Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Bristol Rugby break records in cup win over Aberavon

Bristol broke three club cup records as they beat Aberavon 78-0 in the British and Irish Cup.


The west country side scored a record 12 tries as well as securing their highest ever points tally and the most conversions in a match for a cup game.


The initial fixture was


abandoned because of a hole in the pitch.


“I’m more pleased with performances and the way the boys played, particularly in the first 20 minutes of the game,” said first-team coach Sean Holley.


“We felt in the second quarter of the game we let ourselves down a little bit and came off the pace.”


Four tries in the opening stages secured a bonus point inside 11 minutes, whilst flanker Mitch Eadie went onto score on hat-trick on his competitive debut.


Nicky Robinson kicked nine conversions at the Talbot Athletic Ground, overtaking Tristan Roberts’ previous cup record of eight.


“I dreamed as a kid of wearing a Bristol shirt and with that passion and winning by so many points is a dream for me,” Eadie told


BBC Radio Bristol.


“We talked a lot about accuracy and I thought that was there tonight with the effort the boys put in.”


Article source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-2521099/Ireland-rugby-chief-distances-Heineken-Cup-dispute.html


Bristol Rugby break records in cup win over Aberavon

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