Montpellier beat Bath 32-14 in opening Champions Cup match — BBC Sport

France's Montpellier secured an away victory over England's Bath, 32-14, in the opening Group 4 match of the Champions Cup in Bath, England. After the break, the visitors scored 22 unanswered points and finished the game with a convincing win, BBC Sport reports.

Bath led at half-time

Former Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg, who plays for Montpellier, scored the first points of the match. Before that, Bath had a try by Max Ojomoh disallowed for a forward pass.

The hosts responded with tries from Ollie Lawrence and Arthur Green. Finn Russell converted both tries, giving Bath a 14-10 lead at half-time. Montpellier stayed in the game thanks to an Adam Hastings penalty.

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Two tries for Taofifenua

Early in the second half, Joe Cokanasiga failed to cleanly receive a pass near the try line while Bath still led 14-10. Shortly afterwards, winger Donovan Taofifenua scored in the corner to put the French side ahead, 15-14.

Hastings added a penalty, and Taofifenua intercepted a Russell pass near the halfway line and scored his second try. Late in the match, Alex Becognée grounded the ball near the try line. A try by Josh Bayliss for Bath was disallowed because of an infringement at the start of the attack.

Next group matches

In their remaining group-stage matches, Bath will play Cardiff, South African club Bulls and Stade Français. Bulls beat Stade Français 56-20 in the opening round, while Cheswill Jooste completed a hat-trick.