Gallagher Premiership round 11-13 fixtures confirmed
Posted: Wednesday, October 20th 2021
REPORT: Nottingham 10-16 Bristol Rugby
Saturday, January 2nd 2016
Match Report
Saturday, January 2nd 2016
The Championship
Nottingham 10 - 16 Bristol Rugby*
HT 0-5
| Robinson | Tries | Varndell (2) |
|---|---|---|
| Millett | Conversions | |
| Rayner | Penalties | Jarvis (2) |
KO: 3PM
Att: 1197
Venue: Ladybay
Ref: Tim Wigglesworth
Lineups
Nottingham
Substitutes
Bristol Rugby
Substitutes
Bristol Rugby secured a hard-fought 16-10 victory over Nottingham in difficult conditions on Saturday.
Tom Varndell bagged a brace to secure a first win of 2016 in bog-like conditions at the Lady Bay Sports Ground.
In a scrappy opening quarter, Adrian Jarvis struck the upright with a penalty goal attempt, before Bristol did go in front after a spell of pressure.
Tom Varndell was the man who finished a slick move that saw Will Cliff and Mitch Eadie exchange passes, although Jarvis couldn’t add the conversion.
Nottingham came close before the interval, but Bristol held firm to maintain a 0-5 lead at the half-time break.
The visitors started the second half in explosive fashion as Tom Varndell raced in for his second of the afternoon following Marc Jones’ determined gallop downfield.
Lawrence Rayner’s penalty goal put Nottingham within a converted try at 3-10, but an Adrian Jarvis three pointer soon after gave Robinson’s men breathing space.
Rayner skewed an attempt at the posts late on, while Jarvis landed an attempt of his own in the dying stages. Billy Robinson’s last-gasp try handed Nottingham a consolation, but Bristol held on to get the new year underway with a Greene King IPA Championship victory.
Nottingham:
Billy Robinson; Sam Coghlan Murray, Ben Woods, Vili Hakalo, Pila Iongi; Lawrence Rayner, Darryl Veenendaal; Kieran Davies, Jon Vickers, Conor Carey, Ben Morris, Joe Green, Rupert Cooper, Matt Everard (c), Paul Grant.
Replacements:JJ Broberg, Tom Heard (for Conor Carey, 77 mins), Josh Poullet, Rob Langley (for Joe Green, 33 mins), Murray McConnell (for Daryl Veenendaal, 57 mins), Will Millett (for Lawrence Rayner, 80 mins), Ricky Andrew (for Coghlan Murray, 60 mins).
Bristol Rugby:
Jack Wallace; Tom Varndell, Jack Tovey, Ben Mosses, David Lemi (c); Adrian Jarvis, Will Cliff; Jack O’Connell, Marc Jones, Anthony Perenise, Glen Townson, Mark Sorenson, Joe Joyce, Jack Lam, Mitch Eadie.
Replacements: Ross McMillan (for Marc Jones, 60 mins), Ellis Genge (for Jack O’Connell, 70 mins), Jamal Ford-Robinson (for Anthony Perenise, 63 mins), James Phillips (for Mark Sorenson, 29 mins), Josh Ovens, Craig Hampson, Matthew Morgan (for Tom Varndell, 77 mins).
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Attendance: 1,197
