MATCH SUMMARY Bath (10) 28 Tries: Bell, Fuiamano, Malone Cons: Malone (2) Pens: Malone (3) Wasps (6) 16 Try: Erinle Con: King Pens: King (2), Staunton

The West Country side were the far more adventurous in a frenetic and often fiery encounter, and moved 10-6 ahead at half-time after a Duncan Bell try.

Elita Fuiamano and Chris Malone both touched down after the break after some woeful tackling from Wasps.

And the win was finally guaranteed by some accurate spot kicking by Malone.

Bath had gone into the match just two points clear of bottom-of-the-table Leeds.

But despite a 26-point difference between themselves and Wasps in the league, they went ahead after five minutes when Bell trundled over after a pop pass by Nick Walshe, who eclipsed England's Matt Dawson for the duration.

Despite being the better side, they were held for much of the half by Wasps, who came in for the interval just four points adrift.

Five minutes after the break, though, Bath came alive as David Bory, a handful throughout the afternoon, danced past some dire defence.

In the ensuing melee, Steve Borthwick broke clear and sent Fuiamano over the line to score.

Moments later, the lead was up to 22-6 when the Wasps pack was steam-rollered, Bory again making the initial burst before Malone lunged over.

Wasps got back into the match with 20 minutes on the clock when Stuart Abbott, who impressed in front of England boss Andy Robinson at centre, took a quick tap penalty and Ayoola Erinle ran the length of the field.

But Malone made no mistake with two late penalties for a timely and much-deserved victory.