Fans wrapped up in the cold would question whether British summer time has really begun, but this was a truly convincing performance by Bath that suggests the sun will be shining in this part of the West Country before long.
The playoff-chasing Exeter were comprehensively dispatched with a potent blend of attacking intelligence and forward cohesion as Bath climbed above Newcastle and off the bottom of the Premiership table. Exeter’s hope of making the playoffs, meanwhile, took a significant blow.
