Bath (7) 13
Tries: Attwood Cons: Vesty Pens: Vesty 2
Harlequins (13) 26
Tries: Robshaw, Brown Cons: Evans 2 Pens: Evans 4
Evans kicked two penalties in the first half and two in the second halfNick Evans kicked 16 points as Harlequins continued their winning start with victory at Bath. Dave Attwood's try gave the hosts the lead for the only time in the game, while Chris Robshaw went over for Harlequins three minutes later.
Evans scored eight points with the boot as the visitors led 13-7 at half-time and added eight points after the break.
Mike Brown's try seven minutes from time made the game safe as Harlequins maintain their 100% start.
Both sides went into the game in great form, Bath had won their last three in all competitions, while Harlequins were protecting their perfect start to the Premiership season with seven wins out of seven.
The home side were given a great chance for a first-minute lead after great work from Tom Biggs forced the first penalty but Sam Vesty fired against the upright.
When you come here there is going to be a contest but the confidence is there now Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea
Vesty missed another chance two minutes later, while at the other end New Zealand international Evans was successful from 40m to give the visitors the lead.
Bath were having most of the territory and it paid dividends when neat work from Michael Claassens sent Attwood clear under the posts for the first try of the match. Vesty added the conversation with his first successful kick of the game.
Harlequins hit back immediately, against the run of play, as Robshaw went over in the corner with Evans kicking the extras and the latter kicked a penalty four minutes later to stretch the lead to 13-7.
The Londoners began to take control the longer the half went on but were unable to turn their possession into any further points, so had to settle for a six-point half-time lead.
Evans continued his fine performance with two more successful penalties after the beak, with Vesty replying for Bath in between, as the second half began to get niggly with a number of flare-ups.
Vesty's penalty, which went in off the post with 10 minutes remaining, gave Bath hope of turning the game around but Quins made the game secure as Brown broke away on the outside to cross over close to the posts.
Bath rugby director Sir Ian McGeechan on new signing Stephen Donald:
"We are hoping he will bring good game management, a bit like Nick Evans showed today.
"He is a clever player, you don't need to overcomplicate it, you want him to bring what he naturally has and integrate it into what we have.
"He needs an understanding of what we are trying to do and of our options."
Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea:
"This is our eighth straight win on the road across last season and this season so it's not bad, because we did struggle away from home.
"When you come here there is going to be a contest but the confidence is there now.
"We have stuck to our processes home and away but what happens between the white lines is all we can look after."
Bath: Abendanon; Woodburn, Hipkiss, Carraro, Biggs; Vesty, Claassens; Catt, Mears, Wilson; Hooper (capt), Attwood; Skirving, Louw, Taylor.
Replacements: Heathcote for Carraro (57), Beech for Catt (62), Batty for Mears (74), Perenise for Wilson (52), Caldwell for Attwood (52), Mercer for Skirving (62).
Not Used: Cook, Cuthbert.
Harlequins: Brown; Stegmann, Lowe, Turner-Hall, S. Smith; Evans, Dickson; Marler, Gray, Johnston; Kohn, Robson; Fa'asavalu, Robshaw (capt), Easter.
Replacements: Replacements: Care for Dickson (58), Brooker for Gray (66), Vallejos for Robson (75).
Not Used: Mayhew, Sinckler, Wallace, Clegg, Hooper.
Attendance: 12,200
Referee: D Richards (RFU).
