Not even a bonus point for Hooper

STERN-FACED Stuart Hooper admitted he was thoroughly frustrated by Bath’s latest defeat. “We are leaving here with nothing,” he said.
Defeat number seven for the Bath boss leaves him facing a tough month while former Saracens chief executive Ed Griffiths conducts a review into the club’s playing affairs.
Hooper bemoaned how their gameplan came unhinged by the concession of early lineouts which allowed Leicester to build pressure.
Hooper refused to criticise referee Matthew Carley for disallowing a first-half try by captain Josh McNally due to a double movement.
“I’ve seen them go either...

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