LONDON Irish were unable to stop Bath making three wins out of their four starts in the Premiership the season as they lost 33-18 on Saturday.

The home side claimed the bonus point after 34 minutes of the contest as former Exiles player Jonathan Joseph, Guy Mercer (2), George Ford and Rob Webber all scored tries.

For the visitors Shane Geraghty scored all 18 points for the visitors, including two tries, Irish trailed 33-10 at the break and got the only score of the second session.

Next up for the Exiles is a home game against Harlequins on Saturday at the Madejski Stadium (kick-off 3pm).