Bristol beat much-changed Bath in showpiece game in Cardiff

Gallagher Premiership

Bristol (19) 36

Tries: Ibitoye, Lane, Oghre, Harding, Capon, Mata Cons: MacGinty 3

Bath (7) 14

Tries: Donoghue, Richards Cons: Donoghue 2

Bristol overcame their own ill-discipline against much-changed league leaders Bath to claim a 36-14 victory in a Premiership showpiece match at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.

Ciaran Donoghue opened the scoring for Bath but a trio of tries from Gabriel Ibitoye, Rich Lane and Gabriel Oghre gave the Bears a 19-7 lead at the break despite two yellow cards.

Fitz Harding added Bristol's fourth try after the break before Ewan Richards pulled one back as the Bears were reduced to 13 men for a second time.

Yet, Will Capon and Viliame Mata's flourish in the closing minutes capped a victory against the table-toppers that moves Bristol above Sale to third in the table, by three points, with two matches of the season remaining.

More to follow.

Bristol: Lane; Ravouvou, Janse van Rensburg, Williams, Ibitoye; MacGinty, Randall; Genge, Oghre, Lahiff; Caulfield, Batley, Luatua, Harding (c), Mata.

Replacements: Capon, Y Thomas, Kloska, Dun, Owen, Marmion, Naulago, S Grondona.

Sin bin: Lahiff (13 mins), Van Rensburg (18 mins), Batley (59 mins), Mata (61 mins)

Bath: De Glanville; Cokanasiga, Hennessey, Bailey, Emens; Donoghue, Shreuder; Van Wyk, Spandler, Griffin; Richards (c), Molony, Bayliss, Staddon, Green.

Replacements: Tuipulotu, Cordwell, Verden, Jeanes, Cowan, Carr-Smith, McConnochie, Reid.

Referee: Luke Pearce