The West-Country giants scored three first half tries to seal the win at Stadio Luigi Zaffanella.

The visitors raced into a comfortable 17-3 half-time lead thanks to tries from Tom Biggs, Matt Carraro and Nick Abendanon.

Aironi stuck to their task with spirit in the second-half however, frustrating Bath.

The hosts could only manage a Ludovic Mercier penalty in the first forty minutes, the veteran French fly-half getting his side on the score-sheet after Biggs had crossed the first try.

Carraro and then Abendanon scored before the break for Steve Meehan’s men.

Mercier added his second-penalty after 54 minutes before Bath claimed the vital bonus-point when captain Luke Watson was driven over from close-range.

Try-scorer Abendanon starred and the England full-back was happy to register maximum points.

“We’re very happy with the result. The boys knew how important it was to get a win after last week’s home loss to Biarritz, which was unforgivable,” said Abendanon.

“We’re delighted to get the victory especially with the bonus-point. Every point in Europe matters and every bonus-point you pick up are vital.

“We still have work to do. We went through patches and struggled to keep hold of the ball. But Sam Vesty and Olly Barkley controlled the game well and kept us in the right areas.”