Bath lose at home to Montpellier in Champions Cup

Montpellier beat Bath at The Rec to start their Champions Cup campaign with an impressive away win. Bath had led early in the second half but missed a chance to extend their advantage, then conceded 22 unanswered points as Montpellier took control.

Donovan Taofifenua scored twice, with Stuart Hogg and Alex Becognee also crossing; Adam Hastings added three conversions and two penalties. Bath had two tries ruled out and finished without the attacking output they had shown in their opening Premiership matches, while several other English clubs also lost their opening pool fixtures.