Bath on a glowing autumnal afternoon is not an unpleasant place to be unless, these days, you happen to be the opposition. Sale travelled to the south-west desperate to prove a point after last Friday’s thrashing at Northampton but were swiftly overwhelmed by Bath’s slick, muscular approach in attack and defence.
An improving outfit went top – overhauling Bristol, who ran rings around Saints on Friday – with the South Africa prop Thomas du Toit creating one and scoring one of six tries.
