Bath captain Matt Garvey bemoaned his side’s high error count after they suffered a 17-10 defeat to Bristol at Ashton Gate on Friday.
Despite holding a slight edge over the Premiership newbies during the opening half, Bath were wasteful in possession and Bristol held a 6-0 lead at half-time.
Bristol grew in confidence in the second half and although Bath fought back and held a 10-9 lead midway through the second half, the home side secured victory via Ian Madigan’s goalkicking and a late Alapati Leiua try.
And Garvey could not hide his disappointment after the match.
“Rugby can be quite humbling at times, there was a lot of effort in the first half,” he said.
“I thought it was only a matter of time before it would tell but we made too many errors – they cost us.
“We were dangerous at points and we have to look at it. It does not matter who you play, you will be punished if you don’t take advantage.”