The second quarter of the match ensued with no further score added as the Willis brothers both produced key turnovers in their own 22 when Bristol were well placed, and Spink spurned a great opportunity when he failed to handle Atkinson's teasing pass. England lock Joe Launchbury's brilliant finish in the corner was chalked off due to an earlier forward pass and this was compounded when Atkinson skewed a routine penalty wide. Sheedy made no such mistake from a simpler position. Bristol stretched their lead to 12 entering the final 20 minutes when two Wasps handling errors saw Bristol go from 22 to 22 and Charles Piutau teased his former employers before offloading to Bradbury to reach over despite Alfie Barbeary's tackle attempt. Wasps huffed and puffed in attack but were met by a resolute defensive effort as Bristol showed some of the attributes that saw them finish top of the table only two seasons ago.
It took Genge just two minutes to get the opening try on his first game back to his hometown club from Leicester and Callum Sheedy kicked the conversion before Piers Francis slotted a penalty goal in the 9th minute to make it 7-3. Bath, who lost Chris Cloete with an ankle injury in the 7th minute also lost Beno Obano to injury at the end of the first quarter. Skipper Ben Spencer sniped in after Josh Mcnally sent an inside pass and Francis, who slotted the conversion also followed it with a penalty goal 7-13.
We just made far too many mistakes with the ball, that's why I'm constantly saying "we've got to improve our skillset" and that's what we want from Wasps players. Report KEY EVENTWasps 8-23 Bristol Bears - on the whistle report Bristol Bears 23 This low-quality affair at the Coventry Building Society Arena looked every inch the meeting of the ninth and tenth best teams in the Gallagher Premiership last season. 16:55KEY EVENTFinal scoreWasps 8Bristol 2376'KEY EVENTDrop goalCallum Sheedy lands a drop goal 8-2375'Bobby BridgeFumbledRobson is caught in his own 22 from the clearance and knocks on.
8-2070'Bobby BridgeOffsideWasps are going to tap and go through Jack Willis. He's well stopped. 8-2070' Bobby BridgeHuge breakTom Willis makes a HUGE break. Wasps are 5m out. 68'Bobby BridgeDropped Dan Robson drops the ball, 10m from the line, after a good Tom Willis carry. 8-2068;Bobby BridgePossessionWasps are in possession, on the Bristol 22. 8-2065'Bobby BridgeDeniedTom Willis breaks, passes blind to Nizaam Carr... oh no he doesn't. Bristol grab it, and are bundled into touch. Alo on for Ryan. 8-2016:30Bobby BridgeSubRyan Mills is on for Odendaal. 62'Bobby BridgeSubAlfie Barbeary is off, Tom Willis is on.
Ellis Genge at the double as Bristol strike late to beat much Bristol Bears v Bath Rugby. Ellis Genge scored two tries on his Bristol homecoming as the Bears struck late to break Bath's
Wasps 8-23 Bristol Bears REPORT: Callum Sheedy guides Bristol Bears, buoyed by their opening round victory over Bath, row who combined as Jack Willis stomped free and fed Alfie
8-20 61' KEY EVENTTry BristolWasps drop the ball from the lineout, McDonald. Bristol fly-hack clear. From the counter, the pass to Launchbury is loose. Bristol chip ahead. Atkinson scurries back to his own goalline, clears up to the 22. Charles Piutau breaks, offloads to Magnus Bradbury reaches over despite Barbeary's despairing tackle attempt. 59'Bobby BridgePenalty WaspsBristol don't release, Atkinson to go for the corner from 40m out.
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Tom Cruse's early try wasn't to be a tone setter for Lee Blackett's side as Callum Sheedy's penalty and his converted try gave Bristol a half-time lead. Charlie Atkinson kicked a penalty but then missed a straightforward opportunity that would've put Wasps ahead. From therein the scoring was all in Bristol's favour as a Sheedy landed a penalty and a dropgoal either side of Magnus Bradbury's try to secure a 23-8 victory on the road. The encounter had started so well for Wasps as they took the lead just five minutes in.
Match Centre: Bristol Bears 31-29 Bath RugbyEllis Genge impressed for Bristol with two tries ©PA Bristol Bears 31-29 Bath Rugby, Ashton Gate Ellis Genge scored a double as Bristol Bears overcame a stubborn 14-men Bath Rugby with a 31-29 win in the Gallagher Premiership opener at Ashton Gate on Saturday. Bath fly half Piers Francis had a last minute drop goal drifted wide as Bath started their campaign under Johann van Graan with a narrow defeat.
When Wasps did find a route through the wall of white before them, an error would follow as a subdued home crowd headed for the exits by the time Sheedy landed a nonchalant dropgoal to put the result beyond any doubt. 21:11KEY EVENTWasps player ratingsFind out how we rated the Wasps players out of 10 by clicking here. Ali Crossdale of Wasps (Image: David Howlett, Whisper Photography)18:24KEY EVENTWasps reactionRead what Lee Blackett said after the game hereWasps head coach Lee Blackett (Image: David Howlett)17:57Bobby BridgeLee Blackett The amount of opportunities out there, you look and you reflect and you're thinking, it wasnt like we looked clueless at times, we were creating opportunities.
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