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Bristol Ladies return to winning ways

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Bristol Ladies returned to winning ways this afternoon, as they earned another bonus point win over fourth place Worcester Valkyries.

Bristol started well, with two tries in the first 15 minutes. Becki Belcher was on the end of some great phase play to go over in the corner just two minutes in. Ten minutes later, Lottie Holland (sponsored by Gooch and Housego) made a storming run through several defenders, passing out to Sarah Bern (sponsored by Fifth Consultancy) who spotted a gap and flew through to score.

Bristol led 12 – 0, and play continued with both sides gaining ground only to make unforced errors, as knock ons  and penalties at the scrum plagued both sides.

Worcester Number 8 Shona Powell Hughes found the whitewash after 30 minutes for Worcester after a spell of pressure on the Bristol line, however Elinor Snowsill (sponsored by 17 Management) slotted a penalty for the home side on 35 minutes, taking the half time score to 15 – 5.

The second half saw Bristol take things up a level, and this time Poppy Cleall (photo above) (sponsored by The School of Dance) got the ball over the line after some great phases of play. Snowsill slotted the conversion successfully. A Worcester error gifted Bristol their next score, as Meg Jones scored just right of the posts on her return from international duty. Two minutes later, Cat McNaney finished a break from Cleall to go over to score the bonus point try for Bristol.

Worcester stepped up the pressure for the final 10 minutes. A knock on gave Worcester a scrum on the Bristol 22, which they turned into a try of their own, after Sarah Graham was sent to the bin for an infringement at the breakdown.

The final whistle blew and the game ended 34 – 10, with Bristol securing the bonus point win and retaining their spot at the top of the table.

Forward of the game: Poppy Cleall (sponsored by The School of Dance)

Back of the game: Elinor Snowsill (sponsored by 17 Management)

Scores Schedule:

Minutes Team Type Player Score
2 BRI TRY Belcher 5 – 0
11 BRI TRY Bern 10 – 0
11 BRI CONV Snowsill 12 – 0
30 WORC TRY Powell -Hughes 12 – 5
32 BRI PEN Snowsill 15 – 5
48 BRI TRY Cleall 20 – 5
48 BRI CONV Snowsill 22 – 5
60 BRI TRY Jones 27 – 5
60 BRI CONV Snowsill 29 – 5
62 BRI TRY McNaney 34 – 5
77 WORC TRY 34 – 10

Bristol:

  1. Abbie Parsons (68 mins)
  2. Clara Nielson
  3. Sarah Bern
  4. Amelia Buckland Hurry ©
  5. Kayleigh Armstrong (74 mins)
  6. Poppy Leitch
  7. Claire Molloy (74 mins)
  8. Poppy Cleall (60 mins)
  9. Sian Moore (77 mins)
  10. Elinor Snowsill
  11. Becki Belcher (77 mins)
  12. Meg Jones (60 mins)
  13. Lottie Holland
  14. Chantelle Miell
  15. Cat McNaney
  16. Daisy Travers (for Molloy)
  17. Jeanine Stephenson (for Parsons)
  18. Clea Fawcett (for Armstrong)
  19. Sue Nuemann (for Cleall)
  20. Rownita Marston (for Belcher)
  21. Hannah Gascoigne (for Moore)
  22. Sarah Graham (for Meg Jones)

Valkyries:

  1. Dyddgu Hywel
  2. Alexia Mavroudis (Thompson 40)
  3. Lisa Campbell, 12 Rachel Lund
  4. Sam Bree (c) (S Parker 72)
  5. Ceri Large
  6. Megan Goddard
  7. Shona Powell-Hughes
  8. Helena Bunce (Snead 57)
  9. Lyndsay O’Donnell
  10. Courtney Gill
  11. Rosie Haigh (Byrne 57)
  12. Tracy Balmer
  13. Lark Davies (Robinson 57)
  14. Rochelle Clark (Dunn 72)

Replacements

  1. Paula Robinson
  2. Harriet Dunn
  3. Chelsey Snead
  4. Lydia Thompson
  5. Sam Parker
  6. Charlie Byrne

Bristol Ladies 2nd XV Match Review

The 2nd XV fought off a 2nd half come back from Teddington Ladies to make this afternoon a day of double victories for Bristol Ladies.

1st half tries from Georgia Liddington,  Jessie Hood and Nat Lewis, and conversions from debutant Lucy Attwood took the half time score to 19 – 0, with Bristol doing the basics well and reaping the rewards.

The second half saw Teddington raise their game, scoring within the first 10 minutes to put the pressure on Bristol. Attwood added a try on her own on 58 minutes, and converted her own score, taking the score to 26 – 7.  Bristol held off Teddington until the 70th minute, when they broke through the Bristol defense to make it 26 – 12, and added another on full time, successfully converted to end the game on 26 – 19.

Forward of the game: Natalie Lewis

Back of the game: Lucy Attwood

Bristol’s next fixtures are Sunday, 11th December. The 1st XV are at home to Darlington Mowden Park Sharks, and the 2nd XV are away to Bath while Valkyries face play-off rivals Saracens Women in the league at Sixways on Sunday (kick-off 2pm).

Report courtesy of Bristol Ladies Media Manager, Emma Bacon

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