Bristol Bears vs Northampton player ratings | Gallagher Premiership
Gallagher PremiershipTuesday, 08 September 2020 at 21:46
Bristol Bears continue their march towards the Gallagher Premiership play-offs with a convincing 47-10 bonus-point triumph against Northampton Saints at Ashton Gate.
The seven tries saw the Bears secure their biggest ever home win in the Gallagher Premiership.
James Grayson had given the Saints an early three-point lead, but tries from Alapati Leiua, Harry Thacker and Andy Uren, all converted by Callum Sheedy, gave the hosts a 21-3 lead at the break.
Debutant Josh Gillespie got Northampton back into the match, but the visitors soon found themselves down to 14 men with 25 minutes to play. due to injuries
Bristol then secured the bonus-point through Chris Vui before further tries from Ben Earl, Pier O'Conor and Luke Morahan put the icing on the cake for Pat Lam's side.
Scroll down to check out our Bristol Bears vs Northampton player ratings.
RUCK'S MAN OF THE MATCH - Ben Earl
Outstanding all-around performance from the England back-rower, making 9 carries, 67 metres and 13 tackles. Bristol will be hoping to make his loan move from Saracens permanent.
STANDOUT PLAYERS
Nathan Hughes (Bristol Bears): The number eight was the top individual tackler in the game with 14 when he was replaced after 51 minutes. They'll want to wrap the England international powerhouseup in cotton wool for the big games still to come.
Callum Sheedy (Bristol Bears): The fly-half was in fantastic form this evening, kicking superbly out of hand and from the tee as well as making 45 metres from his four carries. He finished with a personal haul of 12 points.
Harry Thacker (Bristol Bears): The diminutive hooker rumbled over from close-range for the opening try of the game. His overall performance was also excellent, apart from one brain fart when he should have played in Radradra. Are you watching Eddie Jones?
Josh Gillespie (Northampton Saints): The 19-year-old speedster made his Premiership debut as a second-half replacement and didn't take long to make his mark. A very exciting talent and the one bright spark in a horrible Saints display.
UNDERPERFORMERS
Piers Francis (Northampton Saints): The England centre was off the pace, offering very little in attack or defence. 0 metres made from his four carries, conceding two turnovers and missing two tackles made this a night to forget.
Bristol Bears vs Northampton player ratings
Bristol Bears: Charles Piutau 7, Luke Morahan 6, Piers O’Conor 6, Semi Radradra 8, Alapati Leiua 7.5, Callum Sheedy 8, Andy Uren 7.5, Nathan Hughes 8, Ben Earl 8.5 Chris Vui 7, Joe Joyce 7, Dave Attwood 7, Kyle Sinckler, 7.5 Harry Thacker 8, Jake Woolmore 7
Replacements: Will Capon, Yann Thomas 5, Peter McCabe 5, Steven Luatua 6, Dan Thomas 6, Chris Cook 6, Max Malins 5, Ioan Lloyd 6
Northampton Saints: Tommy Freeman 6, Ryan Olowofela 5, Fraser Dingwall 6, Piers Francis 4, Taqele Naiyaravoro 4, James Grayson 6, Tom James 6, Shaun Adendorff 6, Lewis Ludlam 6, Jamie Gibson 6, Nick Isiekwe 6, Alex Moon 6, Ehren Painter 6, Mikey Haywood 6, Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi 5
Replacements: Reece Marshall 5, Nick Auterac 5, Karl Garside 5, Lewis Bean. 5, Tui Uru 5, Henry Taylor 5, Reuben Bird-Tulloch 5, Josh Gillespie 7
JOIN THE RUCK:
England’s best uncapped XV Eddie Jones should be watching
Fullback: Josh Hodge (Exeter Chiefs) - The 20-year-old started for Exeter for the first time since his move from Newcastle in June against Bristol last week. It's fair to say he made quite the impression.
Winger: Ollie Thorley (Gloucester) - He made his debut for the Cherry & Whites in 2013 as a 17-year-old, partnering World Cup winner Mike Tindall in the centre of an LV= Cup match, and has since gone on to prove himself as one of the brightest talents at Kingsholm. A World Rugby U20 Championship winner in 2016, Thorley has pace, power and an eye for the try line.
Centre: Cameron Redpath (Bath RFC) - The son of 60-cap Scotland legend Bryan Redpath, centre Cameron was born in Narbonne, France. He was selected in England's 34-man squad for their 2018 tour of South Africa but was unable to travel with the squad because of injury. The 20-year-old, who recently departed Sale Sharks for Bath Rugby, has also represented England U20, scoring three tries in nine appearances.
Centre: Ollie Lawrence (Worcester Warriors) - The 20-year-old continues a low-slung surge towards Test recognition. His slicing angles are troubling Premiership midfields, a kicking game is developing and he even dotted down at the tail of a driving maul in the comprehensive win over Harlequins.
Winger: Ratu Naulago (Bristol Bears) - The speedster took Super League by storm with Hull RFC, scoring 17 tries in 26 games, before signing with Bristol Bears for the 2020/21 Gallagher Premiership season. It will be a switch back to union for Naulago, who previously won the Premiership 7s title with Saracens. If he can hit the ground running, he'd be right in the frame for a call-up from Eddie Jones.
Fly-half: Jacob Umaga (Wasps) - The youngster was invited to train with England for the Six Nations, appeared to have stepped ahead of other budding deputies to Owen Farrell and George Ford.
Scrum-half: Harry Randall (Bristol Bears) - He was named-checked a while ago by Jones. A diminutive, crisp distributor, Randall really could suit a renewed focus on quick ball at the breakdown.
Prop: Richard Barrington (Saracen) - Originally signing to play for Sarries to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. he’s become a cult figure since joining from Jersey in 2013. He has developed into a fine scrummager and dependable asset.
Hooker: Tom Dunn (Bath Rugby) - An unused replacement in this year’s wet and wild Calcutta Cup encounter, has come closest to a cap. The way he has restarted the Premiership campaign, spearheading Bath’s polished set-piece work, indicates that he fancies one.
Prop: Nick Schonert (Worcester Warriors) – The destructive Worcester scrummager has been on the cusp of Test honours for the last two years, having been called up for the 2017 tour of Argentina, only to be denied by injury, before being called up for England’s pre-World Cup training camp.
Lock: Joel Kpoku (Saracens) - The 6ft 4in 21-year-old was a rugby league player in his youth but switched to the 15-man code at under-17 level and has made swift strides since signing for the Saracens academy. He has joined an impressive production line that has developed George Kruis, Maro Itoje and Nick Isiekwe into senior England players, and looks set to become a key player for Sarries moving forward.
Lock: Jonny Hill (Exeter Chiefs) - The towering second-row has been thriving of late with Exeter Chiefs, proving himself to be an efficient lineout operator and warrior at the breakdown. Would not let anybody down.
Flanker: Ben Curry (Sale sharks) - Twin brother of Tom, he was called up to the senior England squad by Eddie Jones for their 2017 summer tour of Argentina, but did not make an appearance on the tour. The former England U20 captain never lets Sale down and certainly wouldn't let his country down if given the call.
Flanker: Jack Willis (Wasps) - Jones was close to giving the flanker his debut in South Africa two years ago until a serious injury intervened, but his latest impressive performance has led to further speculation that he might play a role in England’s autumn campaign.
Number 8: Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins) - He is the natural successor to Billy Vunipola, or someone who can play alongside him. I would hope he has three years now before a World Cup to get into the team. There are not many better in the game at the moment at doing what he does. A future international star for sure.
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