Teams

Sale Sharks	Bath Rugby
Tries Beim	Tries Butland
Cons none	Cons Catt
Pens Howarth 2	Pens Catt 2
Team 15 FB Jim Mallinder (c) 14 W David Rees 13 C Jos Baxendell 12 C Shane Howarth 11 W Tom Beim 10 FH Simon Mannix 9 SH Kevin Ellis 1 P Danny Williamson 2 H Steve Diamond 3 P Duncan Bell 4 L Simon Raiwalui 5 L Dave Baldwin 6 F David Erskine 7 F Pat Sanderson 8 N8 Charles Vyvyan     Replacements 16 L Chris Murphy 17 H Graham Dawe 18 P Murray Driver 19 F Dion O'Cuinneagain 20 Dean Kenny 21 Chris Yates	Team 15 FB Matt Perry 14 W Ieuan Evans 13 C Phil de Glanville 12 C Mike Catt 11 W Adedayo Adebayo 10 FH Richard Butland 9 SH Andy Nicol (c) 1 P Kevin Yates 2 H Mark Regan 3 P John Mallett 4 L Brian Cusack 5 L Nigel Redman 6 F Nathan Thomas 7 F Richard Webster 8 N8 Eric Peters     Replacements 16 F Russell Earnshaw 17 P Victor Ubogu 18 FB Jon Callard 19 Ricky Pellow 20 Andy Long 21 Mike Tindall

Notes

Result Bath Rugby won by a margin of 2 points

Allied Dunbar Premiership points Bath Rugby 2, Sale Sharks 0

Ground name Heywood Road, Sale

Attendance 4500

Referee JJM Pearson

Other scores

Allied Dunbar Premiership
Bristol Bears	8 - 50	Newcastle Falcons	Bristol
Gloucester Rugby	26 - 20	Richmond	Gloucester
Harlequins	26 - 24	London Irish	The Stoop
Northampton Saints	18 - 10	Wasps	Northampton