Bristol 41 - 26 Northampton

Full time

03 Oct 2026

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 2

Ashton Gate

Bristol vs Northampton head to head

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The Bristol Bears secured a convincing 41-26 victory over the Northampton Saints at Ashton Gate. Gabriel Oghre opened the scoring with an early try, but George Hendy quickly answered for the Saints to level the match. The Bears regained the lead through a try from Louis Rees-Zammit and extended it just after halftime with a try from Tom Jordan. Harry Randall added another try to push the score to 27-14 before the Saints fought back with tries from Alex Mitchell and Josh Kemeny. Despite a spirited effort, the Saints struggled to keep pace as the Bears' relentless attack culminated in a penalty try in the closing moments. James Williams was instrumental for Bristol, contributing with his conversions and pivotal plays throughout. This win marked a strong statement for the Bears after previous defeats to the Saints.

Broadcasters

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Weather

Temperature: 19.3°C (Feels like 18.8°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 7.3 km/h, gusting to 17.4 km/h Humidity: 70% Cloud Cover: 89%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Try

Gabriel Oghre · Bristol

5 - 0
9'

Try

George Hendy · Northampton

5 - 5
10'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

5 - 7
15'

Penalty

James Williams · Bristol

8 - 7
35'

Try

Louis Rees-Zammit · Bristol

13 - 7
36'

Conversion

James Williams · Bristol

15 - 7
40'

Substitution

Max Pepper on for Benhard Janse van Rensburg · Bristol
Halftime 15 - 7
Second Half
41'

Try

George Hendy · Northampton

15 - 12
42'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

15 - 14
42'

Try

Tom Jordan · Bristol

20 - 14
43'

Conversion

James Williams · Bristol

22 - 14
49'

Substitution

Joe Owen on for Steven Luatua · Bristol
49'

Substitution

Ion Neculai on for Cleopas Kundiona · Northampton
49'

Substitution

Robbie Smith on for Curtis Langdon · Northampton
49'

Substitution

Danilo Fischetti on for Emmanuel Iyogun · Northampton
49'

Substitution

Callum Chick on for Josh Taylor · Northampton
51'

Try

Harry Randall · Bristol

27 - 14
52'

Conversion

James Williams · Bristol

29 - 14
53'

Substitution

Alex Mitchell on for Archie McParland · Northampton
53'

Substitution

James Pater on for Ollie Sleightholme · Northampton
56'

Substitution

Lovejoy Chawatama on for Jake Woolmore · Bristol
56'

Substitution

Jimmy Halliwell on for George Kloska · Bristol
60'

Try

Louis Rees-Zammit · Bristol

34 - 14
61'

Substitution

Tomas Gwilliam on for Gabriel Oghre · Bristol
61'

Substitution

Luka Ivanishvili on for Benjamin Grondona · Bristol
63'

Try

Alex Mitchell · Northampton

34 - 21
63'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

34 - 16
67'

Try

Josh Kemeny · Northampton

34 - 26
70'

Substitution

George Taylor on for Joe Owen · Bristol
72'

Substitution

Kieran Marmion on for Harry Randall · Bristol
72'

Substitution

Anthony Belleau on for George Hendy · Northampton
74'

Yellow Card

Ion Neculai · Northampton
76'

Substitution

Cleopas Kundiona on for Henry Pollock · Northampton
76'

Substitution

Tom Lockett on for Alex Coles · Northampton
80'

Yellow Card

Tommy Freeman · Northampton
81'

Penalty Try

No Player · Bristol

41 - 26
Fulltime 41 - 26

Player ratings

Bristol

15 Tom Jordan 7.3
14 Louis Rees-Zammit 10.0
13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg 6.7
12 James Williams 7.9
11 Gabriel Ibitoye 7.1
10 AJ MacGinty 6.2
9 Harry Randall 6.3
1 Jake Woolmore 6.5
2 Gabriel Oghre 8.5
3 George Kloska 7.1
4 Pedro Rubiolo 7.0
5 Joe Batley 7.5
6 Steven Luatua 6.0
7 Benjamin Grondona 7.0
8 Fitz Harding 7.3
16 Tomas Gwilliam 6.7
17 Lovejoy Chawatama 6.6
18 Jimmy Halliwell 6.3
19 George Taylor 6.3
20 Joe Owen 6.4
21 Kieran Marmion –
22 Max Pepper 7.2
23 Luka Ivanishvili 7.2

Northampton

8 Henry Pollock 7.3
16 Robbie Smith 6.7
17 Danilo Fischetti 6.0
18 Ion Neculai 3.8
19 Tom Lockett –
20 Callum Chick 6.0
21 Alex Mitchell 7.1
22 Anthony Belleau –
23 James Pater 5.7
15 Tommy Freeman 6.3
14 Ollie Sleightholme 6.0
13 Rory Hutchinson 5.3
12 Fraser Dingwall 7.4
11 George Hendy 9.5
10 Fin Smith 7.2
9 Archie McParland 6.3
1 Emmanuel Iyogun 6.7
2 Curtis Langdon 6.9
3 Cleopas Kundiona 6.9
4 Alex Coles 6.8
5 Ed Prowse 7.4
6 Josh Kemeny 7.8
7 Josh Taylor 6.1