Bath blow Euro chance as lineout flop costs them final shot against Leicester

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Bath blew the chance of a European Challenge Cup final against Leicester after shooting themselves in the foot against Montpellier.

Stuart Hooper’s men had home advantage and scored first but their good work was undone by a disastrous lineout - allowing the French to take their place at Twickenham on May 21.

Time and again Bath put themselves in position to hurt Montpellier - spending a third of the game in their opponents' 22 - only to painfully cough up possession along the touchlines.

Captain Charlie Ewels said: “The game always gives you the ultimate feedback and when you deliver a set-piece like that, that’s what decides games. “The group’s worked really hard for this and worked really hard to be here so we’re gutted.