Bristol win 12-try Prem thriller at Gloucester

The Prem

Gloucester (20) 34

Tries: Alemanno, Blake, Edwards-Giraud, Joseph, Venter Cons: Byrne 3 Pen: Byrne

Bristol (21) 49

Tries: Worsley, Oghre 2, Harding, Mata, Ravouvou 2 Cons: Worsley 7

Bristol Bears needed seven tries to beat Gloucester in a high-scoring Prem thriller at Kingsholm.

Scores from Sam Worsley, Gabriel Oghre and Fitz Harding helped the visitors into a 21-20 half-time lead.

Oghre's second extended the advantage after the break before Viliame Mata's try and two scores late on for winger Kalaveti Ravouvou finally settled the contest.

Gloucester pushed Bristol all the way with first-half tries from Matias Alemanno, Seb Blake and Josiah Edwards-Giraud, but tries from Will Joseph and James Venter after half-time were only enough to earn the winless hosts a bonus point.

More to follow.

Gloucester: Atkinson; Loader, Joseph, Llewellyn, Thorley; Byrne, Englefield; Knight, Blake, Fasogbon, Thomas, Alemanno, Basham, Venter, Bokenham.

Replacements: Innard, McArthur, Gotovtsev, Jordan, Mann, Taylor, Austin, Edwards-Giraud.

Bristol: Elizalde; Pepper, Moroni, Janse van Rensburg, Ravouvou; Worsley, Marmion; Woolmore, Oghre, Kloska, Rubiolo, Batley, Luatua, Harding, Mata.

Replacements: Thacker, Grahamslaw, Chawatama, Dun, Owen, Grondona, Lennon, Fricker.

Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys