Bristol 14-32 Gloucester match report: Jonny May secures the maximum
Rugby NewsFriday, 24 March 2017 at 21:55
Bristol fell to a 15th league loss of 2016-17 at home to local rivals Gloucester
The Premiership's bottom club remain seven points adrift with four matches to play
They also have the top three to play in an arduous run in
Jonny May's last-gasp try at Ashton Gate meant Gloucester left with maximum points against a spirited Bristol side in their clash on Friday night.
Fly-halves Billy Burns and Bill Searle exchanged penalties early on before Charlie Sharples converted try gave the visitors the lead.
Fly-half Burns then extended the Cherry & Whites lead to 10 points, but Searle responded with another three-pointer just before the break to reduce the deficit, 6-10.
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Searle slotted another kick after 54 minutes, but the host's job was made even tougher two minutes later as Burns crossed unopposed for the visitors second try
The fly-half then added the conversion himself, making it a long way back for Bristol, 9-20.
The home fans were then heading for the exits after replacement Lewis Ludlow barged over for the visitors but there was time for Max Crumpton to dot down a consolation for Bristol.
However, England wing May rounded off a length of the field effort with the final action of the match to secure Gloucester a try-scoring bonus-point.
Bristol: 15 Jason Woodward, 14 Jack Wallace, 13 Will Hurrell, 12 Tusi Pisi, 11 David Lemi, 10 Billy Searle, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Mitch Eadie, 7 Jack Lam, 6 Sam Jeffries, 5 Mark Sorenson, 4 James Phillips, 3 Gaston Cortes, 2 Marc Jones (c), 1 Ryan Bevington
Replacements: 16 Max Crumpton, 17 Jack O’Connell, 18 Jamal Ford-Robinson, 19 Jordan Crane, 20 Nick Fenton-Wells, 21 Rhodri Williams, 22 Jack Tovey, 23 Luke Arscott
Gloucester: 15 Tom Marshall, 14 Jonny May, 13 Henry Trinder, 12 Andy Symons, 11 David Halaifonua, 10 Billy Burns, 9 Willi Heinz (c), 8 Ben Morgan, 7 Jacob Rowan, 6 Sione Kalamafoni, 5 Jeremy Thrush, 4 Tom Savage, 3 Josh Hohneck, 2 Richard Hibbard, 1 Paddy McAllister
Replacements: 16 Motu Matu’u, 17 Yann Thomas, 18 Paul Doran-Jones, 19 Tom Denton, 20 Lewis Ludlow, 21 Callum Braley, 22 Billy Twelvetrees, 23 Charlie Sharples
Date: Friday, March 24
Venue: Ashton Gate
Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
Referee: JP Doyle
Assistant Referees: Jack Makepeace, Ross Campbell
TMO: Rowan Kitt
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