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London Irish 10-38 Bath• Visitors up to seventh in Premiership after comfortable winSeasonal generosity is all very well but, short of serving mince pies and sherry during breaks in play, London Irish could not have been more accommodating hosts in the last Premiership fixture before Christmas. Bath could barely believe their luck, gorging on five tries in the first half hour alone to leapfrog into seventh place thanks to their most comprehensive win of the season.
Given the hard times Bath have been experiencing lately this was precisely the end-of-year pick-me-up their management were hoping for, although they will not bump into many opponents as keen to simplify life for them as Irish were here. The Exiles have just started promoting season tickets ahead of their impending move back to west London next season but, frankly, this was a less than irresistible sales pitch.