RYAN Edwards scored a second hat-trick in as many games as Bristol concluded their pre-season campaign with an eight-try victory over GKIPA Championship rivals Plymouth at Brickfields.
The Welsh winger – who crossed three times against Clifton on Tuesday evening – did his chances of featuring against Worcester in next weekend’s Championship opener no harm at all.
Plymouth grabbed an early lead – but Bristol scored five tries before half-time to lead 27-7 at the interval, before scoring three more in the second half.
Director of rugby Andy Robinson was delighted with how the performance underlined the depth of talent at his disposal – with a number of players taking their opportunity to impress.
Eoghan Grace opened the scoring for Plymouth from close range in the third minute following Ben Foley’s break from deep, before Edwards grabbed the first of his three tries from Charlie Amesbury’s pass and Bristol hit back instantly with a slick move.
Scrum-half Craig Hampson, a summer recruit from Leeds, gave his side the lead when he picked up from a close-range scrum, threw a dummy, and stepped through a gap to score, with Adrian Jarvis converting.
Edwards was on the mark again as Bristol built a 17-7 lead within 18 minutes, finishing off Hampson’s chip through, before the point-a-minute scoring rate continued when hooker Max Crumpton dotted down out wide after Amesbury’s break and Glen Townson’s offload. Ross Rennie – Bristol’s captain for the day – made it 27-7 in the 25th minute following a penalty and a line-out drive.
Bristol started the second half well, forcing a penalty try following a scrum, before Plymouth hit back when Pete Homan intercepted Luke Eves’ pass and set up Rayner to score. Lock Tom Jubb then took another chunk out of the Albion deficit when he capped a spell of home pressure to score from close range, making it 34-17.
Edwards completed his hat-trick with a smart finish, taking Auguy Slowik’s pass and beating Homan on the outside, while Amesbury concluded the scoring in the dying minutes when he crashed over in the corner following another smart Bristol move.
Plymouth Albion: B Foley (J Henry 41); L Warner, T Howley-Berridge, B Woods (B Foley 73), P Homan; L Rayner (J Shanahan 58), J Williams (J Davies 55); A Tiedemann (T Heard 55), T Stagg (S Matavesi 31 (T Cowan-Dickie 64)), T Fidler (J Gibbons 41), N Patrick (R Langley 41), T Jubb, I Grieve (capt), E Grace (S Simmonds 55), A Bone (A Cannock 71).
Scorers: Tries – Grace, Rayner, Jubb. Con – Rayner.
Bristol: A Slowik; R Edwards, J Tovey (M Cooke 41), L Eves (C Sheedy 71), C Amesbury; A Jarvis (L Slowik 58), C Hampson (L Baldwin 41); J O’Connell (E Genge 41), M Crumpton (R Johnston 55), J Hall (G Cortes 41), J Joyce, G Townson, M Mama (J Ovens 41), R Rennie (capt; O Robinson 41), B Skirving.
Scorers: Tries – Edwards (3), Hampson, Crumpton, Rennie, penalty, Amesbury . Cons – Jarvis (2), Cooke.
Referee: S Harding. Att: 842.
Article source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/8794781/Yarde-to-make-England-debut-Eastmond-starts
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