■By PAUL REES

BATH and Bristol headed the Premiership going into this weekend’s round of matches but lost their opening two matches in the Champions Cup.
Despite the setbacks, they both believe they can qualify for the last 16. Bath picked up losing bonus points against La Rochelle and Treviso but Bristol were left empty-handed after going down to Leinster and La Rochelle.
“We are still very much alive in the Champions Cup,” said Bath’s head coach, Johann van Graan. “We have to beat Clermont Auvergne in our next match at The Rec, which will ...