Bristol Bears vs Saracens

England - Gallagher Premiership

Bristol Bears

20-41

Finished

Saracens

Joe BatleyTRY

5 : 0

AJ MacGintyCON

7 : 0

10'

AJ MacGintyPEN

10 : 0

13'

Ratu NaulagoYellow

10 : 3

13'

Owen FarrellPEN

21'

AJ MacGintyPEN

13 : 3

13 : 8

23'

Maro ItojeTRY

13 : 10

24'

Owen FarrellCON

27'

Elliot DalyPEN

13 : 18

31'

Maro ItojeTRY

13 : 20

32'

Elliot DalyCON

13 : 23

36'

Elliot DalyPEN

47'

Virimi VakatawaAJ MacGinty

13 : 26

48'

Elliot DalyPEN

49'

Maro ItojeYellow

50'

Ben EarlYellow

51'

Harry ThackerGabriel Oghre

52'

Harry ThackerTRY

18 : 26

53'

James WilliamsCON

20 : 26

53'

Eroni MawiBilly Vunipola

53'

Oliver HoskinsMarco Riccioni

53'

Elliot DalyJamie George

53'

Theodor DanJamie George

20 : 29

56'

Elliot DalyPEN

56'

Josh CaulfieldJames Dun

58'

Kieran MarmionHarry Randall

58'

Noah HewardSiva Naulago

60'

Theodore McFarlandMaro Itoje

20 : 34

61'

Rotimi SegunTRY

62'

Max LahiffKyle Sinckler

20 : 39

65'

Juan Martin GonzalezTRY

20 : 41

67'

Elliot DalyCON

67'

Aled DaviesIvan van Zyl

67'

Jake WoolmoreEllis Genge

70'

Billy VunipolaTom Willis

75'

Alex GoodeRotimi Segun

Venue Guide
Stadium	Ashton Gate
City	Bristol
Capacity	27000

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