Overview
- Newcastle led 27-17 early in the second half after tries from Murray McCallum, Ollie Leatherbarrow and an Oli Spencer double, with Brett Connon adding a penalty and two conversions.
- Bristol hit back with three tries in 10 minutes through Kalaveti Ravouvou, Louis Rees-Zammit and Gabriel Oghre following the introduction of Ellis Genge and other replacements.
- Rees-Zammit scored twice, with Matias Moroni and Noah Heward also crossing, as Tom Jordan kicked two conversions and James Williams added one.
- Joe Batley was sent off for head contact in the 66th minute and Ravouvou was sin-binned late on for a deliberate knock-on, yet Bristol held their line.
- The victory marked Bristol’s fifth win in six league games and moved them up to second, while Newcastle collected their first Premiership point but remained winless.