Bath captain Ben Spencer said their European Challenge Cup trophy win has been "building" for some time. Bath overpowered French Top14 side Lyon 34-12 on Friday to claim their first European trophy in 17 years at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

Bath completed the second stage of what they hope will be a dream treble when they proved too good in all areas for Lyon and romped to a 37-12 triumph in the European Challenge Cup final on Friday.

Bath stayed on course for a possible trophy treble after beating Lyon 37-12 to lift the Challenge Cup in Cardiff. It was Bath’s first major silverware since they won the same competition in 2008 under the captaincy of current England head coach Steve Borthwick.