Bristol 46 - 12 Northampton

Full time

29 Nov 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 6

Ashton Gate

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Bristol Bears secured a commanding 46-12 victory over Northampton Saints at Ashton Gate. The match was heavily influenced by an early red card to Todaro, leaving Northampton a man down just one minute into the game. Bristol capitalized on this advantage, with Kieran Marmion scoring two tries and Sam Worsley converting all but one of the team's tries, showcasing his kicking accuracy. The Bears scored six tries in total, including a strong finish with a try from Luka Ivanishvili. Northampton managed to respond with a try from Tom Litchfield in the second half, but it was too little to change the outcome. The Bears' defense held firm, limiting Northampton's scoring opportunities throughout the match. Ultimately, Bristol's dominant performance reflected their ability to exploit the numerical advantage and control the game.

Broadcasters

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Weather

Temperature: 7.4°C (Feels like 2.5°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 15.4 km/h, gusting to 32.3 km/h Humidity: 81% Cloud Cover: 25%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
1'

Red Card

Edoardo Todaro · Northampton
5'

Try

Kieran Marmion · Bristol

5 - 0
6'

Conversion

Sam Worsley · Bristol

7 - 0
9'

Try

Tom Jordan · Bristol

12 - 0
10'

Conversion

Sam Worsley · Bristol

14 - 0
15'

Try

Kieran Marmion · Bristol

19 - 0
16'

Conversion

Sam Worsley · Bristol

21 - 0
16'

Substitution

Louis Rees-Zammit on for Jack Bates · Bristol
21'

Red Card Complete

Edoardo Todaro · Northampton
27'

Substitution

Tom West on for Emmanuel Iyogun · Northampton
28'

Try

Kalaveti Ravouvou · Bristol

26 - 0
29'

Conversion

Sam Worsley · Bristol

28 - 0
29'

Substitution

Aidan Boshoff on for Tom Jordan · Bristol
37'

Try

Aidan Boshoff · Bristol

33 - 0
38'

Conversion

Sam Worsley · Bristol

35 - 0
Halftime 35 - 0
Second Half
44'

Substitution

Max Lahiff on for Jake Woolmore · Bristol
45'

Try

JJ van der Mescht · Northampton

35 - 5
46'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

35 - 7
49'

Penalty

Sam Worsley · Bristol

38 - 7
49'

Substitution

Sam Wolstenholme on for Kieran Marmion · Bristol
49'

Substitution

Jimmy Halliwell on for Lovejoy Chawatama · Bristol
51'

Substitution

Cleopas Kundiona on for Trevor Davison · Northampton
51'

Substitution

Tom Pearson on for Sam Graham · Northampton
59'

Try

Tom Litchfield · Northampton

38 - 12
60'

Substitution

Tom James on for Archie McParland · Northampton
60'

Substitution

Robbie Smith on for Craig Wright · Northampton
61'

Substitution

Joe Owen on for Viliame Mata · Bristol
66'

Substitution

Archie Benson on for JJ van der Mescht · Northampton
66'

Substitution

James Pater on for Amena Caqusau · Northampton
69'

Substitution

Tomas Gwilliam on for Harry Thacker · Bristol
69'

Substitution

Luka Ivanishvili on for Fitz Harding · Bristol
73'

Penalty

Sam Worsley · Bristol

41 - 12
80'

Try

Luka Ivanishvili · Bristol

46 - 12
Fulltime 46 - 12

Player ratings

Bristol

15 Tom Jordan 7.1
14 Jack Bates 6.4
13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg 7.2
12 James Williams 7.4
11 Kalaveti Ravouvou 8.6
10 Sam Worsley 7.3
9 Kieran Marmion 8.3
1 Jake Woolmore 6.5
2 Harry Thacker 7.9
3 Lovejoy Chawatama 7.0
4 Pedro Rubiolo 6.5
5 Joe Batley 7.0
6 Santiago Grondona 6.9
7 Fitz Harding 7.6
8 Viliame Mata 6.5
16 Tomas Gwilliam 6.3
17 Max Lahiff 6.5
18 Jimmy Halliwell 5.7
19 Joe Owen 6.3
20 Luka Ivanishvili 7.0
21 Sam Wolstenholme 6.4
22 Louis Rees-Zammit 7.2
23 Aidan Boshoff 7.8

Northampton

15 George Furbank 7.6
14 Edoardo Todaro 3.0
13 Tom Litchfield 6.5
12 Toby Thame 5.3
11 Amena Caqusau 5.5
10 Fin Smith 6.2
9 Archie McParland 5.8
1 Emmanuel Iyogun 4.7
2 Craig Wright 6.4
3 Trevor Davison 5.9
4 Ed Prowse 6.2
5 JJ van der Mescht 7.8
6 Josh Kemeny 6.2
7 Sam Graham 5.9
8 Callum Chick 6.3
16 Robbie Smith 6.3
17 Tom West 6.6
18 Cleopas Kundiona 6.1
19 Archie Benson 5.7
20 Tom Pearson 5.9
21 Tom James 6.6
22 Rory Hutchinson –
23 James Pater 5.5