Bath director of rugby Johan van Graan saw several reasons to be cheerful after defeat at the StoneX to Saracens.
He said: “We wanted to be tough to beat and for the guys to be themselves and we achieved both goals and took a try bonus as well.
“Coming to Saracens with seven debutants, I was looking for a typical Bath performance, everything we have become together over the last three years, and what you saw was the future.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re Louis Schreuder or Ruaridh McConnochie, at the back end of their careers in terms of age, or youngsters making their debut, it was a fantast...