Overview
- Saracens, who visited Ashton Gate on Saturday, beat Bristol 41-26 with six tries to secure a valuable bonus point.
- After Fitz Harding opened the scoring, Saracens ran in four tries in 13 minutes through Tom Willis, Hugh Tizard, Rotimi Segun and Ben Earl to lead 34-21 at half-time.
- Bristol’s undermanned group struggled in defense, with a slew of missed tackles and fresh knocks after they even signed Doncaster Knights hooker Fred Davies as emergency cover.
- Jamie George’s deft off-load set up Fergus Burke before the break, and Tobias Elliott’s late interception sealed the result after yellow cards for Theo McFarland, Maro Itoje and Kalaveti Ravouvou.
- The victory moves Saracens within two points of Exeter and Bristol in the Gallagher Premiership play-off race and extends their run to 10 straight wins over the Bears.