Johann van Graan praised the impact of his bench to close out the win.
“It was an important start for us against a very good team,” the Bath DoR said. “We didn’t waste any energy on the final this week, there was no talk of redemption.
“We’ve paid a lot of attention to the replacements, and how we pick our side.
"Gone are the days when it was a 15-man game, this was a 23-man effort. In the last 20 minutes I thought our impact players made a real difference.
“Our defence was very good all night. We scored three different tries in the first half but then held them out before half time whic...