Image source, ShutterstockImage caption, Bath full-back Santiago Carreras' early try of the season contender lit up an entertaining first half at The Stoop
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The Prem
Harlequins (10) 17
Tries: Porter, Cunningham-South, Delgado Cons: Slevin
Bath (28) 33
Tries: Du Preez, Cokanasiga, Carreras, Frost, Richards Cons: Russell 4
A terrific try from full-back Santiago Carreras was the highlight of Bath's opening night 33-17 bonus-point victory over Harlequins.
The Argentina international intercepted a Tyrone Green pass with his boot, kicking the ball into the air before collecting it one-handed before it went out of play and smoothly accelerating away to score under the posts in a real moment of magic.
Dan du Preez, Joe Cokanasiga and Dan Frost added first-half tries for Bath who led 28-10 at the break, with Will Porter and Chandler Cunningham-South replying for Quins.
Pedro Delgado reduced the gap to 11 points early in the second half but Ewan Richards' late try ensured it would be Bath who started the new season with a win.
More to follow.
Harlequins: Green; Anderson, Beard, Bradley, Murley (c); Slevin, Porter; Hobson, Walker, Delgado, Dun, Browne, Kenningham, Evans, Cunningham-South.
Replacements: Riley, Wenger, Johnson-Holmes, Treadwell, Petti, Friday, Bellamy, Isgro.
Sin-bin: Riley (53)
Bath: Carreras; Cokanasiga, Lawrence, Ojomoh, De Glanville; Russell, Carr-Smith; Obano, Frost, Stuart, Hill, Ewels (c), Bayliss, Underhill, Du Preez.
Replacements: Tuipulotu, Kirk, Griffin, Richards, Pepper, Van der Linde, Redpath, Reid.
Referee: Karl Dickson
