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Paul Rees: Ben Spencer’s kicking has Bath on the front foot

It felt as if the trophy presentation could have been made at half-time. Bath led 13-7, and only once in their 36-match season had they lost having been ahead at the break.
That was at Leinster in the Champions Cup when prop Beno Obano was sent off after an hour. Bath’s success - they finished the season with three trophies – was based on their tendency to finish matches strongly.
So it was to Leicester’s immense credit that they scored more points than Bath in the second half yesterday, something only four other sides had managed all season and just two in the Premiership: Bristol, who f...

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