- Bristol 48-3 Bath
- Bears run in seven tries to humiliate rivals
Bristol extended their lead at the top of the table to six points after their biggest Premiership victory over their West Country neighbours. Bath suffered from false positives after their Covid-19 testing round last week, but there were no positives here as they were systematically picked apart to sustain a poor start to the season. Their owner, Bruce Craig, is not known for tolerating failure.
Bristol led 34-3 at half-time when their director of rugby, Pat Lam, told his players to imagine it was 0-0 when they returned to the field and start again. But two quick tries tempted them to overindulge and Bath’s heaviest Premiership defeat, 68-12 to Gloucester, was not threatened, although that was as good as it got for them.
Written by Paul Rees at Ashton Gate
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jan/29/bristol-bath-premiership-match-report under the title “Bristol extend their lead at top after thrashing Bath in derby”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
