Bath win Premiership Cup to end trophy drought

Exeter (14) 14

Tries: Tshiunza, Sio Cons: Hodge 2

Bath (17) 48

Tries: Carr-Smith, Cokanasiga, du Toit, Dunn 2, Richards, Schreuder Cons: Donoghue 5 Pens: Donoghue

Bath ended their 17-year trophy drought as they overpowered Exeter at Sandy Park to win the Premiership Rugby Cup.

A clinical second-half display earned their first silverware since the European Challenge Cup in 2008, and a first domestic trophy in 29 years.

Christ Tshiunza and Scott Sio went over for the Chiefs in a tight first half, but Tom Carr-Smith and Joe Cokanasiga responded and Ciaran Donoghue's penalty nudged Bath 17-14 ahead at half-time.

Thomas du Toit and Tom Dunn muscled their way over as Bath pulled away, before tries from Ewan Richards and Louis Schreuder, and Dunn's second, capped an impressive final quarter.

It could be the first part of a treble for the Blue, Black and Whites, who sit top of the Premiership and are in the last 16 of the European Challenge Cup.

More to follow.

Exeter: Sio, Yeandle (c), Iosefa-Scott, Molina, Tshiunza, Roots, Vermeulen, Fisilau, Townsend, Skinner, Hodge, Tua, Hawkins, Brown-Bampoe, Wyatt.

Replacements: Frost, Blose, Street, Pearson, Capstick, Cairns, Haydon-Wood, Rigg.

Sin-bin: Yeandle (56).

Bath: Cordwell, Spandler, Verden, Jeanes, Richards (c), Green, Staddon, Barbeary, Carr-Smith, Donoghue, McConnochie, Butt, Redpath, Cokanasiga, Emens.

Replacements: Dunn, Obano, Du Toit, Reid, Pepper, Schreuder, Ojomoh, Coetzee.