Premiership: Worcester Warriors 43-27 Bath - Jamie Shillcock hat-trick helps Warriors end on a high

Worcester's Joe Batley reaches out to ground the ball over the line after charging down Ben Spencer's kick

Worcester picked up their first win in five games to end the season on a high and condemn Bath to finishing bottom of the Premiership with a 43-27 victory.

The hosts went ahead through Kyle Hatherell but Will Muir's double and Will Stuart saw Bath lead at the break.

Gareth Simpson reduced the deficit for Warriors before Tom Dunn put Bath 27-17 ahead after 50 minutes.

But Worcester dominated from then on as Jamie Shillcock scored a second-half hat-trick and Joe Batley crossed too.

Worcester started the day at the foot of the table but the bonus-point win saw them leapfrog their opponents and Newcastle into 11th, with Bath ending the season at the bottom of the pile.

Both sides had only pride to play for, with relegation having been suspended for both this season and the previous campaign, although it is set to be reintroduced next term.

The hosts were straight on to the front foot and went ahead after four minutes when Hatherell powered over from close range following a spell of pressure, with Fin Smith adding the extras.

But Bath responded well and Muir collected Orlando Bailey's cross-field kick to score shortly before Warriors skipper Ted Hill was sin-binned after his side conceded a string of penalties.

Muir grabbed his second after 24 minutes thanks to a combination of good footwork and flimsy defence while tight-head prop Stuart broke the line to run in from 20 metres to give Bath a nine-point lead at the break.

Will Muir scored two first-half tries for Bath but it was another disappointing day for the men from the West Country

The pace and power of Warriors wing Duhan van der Merwe got the hosts back within two points as his break paved the way for Simpson's try four minutes into the second period, with Smith adding the conversion.

But the hosts gave away a penalty from the restart, allowing Bailey to increase the gap before hooker Dunn squeezed over from a line-out maul to register Bath's bonus-point try and give them a 10-point advantage with half an hour remaining.

Worcester hit back with two quickfire tries from Shillcock to open up a narrow lead and their task was made easier when Bath's Charlie Ewels was yellow-carded on the hour mark for a high shot on Hatherell.

Batley gathered to score after charging down Ben Spencer's attempted clearance and there was still time for Shillcock to cross for his hat-trick with three minutes remaining as Worcester ended another disappointing league campaign with a flourish.

Worcester lead rugby consultant Steve Diamond told BBC Hereford & Worcester:

"The mindset of the players over the last month has been really important with a lot of people leaving, and winning the final game was important, but I think today was more important because a lot of friendships are ending.

"We had a chat at half-time about our psychology for the second half and it worked. They bought into what we were discussing and delivered a great second-half performance.

"It's brilliant for Shillcock and shows what he can do. We want more of that next season. The two young half-backs controlled the game well."

Bath head coach Neal Hatley told BBC Radio Bristol:

"It's devastating. To be 19-10 going in, you just couldn't see them coming back into the game. We were destroying them at scrum time, our drive was all over them and we were dealing with them comfortably.

"It was just our discipline. There was a 14-point swing on the card. Our discipline let them back into the game and I think the most frustrating thing is we talked about it at half-time but the players haven't delivered it. It's hard to take.

"Our players sparked some moments where we looked unbelievably good but then we just unravel everything with poor discipline.

"It's horrific, not just for me but the players and the club. We're so much better than that but you get what you deserve in the game and the season."

Worcester: Shillcock; Humphreys, Venter, Beck, Van der Merwe; Smith, Simpson; Sutherland, Annett, Judge, Batley, Kitchener, Hatherell, Lewis, Hill (capt).

Replacements: Miller, Waller, McCallum, Kitchener, Dodd, Chudley, Heward, Hearle.

Sin-bin: Hill (20).

Bath: De Glanville; Cokanasiga, Joseph, Ojomoh, Muir; Bailey, Spencer; Obano, Dunn, Stuart, Richards, Ewels (capt), Coetzee, Underhill, Faletau.

Replacements: Du Toit, Morozov, Fia, Williams, Reid, Green, Cipriani, Hamer-Webb.

Sin-bin: Ewels (58).

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