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Article: Bath hang on for first Heineken cup victory ; Bath 13 Newport Gwent Dragons 9
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- Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)
- Article date:
- October 20, 2008
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Bath 13 Newport Gwent Dragons 9
Bath kick-started their Heineken Cup campaign with a narrow
victory but they were hanging on at the end against Newport Gwent
Dragons.
The Guinness Premiership side crossed the whitewash only once
when replacement winger Andrew Higgins touched down on 71 minutes.
But they were almost made to pay for not taking their chances
with the Dragons, who refused to throw in the towel, deserving of a
losing bonus point.
Bath are now third behind the Dragons on try difference but head
for back-to-back matches with bottom club Glasgow in December.
Rest of report:
Bath were made to pay for not taking their chances two minutes
after the break when Newport fly-half James ...