Bath go top with thrilling late win at Saracens

The Prem.

Saracens (22) 29

Malins 2, Gonzalez, and Farrell 3 Drop-goal: Farrell

Bath (17) 36

As Bath moved top of the Prem after Henry Arundell’s late try, Bath won..

The reining champions won 19 unanswered points from the end to move them three points clear of Saracens in six games and sixth.

The hosts held the hosts to a five-point lead at break thanks to two tries from Max Malins and one from Juan Martin Gonzalez, who both scored for Bath.

The visitors took the lead for the first time in the match thanks to Will Butt and Arthur Green’s goals, but Gonzalez’ second saw off a grandstand finish of 29-29.

After a nice pass from Elliot Daly, who was making his first club appearance of the season, Lucio Cinti and Malins combined on the left to give the home side a strong start to the match and took the lead within three minutes.

After a superb pass from Owen Farrell found Ben Earl to break through to set up the try, Bath struggled to get in the game and went 14-0 down.

However, Finn Russell’s penalty was immediately followed up by Arundell, who stepped inside to intercept and sprint home from his own 22 in a split second.

Tom Willis was injured in the 20th minute, and Earl, who had been a flanker, was forced to start Nick Isiekwe.

After Theo Dun had gotten to the line, Malins scored his second when Daly found him in all kinds of space, and Farrell kicked a drop-goal just as the score gave Malins a 22-10 lead.

After Bath had won the penalty, Butt dipped over to the corner after going up the lead for the first time in the match by missing the conversion attempt.

Russell opened the scoring just before the end, with Arundell kick to bring Ben Spencer inside and Green applying the finish to secure their fourth try and bonus point.

Eroni Mawi’s knock-on attempt caused the Saracens to lose, but the hosts were given a penalty for offside against Russell, and Gonzalez eventually dipped over the line after being under constant pressure to get rid of Bath’s 19 unanswered scored.

With less than 20 minutes left, Farrell scored the final score of 29-29 before Bath rolled the dice and immediately placed all seven substitutes.

Replacements: C Bracken, Burke, Hall, Street, Wilson, Isiekwe, Mawi, Mawi, and Hadfield.

Bath: De Glanville, Cokanasiga, Harris, Butt, Arundell, Russell, Spencer, Obano, Dunn, Du Toit, Roux, Ewels, Bayliss, Reid, Green

Replacements: Redpath, Van Wyk, Frost, Van Wyk, Stuart, Molony, Hill, Carr-Smith, Ojomoh, and Frost.