article_snippet.sent: No 8 Leroy Houston powers  over from close range following a strong scrum from the home side .
article_snippet.sent: Chris Noakes registered the first points of the night for the visitors in the 16th minute following a powerful Exiles scrum.
article_snippet.sent: Chris Noakes clawed back three points with a second penalty and the former Auckland Blues
article_snippet.sent: No 10 almost scored the first try of contest when Chris Noakes intercepted Leroy Houston's pass to sprint clear.
article_snippet.sent: Chris Noakes knocked over the conversion to give Chris Noakes side a 13-12 lead heading into the break.
article_snippet.sent: Chris Noakes took Bath just six minutes of the second half to get their act together, however, as Leroy Houston peeled off an untidy scrum to touch down, with Ford adding the conversion.