English champions Bath ensured a top seeding for the Investec Champions Cup playoffs with a nine-try thumping of Edinburgh on Friday night.
The 63-10 victory ensured that Bath will top Pool 2 while Edinburgh are left sweating over what happens in the group’s other matches on Saturday to see if they make it into the last 16.
Bath had the attacking bonus point sewn up by half-time with a penalty try and one score each from their three front-rowers, Thomas du Toit, Beno Obano and Tom Dunn.
Piers O’Connor replied for Edinburgh while Ross Thompson also kicked a penalty but they trailed 28-10 at half-time.
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Former England wing Joe Cokanasiga’s try just before the hour mark all but ensured that there would be no stirring comeback.
Further scores from scrumhalf Ben Spencer, wings Harry Arundell and Cokanasiga again, and centre Max Ojomoh put the gloss on a stunning performance as Bath’s Scottish flyhalf Finn Russell kicked seven conversions.
Edinburgh remain second in Pool 2 but Munster, who host Castres on Saturday, Gloucester and Toulon, who meet in western England, could all move above the Scots before the end of the weekend.
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