Report: Sale Sharks 24-49 Bristol Bears

Dave Ward’s side ran in seven tries and landed all conversions away at Heywood Road as the Allianz Premier 15s returned.

Keira Bevan, Ella Lovibond, Sarah Bern, Deborah Wills and Phoebe Murray all went over, whilst Lark Davies scored a double. Keira Bevan kicked 4/4 and Elinor Snowsill 3/3.

With less than a minute on the clock, Bern made a break and offloaded to Bevan who scored under the posts.

Hollie Bawden scored Sale’s first in the corner on the 20-minute mark.

A tap and go from Bern set Davies up for her first, whilst Deborah Wills linked up with Lovibond for the Bears’ third.

Bawden scored a second before the break, Lizzie Duffy converted. Bears led 12-21 at half-time.

Bawden ran over for a hatrik soon after the restart, Bears replied via Bern who darted over to score.

The Bears’ Pick of the Match, Wills, who had looked threating all afternoon, ran over from 25-metres out.

Davies scored her second off the back of a rolling maul, before Carly Waters ran in a late consolation try for the Sharks.

Snowsill sliced through Sale’s defence to send Murray over for the Bears’ final try.

The Bears next face Exeter Chiefs at home on Saturday, May 20^th at Shaftesbury Park.

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