It was the hosts who could have opened the scoring after just three minutes, but fly half Chris Malone put a long range penalty attempt wide of the target. Steve So'oialo then came close to claiming the first try of the afternoon seven minutes later, though the Quins scrum half was halted just short of the line where he knocked the ball forward, allowing Bath to clear the danger.

Three minutes into the second quarter and Staunton put the first points on the board, converting a penalty after Bath were penalised for pulling down a Quins rolling maul. Back came the home side and a quickly taken penalty from scrum half Martyn Wood deep inside the Quins twenty-two, led to lock forward Rob Fidler powering over from close range after play was recycled through a number of phases.

Malone added the two extra points on offer from the conversion and then kicked a penalty to put Bath 10-3 ahead. With the game in first half injury time, the home side extended their lead as hooker Lee Mears broke through the Quins midfield and sprinted to the line unopposed for Bath's second try. However, Malone missed the conversion before Staunton missed a long range penalty, which meant the visitors trailed by 12-points at the halfway stage (15-3).

Quins made a dream start to the second half, with Monye claiming his try four minutes after the restart. Despite winning a lineout deep inside their twenty-two, Bath then lost possession at the resulting maul. With the home sides defence on the back foot, the ball went wide to Monye on the left wing, who just had the space he needed to dive over in the corner. Staunton successfully converted the score from right on the touchline to cut the deficit to just five points (10-15).

Quins continued to dominate possession and territory from then on, but couldn't find a way through a stubborn Bath defence. However, the crucial moment of the match came with 16 minutes left on the clock as Bath full back Joe Maddock gifted Quins their second try of the contest.

Maddock's attempted clearance from his own twenty-two went straight into the arms of George Harder, who then gave James an unopposed run to the line. Crucially, Staunton was on target with the conversion, which would prove to be the match winning kick.

In the time that remained, Quins comfortably controlled proceedings with much of the game being played deep in the Bath half. Simon Keogh came close to putting the result beyond doubt, but he was bundled into touch just inches from line right at the death. After six minutes of injury time the final whistle was blown, much to the relief of the Quins players and supporters alike.

Final score, 15-17.

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