PWR: Bristol Bears 14-54 Gloucester-Hartpury - Ruthless from the Champions

Quick start from the reigning three time champions, with Ireland international Sam Monaghan rolling over the line and putting the first points on the board just 3 minutes in.

Bristol Bears looked to respond, however sloppiness leads to an interception from the Circus, which set Wales international Nel Mecalfe running down the pitch gaining 80 metres in a matter of seconds. Followed by a clever placed pass from Sarah Beckett which saw Mia Venner run it over the line and get Gloucester-Hartpury their second try of the game.

A great passage of play off their scrum, sees Emma Sing makes an attacking run before the two props combine with Maud Muir offloading to El Perry who gets it over the line.

It wasn't long until the Circus were back on the attack with Tatyana Heard getting herself on the scoreboard and Gloucester-Hartpury getting yet another try scoring bonus point.

With less than ten minutes of the first half left to be played frustrations started to show with ill-discipline slipping into the Bears game, conceding penalty after penalty.

Gloucester-Hartpury continue to ruthlessly attack and capitalise of Bristol Bears' blunders, with Sarah Beckett getting the Circus their fifth try of the game with less than five minutes remaining of the half.

The Circus continue the same way they started the first half, all guns blazing, with Bethan Lewis scoring straight of the blocks.

After a period of possession and pressure for Bristol Bears, Evie Gallagher finally got Bears on the scoreboard.

However, Gloucester-Hartpury respond quickly with Rachel Lund getting the Circus their seventh try and growing their lead to 40 points.

The Circus continue to launch waves of attack and it wasn't long until Nel Metcalfe exploited the gaps in the Bears' defence and bagged herself a try.

In the final minutes of the game, Bristol get themselves a second try of the game with Lucie Skuse flying over the line.

Bristol Bears: 14

Tries: Gallagher (55') Skuse (76')

Conversions: Bevan (55')

Starting XV: 1 Simi Pam, 2 Amy Dale, 3 Sarah Bern, 4 Hollie Cunningham, 5 Abbie Ward (c), 6 Delaney Burns, 7 Christiana Balogun, 8 Evie Gallagher,  9 Keira Bevan, 10 Lucie Skuse, 11 Millie David, 12 Ruahei Demant, 13 Emma Orr, 14 Reneeqa Bonner, 15 Ella Lovibond

Replacements: 16 Heidi Pashaei-Tarighoun, 17 Hannah Botterman, 18 Aisha Jah, 19 Talia John, 20 Gwennan Hopkins, 21 Tilly Ryall, 22 Savannah Picton-Powell, 23 Jasmine Joyce.

Gloucester-Hartpury: 54

Tries: Monaghan (3') Venner (11') Perry (24') Heard (28') Beckett (36') Lewis (41') Lund (61') Metcalfe (68')

Conversions: Sing (4' 12' 24' 28' 37' 42' 61')

Starting XV: 1 El Perry, 2 Kelsey Jones, 3 Maud Muir, 4 Sam Monaghan, 5 Sarah Beckett, 6 Kate Williams, 7 Bethan Lewis, 8 Georgia Brock, 9 Natasha Hunt (c), 10 Lizzie Goulden, 11 Nel Metcalfe, 12 Tatyana Heard, 13 Hannah Dallavalle, 14 Mia Venner, 15 Emma Sing

Replacements: 16 Neve Jones, 17 Ranni Samuda, 18 Sisilia Tuipulotu, 19 Steph Else, 20 Zoe Stratford, 21 Lleucu George, 22 Molly Bunker, 23 Rachel Lund