Bristol Ladies do the double over Wasps, with a 18 – 26 win at Tywford Avenue
Bristol Ladies came away with the win today after a tough fixture against Wasps. Four of the girls were out on Welsh regional fixtures, but the England players were back from international duty – so it was changed line-up this afternoon compared to the team that faced Aylesford last week.
Bristol got the ideal start as Philippa Tuttiett scored on 8 minutes, with the conversion slotted neatly through the posts.
Shortly after Wasps were award a penalty to bring the score to 3 – 7.
Tilly Vaughan-Fowler got the next score, with Sue Neumann converting successfully – lead to half time with a scoreline of 3 – 14.
Half time score: Wasps Ladies 3 (penalty) – 14 (2 tries, 2 conversions) Bristol Ladies
A few substitutions happened during the first 10 minutes of the second half, with two replacement props, Kayleigh and Kathryn taking centre stage. The set piece was consistently accurate during the game, and Sydney Gregson made use of this as she went over on 60 minutes.
Wasps started a comeback of their own, getting three tries in the remaining 25 minutes, however an intercept try from Olivia Jones secured the win for Bristol, with the final score 18 – 26.
Final score: Wasps Ladies 18 (3 tries, 1 conversion) – 26 (4 tries, 3 conversions)
Forward of the game for Bristol: Clara Nielson
Back of the game for Bristol: Olivia Jones
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Game Score Stats
8m – TRY Bristol – Philippa Tuttiett, 0- 5
8m – CONV Bristol – Tuttiett, 0 – 7
?m – PEN Wasps – 3 – 7
?m – TRY Bristol – Tilly Vaughan Fowler, 3 – 12
?m – CONV Bristol – Sue Neumann, 3 – 14
HALF TIME
60m – TRY Bristol – Sydney Gregson, 3 – 19
65m – TRY Wasps – 8 – 19
?m – TRY Bristol – Olivia Jones – 8 – 24
?m – CONV Bristol – Neumann – 8 – 26
70m – TRY Wasps – 13 – 26
80m – TRY Wasps – 18 – 26
Team Sheet
Bristol: 1 Daisy Travers, 2 Clara Neilson 3. Abbie Parsons, 4. Amelia Buckland-Hurry, 5. Kate Newton, 6. Sue Neumann, 7. Poppy Leitch, 8. Sarah Hunter, 9. Katie Mason, 10. Philippa Tuttiett, 11. Courtney Bishop, 12. Olivia Jones, 13. Tilly Vaughan-Fowler, 14. Naomi Smith, 15. Sydney Gregson, 16 Kathryn Buggy (for Smith, 45m), 17. Kayleigh Armstrong (for Parsons, 45m), 18. Becki Belcher (for Hunter, 40m), 19. Trish Brown (for Jones, 70m), 20. Jessie Hood (for Nuemann, 68m)
Next fixture:
Sunday 29th November – 1st XV vs Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
KO Time: 2:30pm
