But the referee sounds his whistle bring this high-scoring encounter to a close. A hugely dominant performance from Bath saw off visitors London Welsh by 40 points in this opening round of the LV Cup. The power and physicality proved too much for the visitors today four of the seven tries came directly from line-out ball. London Welsh began to show glimpses of promises in the latter stages of the game. But it was a case of too little too late, as the 30 point deficit was simply insurmountable.
But that wraps up Ultimate Rugby's coverage of this thrilling encounter. Hope you all enjoyed it!

TRY! The physicality of the Bath pack prevails once again, as a brilliantly worked catch and drive proves too much for the London Welsh defence. Substitution Garratt is credited with the try. Henson misses the resulting penalty and the scores remain at 47-7.

TRY! It has taken over an hour but London Welsh have their first try of the game, a well deserved one at that. With yet more penalty advantage from the line-out, Welsh spread it wide to feed winger Scott, who crashes over. Robinson superbly adds the extras.

London Welsh have their most promising passage of play of the match. A series of penalties awards them with a lineout only metres from the Bath line.

TRY! Try of the match so far! An excellently weighted cross-field kick is superbly gathered by Agulla who neatly offloads the ball to Northcote-Green who touches down for his second try of the game. Henson adds the extras - stretching the lead to 37 points.

Ill-discipline beginning to re-emerge for the visitors once again. A Welsh line-out in the Bath half is squandered as the ball was not thrown straight. Bath have the put in to the scrum.

@Jacob A series of penalties at the scrum

TRY! Cracks in the London Welsh begin to open as numerous phases of Bath offense prove too much for the visitors. Arguably the stand-out player of the first half, Matt Banahan, touches down for the fourth try of the game. Henson's conversion rebounds off the uprights and the scores remain at 30-0. But the referee sounds his whistle bringing this opening 40 minutes of rugby to a close. Bath have really started to exert their dominance on the game, with three tries in the closing 10 minutes of the first half. Frustration for the visitors as ill-discipline and handling errors have been crucial factors breaking up promising passages of play.

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TRY! Serious problems beginning to appear in the London Welsh scrum. A series of penalties against the visitors gives the referee no option but to award the penalty try. Henson routinely adds the extras, stretching the lead to 25 points.