Bristol 43 - 40 Gloucester

Full time

05 Sep 2026

Stage: Pool A Round 1

Ashton Gate

Bristol Bears triumphed over Gloucester Rugby with a narrow 43-40 victory in a high-scoring Premiership Cup match. The Bears started strong with an early try from Pearce, but Gloucester quickly responded with tries from Robson and Redshaw. Bristol took the lead with successive tries from Halliwell, Ibitoye, and Heward, showcasing their attacking prowess. Thacker added another for Bristol just before halftime, leaving the score at 29-21. The second half saw Thacker score again, but Gloucester remained resilient, with Cokanasiga and Clement bringing them back into contention. Williams’ contributions with the boot proved crucial for Bristol as they extended their lead. A late try from Denny kept Gloucester within striking distance, but the Bears held on to secure the win.

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Weather

Temperature: 20.0°C (Feels like 19.1°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 14.3 km/h, gusting to 28.6 km/h Humidity: 59% Cloud Cover: 44%

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Paddy Pearce · Bristol

5 - 0
5'

Try

Dan Robson · Gloucester

5 - 5
6'

Conversion

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

5 - 7
10'

Try

Ben Redshaw · Gloucester

5 - 12
10'

Conversion

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

5 - 14
11'

Substitution

Noah Williams on for Kenzie Jenkins · Bristol
14'

Try

Jimmy Halliwell · Bristol

10 - 14
17'

Try

Gabriel Ibitoye · Bristol

15 - 14
26'

Try

Noah Heward · Bristol

20 - 14
27'

Conversion

James Williams · Bristol

22 - 14
30'

Try

Phil Cokanasiga · Gloucester

22 - 19
30'

Conversion

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

22 - 21
38'

Try

Harry Thacker · Bristol

27 - 21
39'

Conversion

James Williams · Bristol

29 - 21
40'

Substitution

Dian Bleuler on for Val Rapava-Ruskin · Gloucester
40'

Substitution

Ciaran Knight on for Afolabi Fasogbon · Gloucester
Halftime 29 - 21
Second Half
41'

Try

Harry Thacker · Bristol

36 - 21
41'

Conversion

James Williams · Bristol

31 - 21
43'

Try

Phil Cokanasiga · Gloucester

36 - 26
48'

Substitution

Andrew Turner on for Max Lahiff · Bristol
50'

Try

James Williams · Bristol

41 - 26
50'

Substitution

Max Clark on for AJ MacGinty · Bristol
51'

Conversion

James Williams · Bristol

43 - 26
51'

Substitution

Caolan Englefield on for Dan Robson · Gloucester
51'

Substitution

Seb Blake on for Jack Innard · Gloucester
51'

Substitution

Tomas Gwilliam on for Harry Thacker · Bristol
55'

Try

Jack Clement · Gloucester

43 - 31
55'

Substitution

Tobi Wilson on for Ollie Harris · Bristol
55'

Substitution

Ben Rogers on for George Taylor · Bristol
56'

Conversion

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

43 - 33
56'

Substitution

Kieran Marmion on for Noah Heward · Bristol
59'

Substitution

Harry Taylor on for Joe Joyce · Gloucester
59'

Substitution

Ross Byrne on for Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester
63'

Substitution

Junior Denny on for Ben Redshaw · Gloucester
63'

Substitution

Jack Gilbert on for Phil Cokanasiga · Gloucester
63'

Substitution

Val Rapava-Ruskin on for Dian Bleuler · Gloucester
70'

Substitution

Sam Scott on for Jimmy Halliwell · Bristol
74'

Try

Junior Denny · Gloucester

43 - 38
75'

Conversion

Ross Byrne · Gloucester

43 - 40
77'

Substitution

Jack Innard on for Seb Blake · Gloucester
Fulltime 43 - 40

Player ratings

Bristol

15 Noah Heward 6.8
14 Ollie Harris 6.2
13 Victor Worsnip 6.2
12 James Williams 7.1
11 Gabriel Ibitoye 6.8
10 AJ MacGinty 6.0
9 Harry Randall 6.2
1 Max Lahiff 6.2
2 Harry Thacker 7.4
3 Jimmy Halliwell 6.8
4 George Taylor 6.2
5 Joe Batley 6.2
6 Paddy Pearce 6.8
7 Kenzie Jenkins 6.2
8 Fitz Harding 6.2
16 Tomas Gwilliam 6.2
17 Andrew Turner 6.2
18 Sam Scott 6.2
19 Noah Williams 6.2
20 Ben Rogers 6.2
21 Kieran Marmion 6.2
22 Tobi Wilson 6.2
23 Max Clark 6.2

Gloucester

15 Ben Redshaw 6.4
14 Ollie Thorley 5.8
13 Phil Cokanasiga 7.0
12 Max Knight 5.8
11 Ben Loader 5.8
10 Charlie Atkinson 6.1
9 Dan Robson 6.4
1 Val Rapava-Ruskin 5.8
2 Jack Innard 5.8
3 Afolabi Fasogbon 5.8
4 Joe Joyce 5.8
5 Jack Mann 5.8
6 Jack Clement 6.4
7 Lewis Ludlow 5.8
8 Will Trenholm 5.8
16 Seb Blake 5.8
17 Dian Bleuler 5.8
18 Ciaran Knight 5.8
19 Harry Taylor 5.8
20 Jack Gilbert 5.8
21 Caolan Englefield 5.8
22 Ross Byrne 5.9
23 Junior Denny 6.4