership campaign.
A try just after halftime by wing George Hendy crucially extended Northampton’s interval advantage of 17-15 in a nervy contest. And Bath finished thoroughly frustrated having gambled on their key s...