Bath lose at home to Montpellier in Champions Cup

Montpellier secured an impressive victory over Bath in their Champions Cup opener on Saturday. The French side dominated the match, scoring 22 points without reply after half-time to claim a 22-15 win at The Rec. Montpellier's former Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg scored the opening try, followed by a second try from England centre Donovan Taofifenua and a try from Alex Becognee, who plays for last season's Challenge Cup winners.

Bath had a try disallowed in both halves, and Joe Cokanasiga missed a crucial opportunity to score when he failed to cleanly gather a pass. Despite a strong start by Bath, who scored at least 33 points in their first three Premiership games this season, they failed to replicate their attacking prowess in this match. Bath's remaining pool fixtures are against Cardiff, South African side Bulls, and Stade Francais.