Quins made a sensational start to the match with Bell going over for his first try with just two minutes on the clock. The England Under 21 centre then went over again minutes later and with Matt Moore adding the conversion, Quins led 12-0. Remarkably, no further points were added in the rest of the first half though Moore failed with a penalty attempt just before the interval.

Three minutes after the restart and Quins opened the second half scoring, with hooker James Hayter being driven over for the five points. Moore failed with the conversion but made amends 12 minutes later when he broke through to score under the posts. The winger added the two extra points on offer which meant Quins had doubled their half-time advantage (24-0).

With 15 minutes left to play, Quins sealed their victory when Roy Winters went over for try number five that Moore converted to make the score 31-0. Bath were rewarded for their efforts nine minutes from the end as Matt Perry set-up Joe Mbu for a try in the corner.

Final score, 5-31.

Bath Rugby: 15. Gareth Knox, 14. Mike Baxter, 13. Robbie Fleck, 12. Dominic Hitchcock, 11. Joe Mbu, 10. Mitch Burton, 9. Hentie Martens, 1. David Barnes (Capt.), 2. Rob Hawkins, 3. Chas Meddick, 4. Gary Gynn, 5. Dan Smith, 6. Wayne Sprangle, 7. James Scaysbrook, 8. Scott Gray

Replacements: 16. Alex Chase, 17. Mike Mangeolles, 18. Dave Ward, 19. Sam Hocking, 20. Matt Perry, 21. John Gould, 22. Pete Murchie

Scorers:
Tries: Mbu

NEC Harlequins: 15. Mike Brown, 14. Rob Jewell, 13. Henry Barratt, 12. Andy Reay, 11. Matt Moore, 10. Chris Bell, 9. Scott Bemand, 1. Ceri Jones, 2. James Hayter, 3. Jon Dawson, 4. Tom Parker, 5. Simon Miall, 6. Chris Cracknell, 7. Luke Sherriff (Capt.), 8. Roy Winters

Replacements: 16. Marlow Warrington-Matti, 17. Tom Muggridge, 18. Reg Dejager, 19. Gavin Hart, 20. Duncan James, 21. Sean Crawley

Scorers:
Tries: Bell (2), Hayter, Moore, Winters
Conversions: Moore (3)