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Thursday, April 22, 2010 10:17:55 PM
Bristol took a step closer to the semi-finals of the RFU Championship - but not as emphatic a step as they would have wished. A strong first half performance was followed by a tense second period.
Making Hay While the Sun Shines
Monday, April 12, 2010 9:45:37 PM
On the hottest day of the year so far Bristol played their hottest rugby of the play offs. Bristol finally delivered the performance their fans have been hoping for at Brickfields stadium in Plymouth.
Feeling Better (?)
Sunday, April 4, 2010 10:07:40 PM
Following last week's narrow defeat at Bedford Bristol got back to winning ways against Plymouth Albion. But it was not a pretty sight, and neither did Bristol look particularly impressive.
Anxiety Caused or Caused by Anxiety
Monday, March 29, 2010 9:25:20 PM
After last week's nervous performance against Cornish Pirates Bristol travelled to Bedford to take on the Blues with hopes of a major improvement. The performance was better but the result much worse.
Into the Twilight Zone
Monday, March 22, 2010 11:07:12 PM
The Championship season entered its second phase over the weekend. On Friday evening Bristol and the Cornish Pirates kicked off the pool phase of the end of season play-offs. More matches followed on Saturday and Sunday.
Six Nations, Three Weekends
Sunday, March 21, 2010 11:19:43 PM
I've got behind with the Six Nations too. So here's a catch-up from the Northern Hemisphere's International Tournament.
Getting a Bit Behind
Sunday, March 21, 2010 11:03:07 PM
Since my last blog Bristol have played a number of games - I've got a bit behind! So here's a catch-up before I comment about Bristol's first play-off game against the Cornish Pirates.
Record Breakers
Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:42:13 PM
Bristol established a new record for the club by achieving their 12th consecutive victory in the league against London Welsh today. They have previously won 11 consecutive games on a couple of occasions. It will be interesting to see how far they can extend the current run.
Six Nations roll on
Friday, February 19, 2010 6:24:20 PM
The Six Nations Tournament continued last weekend with matches in Cardiff, Paris and Rome. The weekend kicked off with the match between Wales and Scotland. Both teams were eager to have a win to kick-start their season, having both lost in the first round of matches.
Scotland will wonder how they lost this game having dominated much of it - until the last five minutes, during which they were reduced to 13 men and Wales scored 17 points to take a 31-24 victory.
In Paris France showed themselves to be the Tournament favourites as they comprehensively outplayed the Irish to come away with a comfortable win by 33 points to 10.
England would have wished to build on their success over Wales in the previous round - and, indeed, they did win by 17 points to 12. But his was a far from impressive performance. Had Italy won the game at the end England could hardly have complained. While Italy showed endeavour, England appeared to lack passion, skill or even a game plan.
There's a week off before the next round of matches.
Scotland will wonder how they lost this game having dominated much of it - until the last five minutes, during which they were reduced to 13 men and Wales scored 17 points to take a 31-24 victory.
In Paris France showed themselves to be the Tournament favourites as they comprehensively outplayed the Irish to come away with a comfortable win by 33 points to 10.
England would have wished to build on their success over Wales in the previous round - and, indeed, they did win by 17 points to 12. But his was a far from impressive performance. Had Italy won the game at the end England could hardly have complained. While Italy showed endeavour, England appeared to lack passion, skill or even a game plan.
There's a week off before the next round of matches.
Youth to the Fore
Friday, February 19, 2010 6:10:31 PM
The British and Irish Cup is a competition that is not high on Bristol's list of priorities. Nevertheless the encounter with Coventry was entertaining, with both sides displaying a commitment to open rugby. Bristol fielded a number of players from the Academy. Mako Vunipola, George Watkins, Darren Barry and Jack Tovey started and Ben Glyn and Jack Gadd were on the bench. One or two "fringe" squad members were also included, most notably the half backs, Sam Alford and Chris Ashwin.
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