Great performances from Alfie Barbeary and Ben Spencer saw Bath move into second place in the Premiership with a 26-14 win over Exeter Chiefs.
Johan van Graan's side were without Finn Russell, but that didn't matter as they deservedly defeated the Devonians on Saturday.
Barbeary excelled at No. 8 and informed England head coach Steve Borthwick of his intention to test ahead of the team's tour to Japan and New Zealand.
The No. 8 took the lead and Spencer touched down to give Bath a 14-0 advantage at the interval.
Exeter hit back with a goal from Ollie Woodburn at the start of the second period, but further goals from Max Ojomoh and Miles Reid sealed a bonus point victory.
Stu Townsend gave Chiefs late hope with a clean sweep, but the visitors hung on and avenged their defeat in the Champions Cup Round of 16 two weeks ago.
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Blessed with the wind, Bath got off to a good start with a strong tackle from Ted Hill on Josh Hodge to secure an early attacking position, but Chiefs' solid defense kept their lines intact.
Nothing happened for the first 14 minutes, but a controversial decision by officials after Exeter's England winger Immanuel Fay-Waboso slammed Will Muir in the air while chasing Tom Cairns' kick. As a result, the authorities took no action. A number of replays were seen, but play was allowed to resume from the scrum.
That was the only incident of note in a dull, scoreless first quarter before Bath had a chance to score their first, but twice kicked at goal in favor of an attacking lineout. I just refused.
One scored in front of the posts, but Bath's aggressiveness paid off when Barbeary powered over in the 27th minute to give his team the lead.
Spencer fired a shot over the touchline conversion, but a poor kick from Olly Lawrence meant the hosts made it into the visitors' 22 for the first time.
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Exeter appeared to have scored when Cairns charged in from close range, but TMO replays showed there had been interference earlier and the try was canceled.
Bath scored the decisive try a minute before the interval.
Inside their own half, Charlie Ewells ran out from a lineout and set Spencer running 35 meters to the line. Spencer again converted from the touchline and left his team with a well-deserved 14-0 advantage at half-time.
Five minutes after the restart, Exeter were back in contention as they rewarded their sustained pressure with Woodburn scoring a walk-in from a long pass from Ollie Devoto.
However, after first Cairns failed to deal with Ojomo's kick and slipped through the middle to score with a simple pick-up, substitute forward Reid ran in for a bonus point try, but Bath responded brilliantly.
A spirited Exeter responded with a try from Townsend as the home side dominated the final quarter, but Bath still managed to score enough to secure a valuable five points.
team
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Josh Hodge, 14 Immanuel Fay-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Ollie Devoto, 11 Ollie Woodburn, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Tom Cairns, 8 Greg Ficilau, 7 Jack Vermeulen, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 4 Lewis Pearson, 3 Ehren Painter, 2 Jack Yandle, 1 Scott Sio.
Replacement: 16 Max Norley, 17 Danny Southworth, 18 Marcus Street, 19 Jack Dunn, 20 Christ Ciunza, 21 Stu Townsend, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Zach Wimbush.
bus: 15 Matt Gallagher, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Max Ojomoh, 11 Will Muir, 10 Orlando Bailey, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Alfie Barbeary, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Ted Hill, 5 Charlie Ewells, 4 Quinn Lu, 3 Will Stewart, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano
Replacement: 16 Hame Fiber, 17 Thomas du Toit, 18 Archie Griffin, 19 Jacques du Plessis, 20 Josh Bayliss, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Will Butt, 23 Miles Reid.
Referee: adam reel
Assistant referee: Sarah Cox, Jonathan Healy
TMO: david rose
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