Bath Rugby cruise into Challenge Cup semi-finals

Bath Rugby have cruised to victory against CA Brive to advance through to the semi-finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup.

A dominant first-half display saw the hosts rack up four tries without response at the Recreation Ground to record a 39-7 triumph.

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Horacio Agulla got Bath up and running with 11 minutes played, before Nick Abendanon and Semesa Rokodoguni added to the scoring, allowing George Ford to kick over for the extras.

It got even better for the home side on 36 minutes when Agulla crossed the white line for a second time, leaving Brive with a mountain to climb.

The second period started in much the same fashion when Micky Young found the try line to extend the lead even further, with Agulla adding try number six for Bath on the hour mark.

Brive did manage to salvage some pride late on when Kieran Murphy added his side's first five points, and Thomas Larankeira kicked over to complete the scoring.