Bath in Prem Cup semi-finals after Glos winImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bath ended their Prem Cup pool campaign with the same record as Bath, but progressed to the semi-finals having gained one extra bonus pointByBen MarvellBBC Sport EnglandPublished5 hours agoDefending champions Bath overpowered local rivals Gloucester 38-26 in Pool A of the Prem Cup to secure an away semi-final against Leicester Tigers next weekend.Bath knew they needed a bonus point to win to leapfrog their opponents and started strongly scoring early tries through Tom Carr-Smith and the newly re-signed Kepu Tuipulotu, before Ben Redshaw replied for Gloucester.
Further scores from Will Muir and Carr-Smith secured the bonus point before Gloucester responded through Ollie Thorley, Max Knight and Deian Gwynne.
But tries from Ethan Staddon and Max Ojomoh sealed the win for the home side as Gloucester’s defensive frailties were once again exposed.
