Bristol Beat Much-changed Bath In Showpiece Game In Cardiff

Gallagher Premiership

Bristol (19) 36

Tries: Ibitoye, Lane, Oghre, Harding, Capon, Mata Cons: MacGinty 3

Bath (7) 14

Tries: Donoghue, Richards Cons: Donoghue 2

Bristol overcame their ain ill-discipline against much-changed convention leaders Bath to declare a 36-14 triumph successful a Premiership showpiece lucifer astatine Cardiff's Principality Stadium.

Ciaran Donoghue opened nan scoring for Bath but a trio of tries from Gabriel Ibitoye, Rich Lane and Gabriel Oghre gave nan Bears a 19-7 lead astatine nan break contempt 2 yellowish cards.

Fitz Harding added Bristol's 4th effort aft nan break earlier Ewan Richards pulled 1 backmost arsenic nan Bears were reduced to 13 men for a 2nd time.

Yet, Will Capon and Viliame Mata's flourish successful nan closing minutes capped a triumph against nan table-toppers that moves Bristol supra Sale to 3rd successful nan table, by 3 points, pinch 2 matches of nan play remaining.

More to follow.

Bristol: Lane; Ravouvou, Janse van Rensburg, Williams, Ibitoye; MacGinty, Randall; Genge, Oghre, Lahiff; Caulfield, Batley, Luatua, Harding (c), Mata.

Replacements: Capon, Y Thomas, Kloska, Dun, Owen, Marmion, Naulago, S Grondona.

Sin bin: Lahiff (13 mins), Van Rensburg (18 mins), Batley (59 mins), Mata (61 mins)

Bath: De Glanville; Cokanasiga, Hennessey, Bailey, Emens; Donoghue, Shreuder; Van Wyk, Spandler, Griffin; Richards (c), Molony, Bayliss, Staddon, Green.

Replacements: Tuipulotu, Cordwell, Verden, Jeanes, Cowan, Carr-Smith, McConnochie, Reid.

Referee: Luke Pearce