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Overview
Standings
3
4
Positions on Jan 21, 2017
Head to Head
2
Wins
1
Draws
0
Last 3 meetings
Season so far
Total Tries
19
13
Metres Gained
2047
2636
Passes
813
986
Tackles Made
671
564
Penalties Conceded
56
60
Turnovers Won
56
60
Tournament record
Bristol Rugby
| Played | 78 (39 home, 39 away) |
|---|---|
| Wins | 46 (29 home, 17 away) |
| Losses | 30 (9 home, 21 away) |
| Draws | 2 (1 home, 1 away) |
| Average points | 29 |
| Biggest win | 107 - 19 |
| Heaviest defeat | 3 - 66 |
Pau
| Played | 96 (50 home, 46 away) |
|---|---|
| Wins | 51 (36 home, 15 away) |
| Losses | 45 (14 home, 31 away) |
| Draws | 0 (0 home, 0 away) |
| Average points | 25 |
| Biggest win | 78 - 0 |
| Heaviest defeat | 12 - 75 |
Bristol star Nick Fenton-Wells is hoping to give fans something to cheer about when they face Pau at Ashton Gate. - 10/12/2016 13:22
Bristol star Nick Fenton-Wells is hoping to give fans something to cheer about when they face Pau at Ashton Gate.
The Reds are bottom of the Aviva Premiership and have failed to win a league game this season. And they have only been victorious once, against Sale Sharks in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
Bristol also find themselves at the foot of Pool 4 in the European Rugby Challenge Cup, with French side Pau only a point above them.
Flanker Nick Fenton-Wells said: “Beating Sales was the last time we won so we’d like to give the fans something to cheer about this weekend – and we can do it with the squad we've got.
“We haven't played against a French side yet in a European competition so this will be very exciting for us. French teams bring a lot of flair but we've done plenty of work on them.”
Fenton-Wells, 30, also wants Bristol to bring the same level of intensity that they have displayed in recent narrow losses. The South African reckons a change in form for the Aviva Premiership strugglers is on the way.
He added: “You can’t drop the intensity in any game of rugby because you’ll get caught with your pants down. So, we've been upping the tempo in training this week.
“There have been performances in the last few weeks where we've really established ourselves and shown we can mix it with the best. Now it’s down to our general skill, decision-making and things like that. If we get it right then we’ll see things go our way.”
Bristol face Pau in back-to-back games across five days from Saturday – they both lost their opening two Challenge Cup ties against Cardiff Blues and Bath.
J. Wallace
C. Malie
T. Varndell
W. Votu
. Daubagna 65'
T. Palamo
J. Tovey 61'
J. Fumat
L. Arscott
P. Dupouy
D. Lemi
M. Lestremeau
B. Searle
A. Jarvis 55'
B. Fajardo
A. Uren
M. Roberts 45'
T. Teutau
J. Tomas 45'
J. O'Connell
R. Bevington 49'
G. Moise
. Jacquot 49'
M. Crumpton
C. Brooker 61'
L. Rey
. Lespiaucq Brettes 53'
A. Perenise
J. Ford-Robinson 34'
M. Hamadache
. Tierney 53'
G. Nemsadze
B. Glynn 49'
M. Tutaia
. Boundjema 62'
I. Evans
A. Boutaty
N. Koster
J. Joyce 59'
S. Dougall
. Bernad 56'
N. Fenton-Wells
G. Habel-Kuffner
J. Phillips
P. Butler
. Pesenti 47'
Replacements
C. Brooker
M. Crumpton
Q. Lespiaucq Brettes
. Rey
R. Bevington
J. O'Connell
J. Jacquot
. Moise
J. Ford-Robinson
A. Perenise
M. Tierney
. Hamadache
B. Glynn
G. Nemsadze
B. Pesenti
P. Butler
J. Joyce
N. Koster
L. Bernad
S. Dougall
M. Roberts
A. Uren
J. Tomas
T. Teutau
A. Jarvis
B. Searle
T. Daubagna
W. Votu
J. Tovey
T. Palamo
M. Boundjema
. Tutaia
Journée 3 de l'European Rugby Challenge Cup
Bristol secured their first victory in 13 league and European Rugby Challenge Cup matches with a 41-14 triumph over Pau.
The West Country side put themselves on the path to a first European win for seven years with a first-half blitz of tries. Jack Wallace crossed, before Tom Varndell became the record Challenge Cup try-scorer. Watisoni Vuti got one back for Pau, but Billy Searle and Luke Arscott bagged the bonus before the break. Thretton Palamo and Chris Brooker completed the victory with second-half scores to lift Bristol off the foot of Pool 4.
Bristol got off to the perfect start in their quest to get off the mark in the European Rugby Challenge Cup. Flying wing Jack Wallace made the most of some space to race past the Pau defence to score. Billy Searle could not add the conversion, but it was about to get even better for the hosts.
Tom Varndell created Challenge Cup history to put his side 10-0 up after 17 minutes. The former England wing used some silky footwork to score and take himself ahead of Richard Haughton as the leading try scorer in Challenge Cup history with 21.
But Searle could not convert again and Pau were back in it moments later. Watisoni Vuti punched a hole in the Bristol defence to race in, with Brandon Fajardo converting to make it 10-7. But it did not take long for the hosts to add their third try though as David Lemi raced 40 metres downfield to setup fly-half Searle.
And the bonus-point was wrapped up before half-time when Luke Arscott crashed over at the back of a driving lineout to score. Searle added the extras to make it 22-7 at half-time. And they continued their try-scoring exploits after the break when Thretton Palamo scored a stunning solo try from 40 metres out. Chris Brooker put the gloss on the victory with a close range score before being driven over for his second. Thibault Daubagna grabbed a late consolation but it was too little too late.
Score Summary
Attack
78%
22%
0%
0%
Metres Gained
297
565
Tries
7
2
Carries
91
116
Defenders Beaten
14
14
Clean Breaks
6
6
Passes
129
182
Offloads
14
20
Turnovers Conceded
15
26
Defence
Tackles
108
77
Missed Tackles
14
14
Turnovers Won
0
0
Kicking
Conversions (%)
43%
3/7
100%
2/2
Penalty goals (%)
0%
0/1
0%
0/1
Drop goals (%)
0%
0/0
0%
0/0
Kicks From Hand
20
8
Metres gained from kicks
0
0
Average metres per kick
0
0
Breakdown
Rucks (%)
95%
57/60
99%
70/71
Mauls (%)
0%
0/0
0%
0/0
Maul metres gained
0
0
Turnover in ruck or maul
0
0
Set Plays
Lineouts (%)
95%
19/20
67%
4/6
Scrums (%)
100%
13/13
100%
8/8
Restarts (%)
0%
0/0
0%
0/0
Discipline
Penalties Conceded
5
13
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
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