"Reigning champions Bath put on a commanding second-half performance to fight back at Harlequins and begin their title defence with a bonus-point win. The hosts had made a blistering start to the match with flanker Will Evans scoring a hat-trick inside 30 minutes. Tom Dunn's reply meant the score was 12-7 when Chandler Cunningham-South was sent to the sin-bin on 33 minutes."
"Harlequins lost both hookers Jack Walker and George Turner to injury, meaning the last 26 minutes were played out with uncontested scrums and Bath took full advantage of the imbalance in the Quins pack. Debutant Henry Arundell scored twice, and Archie Griffin and Sam Underhill also touched down to secure a dominant win, with Jack Kenningham and Tyrone Green crossing the whitewash to earn the home side a bonus point in the second half."
Bath recovered from an early deficit to beat Harlequins 47-31, securing a bonus-point victory to begin their title defence. Harlequins started strongly as flanker Will Evans scored a hat-trick inside 30 minutes, and Tom Dunn's try left the score 12-7 before Chandler Cunningham-South was sin-binned on 33 minutes. Bath scored through Vilikesa Sela and Beno Obano shortly after the restart to take the lead. Harlequins lost both hookers to injury, forcing uncontested scrums for the final 26 minutes, and Bath exploited the pack imbalance. Debutant Henry Arundell scored two tries; Archie Griffin and Sam Underhill also scored.
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