Bath ended their 29-year English title drought when they survived a late surge by old rivals Leicester Tigers to triumph 23-21 in a gripping Premiership final and complete a memorable trophy treble at Twickenham on Saturday.
Tries by Thomas du Toit and Max Ojomoh, after an outrageous play by out-half Finn Russell, gave Bath a healthy lead in the second half that looked set to underline their dominance of a campaign in which they finished the regular season 11 points clear of Leicester.
Leicester, however, seeking a record-extending 12th title, hit back with tries by Solomone Kata and Emeka Ilione either side of a Russell penalty to set up a nail-biting finale.
Bath, who lost a similarly close game to Northampton a year ago, held out, though, to complete a memorable treble after they also lifted the Premiership Cup and European Challenge Cup having not won a domestic trophy since their 1996 league and cup double.
Former Ireland international Quinn Roux started in the second row for Bath, with ex-Leinster and Ireland Under-20 players Ross Molony and Niall Annett among the replacements, while their director of rugby is ex-Munster head coach Johann van Graan.
