Bristol Ladies continue unbeaten run

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Bristol Ladies remain unbeaten in the Women’s Premiership this season, securing another win away from home at DMP Sharks yesterday. In a game where Bristol struggled to find their rhythm, the strength and depth of the squad shone.

Fly half Meg Jones played a huge role in the first three tries, passing the ball out wide to Tilly Vaughan Fowler (sponsored by Macron) for the first.  The second came from a great kick chase and offload to Nolli Waterman, and the third off the back of a storming run, eventually passing out to Chantelle Miell.

A well-executed set piece and driving maul provided the platform for Waterman to dance over the line for her second of the afternoon, and just before half time Sarah Hunter darted over for the bonus point try.

The score at half time was 0 – 29.

The second half started in the same vein with Bristol winning a penalty from the off. A forward pass from Bristol gave DMP the put in at the scrum, but Bristol come away with the ball and Lottie Holland (sponsored by Gooch and Housego) scored.

DMP enjoyed a few moments of possession, although both Amber Reed and Carys Phillips put dents into their attacks with great turn overs. The pressure continued to build and Poppy Cleall charged over the line from close range. Amber Reed (sponsored by Colston’s School) converted to take the score to 0 – 41.

Moments later Sasha Acheson scored from the half way line, powering down the wing and adding her name to the score sheet.

DMP continued to work hard and were rewarded with a try, as Zoe Aldcroft put 5 on the board for the home side.  Kat Hobson got a second for the team 10 minutes later.

Cat McNaney come onto the pitch as replacement for Waterman, and 2 minutes later found herself on the end of a good spell of passing play and scored, with Reed converting. Chantelle Miell got her second after picking up a Snowsill kick, and she completed her hat trick on 78 minutes. The final scored was 10 – 67.

Bristol Ladies Head Coach Roy Davies said after the game “There were lots of positives on show today, and our set piece was really solid and provided a great platform for us to play from. We didn’t quite manage to get to the standard of performance we would have liked and we were not as accurate at the breakdown as we could have been. Our Forward of the game is Amelia Buckland Hurry for her great work great and commitment, and exceptional control and accuracy in the set piece. Back of the game goes to Chantelle Miell for her hat trick and outstanding finishing.”

Players quotes:

Amber reed, Bristol Captain said: “We are happy with elements of our performance today and know that we need to improve on the details of our play for future games if we want to maintain our unbeaten record at the top. The score doesn’t reflect how tough the game was at time and credit to DMP for their defensive and offloading game which pressured us throughout.”

Georgina Roberts, DMP Captain said: “Tough game for DMP today but some vital lessons were learned and we will take heart in our relentless defensive performance. We look forward to building from here and improving our game for next week”

Scores Schedule:

Minutes	Team	Type	Player	Score
8	DMP	YELLOW	McClean	0  – 0
10	Bristol	TRY	Vaughan Fowler	0 – 5
17	Bristol	TRY	Waterman	0 – 10
18	Bristol	TRY	MIell	0 – 15
24	Bristol	TRY	Waterman	0 – 20
24	Bristol	CONV	Reed	0 – 22
38	Bristol	TRY	Hunter	0 – 27
38	Bristol	Conv	Reed	0 – 29
44	Bristol	TRY	Holland	0 – 34
56	Bristol	TRY	Cleall	0 – 39
56	Bristol	CONV	Reed	0 – 41
58	Bristol	TRY	Acheson	0 – 46
61	DMP	TRY	Aldcroft	5 – 46
65	Bristol	TRY	McNaney	5 – 51
65	Bristol	CONV	Reed	5 – 53
70	DMPl	TRY	Hobson	10 – 53
72	Bristol	TRY	Miell	10 – 58
72	Bristol	CONV	Reed	10 – 60
78	Bristol	TRY	Miell	10 – 65
78	Bristol	CONV	Reed	10 – 67

Team Sheet:

1. Abbie Parsons
2. Carys Phillips (70 mins)
3. Sarah Bern (40 mins)
4. Amelia Buckland Hurry
5. Poppy Cleall (60 mins)
6. Izzy Noel Smith
7. Poppy Cleall
8. Sarah Hunter (60 mins)
9. Sian Moore
10. Meg Jones (55 mins)
11. Chantelle Miell
12. Amber Reed ©
13. Lottie Holland
14. Tilly Vaughan Fowler
15. Nolli Waterman

16. Clara Nielson (for Phillips)
17. Sasha Acheson (for Bern)
18. Kayleigh Armstrong (for Cleall)
19. Sue Neumann (for Hunter)
20. Elinor Snowsill (for Jones)
21. Cat McNaney (for Waterman)
22. Becki Belcher (for Vaughan Fowler)

Report courtesy of Bristol Ladies Media