Bath 20-36 Stade Francais
Stade Francais knocked Bath out of the Amlin Challenge Cup in a high-scoring encounter at the Rec.
Two converted tries from winger Waisea Vuidarvuwalu and two penalties set up a 20-3 half-time lead for the visitors.
Bath spent 20 minutes playing against 14 men and came back into the game with a penalty try, but a brace from Hugo Bonneval stretched Stade's lead.
Bath pulled tries back through Michael Claassens and Jack Cuthbert but it proved too little, too late.
SATURDAY'S LINE-UPS
Bath: Devoto; Abendanon, Aguila, Eastmond, Biggs; Donald, Stringer; James, Webber, Wilson; Hooper (capt), Day, Taylor, Louw, Skirving. Replacements: Koster for Taylor (46), Cuthbert for Abendanon (48), Batty for Webber (53), Catt for James (53), Perenise for Wilson (53), Heathcote for Donald (53), Claassens for Stringer (58), Spencer for Day (64). Stade Francais: Bonneval; Vuidarvuwalu, Doumayrou, Williams, Sinzelle; Plisson, Fillol; Wright, De Malmanche, Slimani, Lavalla, Mostert, Rabadan, Lyons, Parisse (capt). Replacements: Arias for Sinzelle (49), Warwick for Fillol (53), Burban for Rabadan (60), Van Zyl for Lavalla (64), Bonfils for De Malmanche (65), Zhvania for Wright (73)Porical for Plisson (73), Becasseau for Slimani (75).