It was a Halloween spectacular in the rescheduled fixture against Bristol Bears with ten tries and a bonus point win for Wasps.
A fiery first half saw seven tries from Wasps leaving Bristol with work to do going into the second- the home side came back with two of their own but Wasps added three more to the board to total a 10-64 win.
It was a quick start to the game when Muir turned over the ball from the kick off and left Burton to play and take Wasps over the line in the first 30 seconds of play.
Next up it was the turn of Boatman on her debut after an intercept from Crake and assist from Captain Alder set Boatman up for her first in a Wasps shirt. Shortly followed by a second from Burton, set up by fellow England 7s player Quansah on the wing.
Despite going a man down in the 18th minute- the points continued to come for Wasps with four more tires before the half time whistle. Including two speedy efforts from Captain Alder, a one man show spectacular from Crake, and a skilled finish from Jones – who’s 5th successful conversion took the team into halftime 45 points ahead.
“It really felt like things clicked today and we corrected things that were shown up in the previous two games. I’m really excited to see us progress even more with every game we play as we settle into the season”
Elizabeth Crake, No. 6
It was a slower start to the second half that came with three changes in the Wasps line up in the first 10minutes that welcomed Nye, Williams and Ransley to the field.
It was the turn of the front row to add some points to the scoreboard with upfront tries from Ransley and Muir in the 50th and 57th minutes. But a sneaky try from Bristol’s replacement scrum half, Settembri, after a loose ball at the lineout put Bristol on the board and back in the fight.
In the second half we also saw the return of McMahon following her injury at the start of the season, welcomed to the field alongside Afilaka, Caux and Rowland. In the 60th minute it was the turn of Boatman to make it a debut two and a try under the posts after a runaway from Burton.
It was the hosts who brought the game to a close- Coles sneaking their second in the corner on the blow of the final whistle.
A huge performance from Wasps to secure the bonus point win on the road and a 4th place position in the league after three rounds. Next week they face DMP Sharks back at Twyford Avenue.
