Bristol Bears v Loughborough Lightning Full Match | Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby 23/24

Emily Scarratt’s 13-month absence finally draws to a close as Bristol Bears host Loughborough Lightning at Ashton Gate. Come for the comeback, stay for the bonus points try!

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Friday Night Lights in bare country Dave Ward side sat in fourth hoping to remind for the rest of the league that they will be in the mix of title contenders come the end of the season tonight taking on Nathan Smith’s lightning side who’ve had a fortnight to think about that loss to Leicester

Tigers and looking at the two sides well we’ve over 20 Internationals at taking the field from the first minute for Bristol they’ve seven in the pack with co- Captain Abby Ward and Alicia Joyce butcher’s Key Personnel in terms of the homesides line out successes Ellen Clark comes into the front row alongside

Fellow Scott L skeldon and Dr Pam will see you now a welcome return for simy who’s back from an ankle injury Winger mcarley made headlines this week after being named in Scotland wi the training Squad ahead of the women Six Nations Amber Reed will co- captain from

Midfield anetta lond and re boner star in the back three for the first time this calendar year on the bench Jenny hka has been named in a Wales training Squad pretty fine reward for her six successive starts through December and January and for up for lightning when

Nathan Smith said his team got what they deserved against leester tigers for not showing up but he’ll be confident he’ll get the right reaction this evening he’s forced into one change in his pack since cath o’ Donnell picked up a quad injury so USA Eagle hi T steps in to join Lily

I’s Campion in the engine room Captain Rachel Malcolm in the alongside birthday girl from yesterday’s Sadia CA in the Bears back row hel Rand will pull the strings at 10 with that familiar red rose former World Player of the Year outside her Emily Scara wearing the 12

Shirt after 13 months out of the game and actually she’s not worn the 12 shirt a whole lot for Club of country in contrast a first start for Ellen scantlebury on the wing with the experienced Helen Nelson for company at fullback and Sara fod on the love rench

Will be returning for just her second match since the season opener Canadian is a real game changer when she wants to be and they are pleased that the fans have been turning out for this picture just the second time at Ashton [Applause] gate and [Applause] lightning flying out the Traps it is a 50th appearance for Helen Nelson and our head coach Jan Smith said his side weren’t emotionally in the right place for that match against pwr newcomers Lester Tigers a fortnite ago sure to say his side and not a poorer one due to that loss fully convinced

That this lightning side could beat anyone in the league but conversely they can lose to anyone as Well Rachel Malcolm Scottish Captain the last few words of motivation spoke to Christine balile the Scottish prop this week and she said that has inevitably been that bounce around the squad knowing that scarrett is back in the mix she will just be hoping for a very quiet resumption of her playing career

Katy D mle yeah I think you know what it is if it was ever a person who would want a quiet return she is the girl however she has picked fr night at Bristol live on TNT so maybe she’s changed well Bristol bears are making them wait before they emerge to join Us seven time women Six Nations grand slammer five-time top Point scorer Rugby World Cup winner former World Cup Player of the Year not to mention you know host of our own named podcast as well but Uh let’s not forget there is a home side here very much Keen to make a statement there’s of course also tasted defeat last time out but they are unbeaten in their last four pwr matches against sler lightning they’ve always been desperate for his side to put in the sort of performances consistently

That perhaps Bears fans enjoyed more of last season saying that three wins out of the last four five points against ex to the Chiefs harle quins and Leicester tigers the loss was against the league leaders he’s promised his team are coming out to play tonight and what a battle we’ll have the

Likes of Holly hon detener for Bristol and of course with h Rand in the tenure Mike hon is our referee for this one assisted by hes Grant and G holve in our track the TMO is Nikki o Donald okay Friday Night Lights at Ashton gate Bristol Bears against lufra

Lightning wonderful to have your company wherever you’re joining us and it will be Stak down and into the hands Delaney Burns take back it’s a little bit of Link play from forwards in the back line initially although i’ expect a little bit of grease on the ball well it’s been pretty

Wet for most of the afternoon well certainly up and down the country but in the west country until well about half an hour before the game started so it will be a little wet underf foot for Amber Reed appearance won’t make touch though because Helena Roland was well Placed [Applause] David back into the midfields dve wants to get Simi Palam out of the way Helen Nelson popping up at first receiver then the pump of the arms and into the hands of scarrett scarrett gets it over the top we’ll just be very pleased to have had that first

Touch of the ball in Anger it’s a good bit of go forward at the minute just running into the referee sardia CA picking her targets what a great opening one and a half minutes so isn’t it both sides like we know to came to play here we just

Look at lubr again it’s that link isn’t it lovely little dummy And Then There She is again drawn in players looks very comfortable doesn’t you but for me it’s a great set of intent from both sides who clearly want to play in that line there from Serio Cabo I think the

Referee might help Bristol there very much part of furniture on the field so in the circumstances it will just be the restart from the [Applause] scrub in fact early engagement on the far side they’re not going to hang around Dy HT Jones is going to take the free kick get

From scrum time but it’s just did it go forwards there was it Str little knock on Either Way Simi Pam to try and set Bristol a bit more of a platform back from that ankle injury sustained in November against exit Chiefs Kira B swans scrum half to make the

Clearance bouncing in field but ended up being touched by Scandal break yeah it was a tricky one to take isn’t it you know going having to turn taking the ball going backwards but here we see free kick Daisy here with breaks early and it’s Abby Warden there with a great

Rip you know three Bristol tacklers there Bristol have [Applause] gone that’s one side Clark Scottish prop doing the carrying Duty then it’s just fumble by Holly aers and the error celebrated by the opposition yeah it’s it’s hard isn’t it you know when the ground is really really slippy so potentially that Ball’s

Bit slippy there for Holly Aon potentially just taking eye off it and start to think about what she’s going to do next But ultimately Bristol need to get out of their half now you know they’ve had a lot of possession in here they need to get out two Scottish number threes packing

Down they’ll be on those opposite Corners Ellen Clark Christine Bal might just have a little hello to each other yeah I’m sure that’s exactly what happens in scrim time very polite I’m sure ball tumbled along the floor scarr’s going to have to try and tidy it up but referee says that it’s gone

Forwards and this for me is where it’s really really interesting so you’ve got two sides that want to come here they want to come and play they’re trying to however conditions are probably making it difficult balls a bit slippy now what what do you do do you keep fighting these conditions or the

Option is what do you have in your Armory I think for me this is where Bristol definitely need to develop that element you’ve got some phenomenal kickers Holly hes and Kira bever comp box kick Amber Reed can kick so do you give look for the ball and say look

We’re going to let you play and we’re going to go to our defense which is one of the best defenses in the league consider the fewest tries and say we’re just going to batter you and see what you’ve got Bristol bears do like to run the ball from [Applause]

Anywhere would present itself as a fairly standard position to get an exit from a kick but is that what Bristol are going to do from here it’s Mar mhan onto be and Reed is on that right hand side and they will play it through the hands

And find re boner but she’s closer that time line she’s been shown the touch line taken in by purple oh but it was as you heard the referee say lightning hand so Bristal will get the exit of sorts skeldon on the score sheet a couple of weeks ago against gler

Hary like it was going to be a way off the top of the line up first time and then just a little pause and it’s Reed who carries it up little bit of movement in Midfield just to open it up for the SC Center Merl Smith turnover is there and away from Travan T photo then it’s Rachel Malcolm gets the call out the back from scar she’ll have been missing that familiar voice High dire Malcolm it’s the Scottish Skipper again driving it forwards DAV looking at the options Roland just behind scarr had to check to

Take it oh and then just puts it on the toe scarr that’s going to sit up beautifully into the 22 come ler lightning but siia couldn’t quite hold the pass over line lost for lovely little dink through from Emily scarrett she’s turned up with the box of tricks

She has hasn’t she what a touch that is you know she got a little bit of a pass that checka there of Hela rolands but I mean what a bit of class outside of your right foot sits up lovely doesn’t look like a girl who’s been away from the

Game and and Sergeant cab is unlucky there she’s just on top probably just need a little bit of space between uh her and Hal tafu there well I think the graphic’s on screen tell you what you need do play lot of 12 though was had the opportunity to just grab a quick word

With her before the game said how how often have you had the 12 on the back and she said not not very often at all not really for club or country she thought she thought possibly one occasion but certainly been in that Midfield how difficult or different are

Those roles ktie I think they’re huge I think as he was saying in the day she played more at 10 than she has at 12 so it is it is interesting and you know 12 a bit more of a distributor 13 a bit more of kind of a runner re receiver so

But you know I mean she’s had two lovely moments there hasn’t she so like em scar does just grows into everything she does you could say that with more of a furled lip nextx time could you tell by my [Applause] tone lightning line out from the clearance eyes Campion does well Roland

For scar Distributing again in that Midfield position managing to find Bo wesam Evans got of break the tries against tigers in December then it’s there with Nelson popping up at first receiver then Roland almost in a 13 roll she’s played for Country then it’s the late arrival of traran record appearance

Holder a 91st L lightning appearance but timing of the hit and the pressure on Davey was strong Eevee gallaga there wasn’t a perfect time and back rows if you’re looking at how you can cause that breakdown to become a mess look at what Eevee Gallagher did there you know the

Timing of it and as a nine it is so frustrating cuz you think you’ve got all the time in the world and then just a A little nudge she’s feeling every moment of that frustration is she me and Davy started every game at nine this season

Yeah I mean to carry isn’t it K KT good work by there and it’s just that lift isn’t it good work by the clearers but referee’s happy that he’s lifted the ball once that balls lifted Nine’s off air game just the handling error under [Applause] pressure be all Ricochet is back to CH

Butchers there’s a big vage out the pressure coming through Christine b they’ve gone for the Midfield dink over under that Advantage noage come [Applause] back decent scrum from the Bears really good scrum wasn’t it I think it was Simi Pam don’t get me wrong it’s not my area of specialty but she looked nice she looked strong she looks in really good physical condition there and had a got in and under here position [Applause] will take theirs just stast

That yeah you can just see just see the angle can’t you Simi P was nice and straight there and she’s got right under Christine Balal look nice and strong don’t the Bears there yeah destru destructive work from Simi p we’ve certainly seen that the Bears have been missing a bit of that whil she’s been out pick there from Eevee Gallagher Gallagher still managing to stay on her fate allow the troops to

Get behind her and push on Ward ends up playing link player and then the Miss pass to find vley Barley’s been in such great form over the course of the Season earning the caller Dave Ward talking about it being a really great opportunity for her five tries in 10 games this season

Be slow ball we’re under penalty Advantage just starting to see the power and that com combination of indiscipline where lightning are concerned it’s just allowing Bristol bears the opportunity to get up field we haven’t really been looking too far left over the course of the first 11 12

Minutes but now they’re starting to really tiptoe into lightning territory this is lovely as well because that is three forwards across the middle a that put megley away Abby Ward again first receiver just really smart as well stays away from a touch line gets the ball inside just allows Bristol to rebuild to

Go again love the support line from scel and this is mar MH taking Nam through the middle tackle called gets the ball to ground reverse ball from beon on for scon and now the offload looking for vley to try and finish it beon gets the call to the right from Merson Bears

Building nicely into the 22 5 m out now Nelson manages to get hands on the ball to try and bring it back on the ler lightning side but it is still there with the home side that bears have looked Pam looking to just power through Bon claps the hands once it

Quickly oh and there will be a penalty Advantage being played against the player on the floor Gallagher goes in to help secure possession beon there’s Reed looks to throw the long one looks to try and find vley really good defense right on the outside Helena Roland putting in

The shot but they were already going back for the y alarm bells ringing for lightning yeah and this is where Bristol come to life you know we said they maybe over played in that open in five six minutes but when they’re in your 22 they are so dangerous you know the passing ability

Of Amber Reed of Hol hes and just to whip that ball out it’s lovely to watch and we’ve got a we’re very fortunate to be here up high so we can see the shape that they’re holding okay not rolling just got a moment pause while mvar gets back to her

Feet it’s taken okay let’s pleas fifth most line breaks and run meters in alien’s Premiership women’s rugby this season 15 line breaks all in all keep the numbers you all down wants to offer the forwards this platform skeldon for Ward Abby Ward most line out steals in

The league Joy butcher’s most line out takes including four steals they’ve got this line out into the mall can they get the go forward they want scel and with it under under her mix loses the ball we’ve got another penalty let just listen in it might be wor here for Rachel

Malcol penties down here now have a chat please yeah was momentarily celebrating I think all right girls spilled it girls let’s go please turned into a disciplinary chat purple side Okay five up and down nothing Else in from sceleton they’ve engaged them all this is a little cleaner this time driving towards that line you can see the ball is with the Scottish hooker L for lightning able to just Target the ball as it came to the front on there s pan Dives for the

Line straight into the starting lineup for her third appearance at the season and Simi Pam opens the scoring for Bristol Bears just what the doctor ordered Ser you’ve been waiting to say that all evening haven’t you I mean it for me this is the difference between why there

Is nine points between this side and ler you know when Bristol are getting opportunities when they’re getting into the 22 they are converting and just really good you think L bre done a really good work here looked like they’ve reset and then because brist all on the same page is good connection Abby

Ward again as you’ve said in the middle of it and Simi Palam just has an easy fall over the line but for me it’s all about the build of that mall the ball is protected Bristol are always in control and they know what they’re doing with

It decent NCH from Amber Reed as well conversion made from out wide cryistal be seven nothing lightning Now yeah you just look at it again isn’t it look like no said Lu have done well it’s gone to flor and it’s just really smart if you know where the ball is it is half the battl in them all and I think for me that’s what Bristol have

Done very very well kept under control kept the ball safe looker can’t do anything about It Run back by Jenny hesk as fortunately Meg Valley has had to make way not too serious given her invitation into that Scotland Squad with the women Six Nations just four weeks away but husketh has been on good form herself six successive starts in the back three through December and

January and invited into that Welsh training Squad just that cut there thank you actually captained England under 20s a couple of years ago former England colleges footballer as Welsh Captain ass line out goes over the top finds Lana skeldon Bon she s that nobody’s at home

For L for lightning so the kick goes in re boner is caring after it she’s going to be beaten to it by Emily scarrett scarrett with a bit of time just to swing the right Peg at it get a decent enough clearance up to the 22 Under

Pressure I think he’s perhaps asking the question if it was touched on its way front here on your front please on your Front drop off this is such a smart decision by Kira bever you know line break they knew that Hela Nelson this case is out wide because L attacking just to put the pressure on L it’s something that we just haven’t seen from Bristol tack out with skon running re receive it it’s Delany

Burns in the tackle just a knock on the tackle inside the guys having to do the defending though in their 22 as Bristol have the scrum brist let Go bit of a swing of momentum hasn’t it as well you know opening 10 minutes was all lra all camped inside Bristol’s half the second 10 of the first half we’ve seen Bristol come to life know and I think really smart with some of their decision making they’ve exited a little

Bit with their kicking game that kick that we just saw from Kira Baron really smart and it’s just taken a bit of a sting out [Applause] of Ward bottom left of your picture seven months ago baby H came into the world watches on as his wife now plays in the second row Bears co- Captain tempted little kick through scarr died to the floor a goalkeeper to try and SK that one getting through that would have been

Part of a return to play no doubt put around Under Pressure making sure she’s got those skills in the locker yeah Whiplash she did say when I was chatting to her in the week about some of the things she’s done so she’s been to a trampoline park she’s dived into a foam

Pit all those things that just start to test that Whiplash that neck strength that she’s been doing a lot of work on for anyone who doesn’t know I mean obviously we’ve talked a lot about Emily’s return but she uh I mean it’s almost as if they basically laser

Printed a vertebra and put that into her neck isn’t it I mean they they opened it up from the front moved a wind pip aside got in and popped it in I mean extraordinary um and Nathan Smith this week while he was saying you know for everything that she has achieved in the

Game it is remarkable to see the work she’s put in over the last 13 months she’s got unfinished business in the game perhaps that loss at the Rugby World Cup Final in New Zealand knowing of course that there’s a home Rugby World Cup in England next August in 2025

All of these things ticking away in the mind of a fierce competitor such as gar and it’s driven her to be back out here in Bristol on a rainy Friday night yeah just just how she imagined it I’m sure yes definitely she does like slly weather

Though beon for Reed Mar mhar right on the shoulder Roland stayed in the fight to bring down the big Bristol number eight oh reica boner shrugging off the tackles that was decent in terms of making a few meters forwards when it had momentarily lost momentum another hit from hbert

Jones just lost possession Ro Master M and then thought she’d kick it away and ended up finding the face of Catherine Treader you feeling that one in the morning uh one will but I mean she’s she’s carrying so well for Bristol isn’t you know we’ve seen a a couple of times

From this line out here Amber Reed it’s just the way she drops her height you know they are Daisy hi Jones Hela Roland are good defensive players and the way she just bumps them out the way again looking for work here this one doesn’t

Come off and like you say k TR gets that in the in the chops but yeah I think she’s she started the game very brightly for Bristol she might raise an eyebrow to k b for that one might she but yeah top of the carries for the league 135 all in all

Most offloads as well she has pulled on the red Rose’s shirt back in 2019 still just 25 years of age this is the lra lightning scrum under all sorts of pressure scarrett coming in on the inside oh and finding a good line as well gets the offload to

Send L for lightning up Fields was a good AR of change of the angle from scarrett to come in and now little dink across from Roland hes under pressure tiptoes out of the 22 but just finds combination of Roland and Nelson Keen to hold her up Keen to force them all here

And get a turnover in possession which they will get a round of applause from the ler lightning coaching box just down below us strong defense from the visitors good isolation well a little half smile on the face ofal Malcolm to encourage a team that’s more like it and again we

Just saw Kira B do for Bristol but the value of your nines being being able to kick player coming forward playing come back and you’ve got three lightning shirts around there I think it’s Helen Nelson gets her first get under the ball and once she’s under the ball it’s going

To be really really hard for Jenny he to get to ground and as the rule is once that referee calls more get the turnover but again really smart by Megan Davey and just shows the value of kicking nines now into those corners and cause players a lot of

Problems seven season with left the lightning Mayland Number bristle tried to have a real say at the last lightning scrum they’re certainly going to want to again here have to stay in the fight in fact Sim Pam’s just lost her bind so it’s going to give this opportunity scarr on the runarounds chance to launch the big

One out to the left which she manages to do finding West Evans who was well tracked love Bond doing the defensive duties at fullback but it’s Hibbert [Applause] Jones Amber Reed’s just getting involved in a little bit of Afters with Rachel Malcolm Helena Roland looking at the

Options and starts to run around to the left just chipped it forwards there was Advantage being played BR need to deal with this just about managed to but um bit of a mess all around really it wasn’t the the cleanest shall we say getting this momentum swing getting lra getting a little bit

More territory a bit more possession in Bristol’s 22 first penalty that Bristol Bears have conceded Helen Nelson doing the job 50th appearance for ler lightning for Nelson 55 C Scotland gives position get out s get out even Gall told to get on her bike and get out of here it’s Catherine trer USA international they W talk this week

About being wary of the threat of the Alaskan native okay so using now this isn’t going forwards at the minute so Dave’s going to have to use it scarr is the dummy run just popping up in Midfield it was there for below Tonga got really close to the line here

Then the arrival and the score hi talo managing to get over the line super work from L for lightning yeah that’s biting back solidly patience in the build up sending the dummy Runners and it was easy in the end for the USA eagle really was wasn’t it you know em

Scarrett again but for me it’s this carry here by Blue Mata so she just keeps fighting doesn’t she she should have been stopped at that five and then it’s a really easy try from that a really easy finish but it’s all in that original carry here see a driving her

Legs you think she’s going to be stopped there keeps going keeps going and she’s just short so by the time those forwards get around the corner it’s a really easy finish and the value of your backs taking a bit of work out of the forward especially from line out especially from

Driver malls is is huge yeah combination of Matti Tonga and T foto it’s going to be something that uh puts a smile on the face of c fuk fuka new USA head coach former assistant for the Waloos Pacific four campaign will get going for the Eagles against Canada at the end of April just at the tail end of the women’s six no it seven points a piece [Applause] Then start not taken Nelson Wells it away as best she can hes was well positioned just Dodges around the first pack of waiting African violet shirts it’s the official color by the way of Lightning pan looks to just link it On solidly ripped as well by Scamp the then got onto the floor and then goes into touch L lightning have the scrub again another little scrappy moment but resulting in a l lightning lineup numbers five is a little bit spash especially on the edges isn’t it when the ball’s on

The ground you know the Wingers are getting really stuck into we’re getting to see a really good battle left TR been well stolen by Abby Ward said earlier that she is Queen in that area with the most steal seven over the course of the Season we’ll make it eight

Now start to peel around infield M making herself the [Applause] Target okay referee has put his left hand in his pocket here two all offenses in the same pH Katy traval is going to spend 10 minutes in this in B referees seen enough in terms of lra lightning and their inability to defend that more and entry

Again hear the referee there say two Mo offenses two at side entry likely go down to 14 yeah it’s a big one to lose as well from your front row as well because as soon as the next scrum happens you’re going to have to take a bit a back row

Off as well to replace a front so interesting that bristle still gone to the line out wondered whether they would have gone to a scrum there go to the front CH butes Rising High another player on the floor H Jones responsible for being the speed bump that brought it down scarr gathers the

Dink through from Reed treading very delicately here L lightning yeah I think they really are it wouldn’t have surprised me if he had it gone to his pocket there you know in 22 we know how dominant bristle have been in this line out um so it’s going to be it’s going to

Be important now that luthra are very very clean and make sure that follow kind Of chance for Bristol to add try keep got their noses in front n lightly to bite back but can they get another skeldon has it driving towards the line try number two for Bristol Bears fifth try of the season for Lana Skeldon well brist Bears know how effective their Mall can be hence the tries that that lady has picked up that’ll do yeah it’s that lady again isn’t it Abby Ward we’ve just seen her steel but I think for me the thing that’s really interesting is that

Bristol scored 27 of their 46 Tri to line out so they know this is going to happen and from L’s point of view like I was saying maybe not so eloquently it was they it’s really difficult because this wanted set not to give a PTY away and that’s what they couldn’t afford to

Do and I think for me I think probably be pretty happy that they just take five points from this and they get out of their 22 well opera lightning going down to 14 players conceding the points um might be an interesting time to catch up with Lauren Jenkins who’s alongside L

Lightning head coach Nathan Smith Lauren all yours thanks Nick Nathan after finding a way to wrestle back momentum in this game how disappointed firstly to concede a penalty there and then be another victim of them all yeah yeah um we’ve probably just not been as clinical as we’d like to be

In their half and they’ve taken their opportunities set piecewise um which we were fully expecting but I’m pretty pleased with um how we’ve played so far we just feel like we’ve got a couple of Gears to go it’s just a bit disappointing the wet ball it’s not it’s

Not as fast a game as I’d hoped but um yeah we’re still in it did you have a plan pre-match for you how many minutes Garrett’s going to play in this controlling her game time uh yeah yeah there’s a plan obviously for for Scar’s just around her injury but

She needs to play well to stay on as well so she’s doing all right at the moment 4617 when these two teams met early in the season does today to an extent Nathan serve as a benchmark to compare where you are now compared to them uh yeah yeah it does we’re pretty

Poor last time we played him um and we we’re a bit better today um so yeah looking forward to see how this half goes thank you Nathan thank you Lauren interesting to hear from Nathan Smith and the fact that he was hoping it would be dry I hope it

Would be a quicker track for L for lightning speedsters to get going just conceded another penalty that’s 71 now against the visitors going to have to get that turned around M time again from Bristol Bears L sken has it they’re going to have to go awfully long way if they’re

Going to get anywhere close to the line but they also know they could be dragging more penalties out of luck for lightning look at this started around the halfway mark and there is going to be another penalty with side entry so Bon plays it away hon Reed on the

Wraparound support on the outside hesk they’ll ship it on looking for boner boner on the outside stepping in scarr looks to make the [Applause] tackle Joyce butchers Tackle by talo the crowd get the volume up Master mhar still under this Advantage you’d assume heson back for Reed then the direct running of ellan

Clark heson again on for hesin tackle in from Roland Abby Ward oh the little inside ball and then it comes back to Ward Ward for the TR line oh it’s beautiful well who needs scintilating back play When the forwards come pop balls to each other like that and drive towards the [Applause]

Line ABY Ward with Bristol bears third of the match I mean it’s a it’s a great try isn’t it it’s Bristol at their best you know the things that we’ve come to love and know about Bristol you’ve got to see all of it the handling from the back

Line here Amber Reed running square and these three passes here at the line committing Defenders it’s rugby Basics it’s perfect you think Emy Scouts maybe Got a Hold up here but she hasn’t and then we see this lady again Amber Reed and what a carry from Evelyn Clark there

Really dominant really positive and then we know that from there it just leads into Abby Ward getting this as was the easier part of the game and just get touching down over the line see you here two little involvement and it’s it’s just lovely to watch isn’t it

Because once you’re in behind it’s really hard to defend and here a little touch and then she follows the ball and I’ve got to admit I do really really enjoy watching Bristol play unless it’s again sale how much AB W knew that ball was coming back to her she was certainly

Ready okay let’s go she has started nine out of 10 of the Premiership matches this season scored against Leicester well she’s got one against lightning as well 197 now and beginning to open up a little bit of daylight and it’s Master MH another one of those characteristic carries they’ve

Got players to the left here they might have numbers as well Delaney burns out for bevon it’s work nicely hesk oh ball back in field it was meant for be it was nearly SU time from the Bears they were carving open L re lightning down this

Short side had it gone to hand but is it going to create an opportunity for ler lightning to strike back Roland oh was looking for that slightly wider pass perhaps the bounce pass just guilty of forcing it a little bit and I think that’s really important

From L for now that they don’t they’re only two scores behind it’s only halim they’ve got plenty plenty of time they just need to settle they need to get hold of the ball they need to get a bit more territory but they definitely don’t need to force it and you know you’re

Looking at this lady here on your screen hel Roland she is a phenomenal player but probably in that instance could have just hit Emily scar last carries we are enjoying rugby action this evening there is of course the new HSBC 7s tournament currently live over on tt4

Where 12 of the world’s top men’s and women seven teams are in action for a weekend fill of adrenaline pumping rugby the women’s take Center Stage first of all and I if you an eye on whether Anan Dupont has got the business in the shorter form of the game they’ll be out

A little bit later perhaps about halfast 10 UK time from memory and then next weekend Premiership women’s rugby starts with gler harrey against exitor Live Match there two4 45 that one and we also have then on Sunday TNT Sports One L lightning against KY d mle

S shark side that one is 230 on TNT One streaming as well on Discovery plus super power weekend plenty to enjoy about that next week as Bristol look to try and find the win [Applause] to Tackle Wales England halfback combination and then hon feeds it on to Simi Pam they go the same way Reed then just shuffling back in a sort of passive line behind heson ready if called upon penalty goes the way ler lightning how they needed that just to stop the momentum of the

Bears which has really seen the hom side with their tails up really since the yellow card yeah it’s huge isn’t it fora there you know bristle again falling into their shape moving that ball effortlessly so really really good good turnover out on the wide channels just gives sler an opportunity to relieve a

Bit of pressure and hopefully build a bit of momentum Watch it here again just to just move it so well but it’s a good initial tackle there and then both back on your feet and as soon as hands are on the ball it’s a it’s a really good turn over by live IES Campion last 90 seconds of the first half ball comes down from IES Campion into Midfield forade CA Davey now for Roland Roland looking to just try and use that injection of pace through the Gap Davey H butt Jones Matti Tonga looking at the options available to her but carry seemed to be

The best suggestion as Helen Nelson just looked scarrett was eyeing up a tole on the outside to run through Davey his better continuity from ler lightning although the solid tackle doing a job Gallagher though coming around and it’s in at the side so with the clock in the

Final minute of the half wonder what the thought will be here do they try and just reduce the deficit for it just let’s just get the game go the number four will tell me when it’s time for that her to come back up Sentry L lightning just try to

Measure up whether it makes a difference as to when the yellow cars is over they’ve opted to look for the corner and that is a really good nudge into the corner as well it’s great I think that’s really hard for luer you know that affects their decision making

And referee basically not giving them anything in that instance so good decision great kick by Hela Roland there now an opportunity to go and kind of get some points on the board Got to get things right at line out time they go to the tail to Malcolm who brings it down C getting in there and getting on the board as well being assisted Along by trener and scarrs join the back as well Round the Corner it comes the ball

Down sardia C at the base it’s luck Rel lightning second dry couldn’t have come at a better time with halim beckoning birthday yesterday TR scorer today yeah it’s everything Lea needed there wasn’t it just before halim you know we thought bristle got a lot of momentum there they were in control and

Actually couple of penalties yellow card returns and it’s just good patience from lufra you know like we’ve talked about once that Ball’s at the back and it’s safe lufra got a little shift they got a little tilt up onto that left hand side and it good finish from S at the back

Controlling that mle chance then for Roland who gave them that position a brilliant penalty kick into the corner to take this down to a five-point game denied by the left hand upright our referee Mike Hudson blows the halftime whistle then well certainly that try will give plenty for us to

Enjoy over the course of the the second half and in a game where we’ve enjoyed the return of one Emily scarrett she’s had a couple of vintage style touches that show that she is already back on the greatest stage one chain set for Bristol bears and it is in the form of Hannah

Bman on screen and in a p rol little bit of impact alongside Holly Phillips seven points between the two sides ler lightning back up to their full Compliment hly hon gets the second half underway Helen Nelson footed sends it away but going be the sted r of hes to come back into the pile of bodies travadon the first one there who will was one of those who played 10 minutes less than everybody else in that first

Half Deon shipping it on Master MH protects [Applause] it oh that’s a perfect floated ball for Hibbert Jones to get a hold of Scar big right to left pass looking to try and create more room for Wescom Evans it’s just gone forwards in the transfer yeah going forward

Yeah it’s a big pass here and what a a read by Daisy H with Jones there she’s come out the line just got in between it and it’s a great hand cuz great hands cuz that ball is dipping on that white wet slippery surface and you see him we

Scar it again nice little Ling Play Good wing and 10 trying to stay away from that touch line but Ball’s just a bit loose there bit bobbly Bon waights contract extension last year looking forward to getting that women six nation’s campaign underway to earn her 58th C for Wales and the Reed

They have the 12 but her back Amber Reed but very much been playing at a first receiver position she was 10 against Leicester few weeks ago hly hon just slipping into that 12 roll as well t almost opposite hello red rose scar flung back by beon for Reed

Roland does love to run does love to get going and this is Helena Roland lovely stepping nearly stepped herself to to the floor but up to the 22 is brilliant from the red rose fly half and it’s on tralan then shipping it away scar riding the tackle of Joyce

Butchers then it’s there for bile the Scottish prop takes it forward the clear out decent as well but the pass just a little low for everybody to take here but Jones Tes it up and send it on for Caba Bristol get in for the turnover and it’s strong work from Hannah butman who

Roars to the Bristol Skies yeah I mean that’s why she’s so so dangerous Hannah botman but I think we we you know the way she plays she’s so powerful she’s so difficult to move once she gets in that low position and very very good over the

Ball what about the break though I mean hell in the rolling at her best isn’t it you know looks like nothing’s on gets ah head up and then basic just gets moving and she’s so so so good at that even though he trips herself up but good last

Man tackle from Holly and there you see it’s just how strong she is but for here when you’re losing that Collision you’re going backwards it’s so easy for the likes of botman to get over that ball Reed plays wide for Merill Smith didn’t see tons of Smith in the first half as

Beon plays on again Reed Miss pass nice joining of the line from lond first game of 2024 forella lond and hbert Jones has got in for the turnover Nelson’s there Caba got the call out the backat from Roland it’s Roland looking to try and get on her skates again

Davey fired back for Nelson so often the fly half but ler lightning but perhaps it’s just a little flat footed there another turnover Nelson got herself isolated Amber Reed she’s been third in the breakdown steals over the course of the season eight before we came into this one she’s got

Another she’s another one that’s so so good over the ball you see this from from Daisy Jones great work great technique low so difficult to move and then almost like anything you can do I can do it as well pulls the Tacker really locked on it and for me I think

That’s the biggest Improvement in the women’s game we’re seeing so many more competent jackers over the ball what the Rugby World Cup winner Katy D mle with us as Abby Ward takes this down shipping it back for the forwards to do the business to try and

Get in at the corner it’s under the mid of L scel and again already one try in the first half and the referee happy enough she’s got [Applause] Another sixth try of the season and skel gets Bristol Bears up to 24 bonus Point secured it’s Bristol it’s like part of what they do isn’t it you know we talk about this wide expansive beautiful game that they play but when they need to they forwards and how they come alive in

That line out you know great kick it’s just so well formed again you know good protection ball transferred L skeleton has almost got a little bit of an armchair there Champion done really well to get involved but they just can’t stop the momentum they can’t get underneath the ball and you

Know it makes Bristol so dangerous that when they get 5 m out it’s very very difficult to stop that evening’s work will be done for Lana skeldon it’s a low drill from ABA [Applause] Reed 57% accuracy coming into tonight’s game but she has no problem she can nail them from that of

Range there’s up to 26 yeah there’s not a lot L can do about this in this example you know they’re going backwards can’t stop the ball because brista done a very very good job of protecting it could be a tough night if ler keep giving possession and that’s

The biggest thing they’ve got to make Bristol play high they’ve got to get them back in their 22 and not let Bristol get into this SL for half change made for Bristol Lucy Burgess is onto the field just a little knock on in Midfield present L lightning with a bit of a

Gift cistal’s four handling error and carela morale is coming on and well it finally will be the number up for Emily scar this side get your heads shoulders above your HS just going to down get closer get heads and toes up she will be pretty pleased with those 47

Minutes Katy D massively I mean know and Emily scarrett they’ll probably be loads of things she’ll be disappointed with but in terms of everybody else watching and looking on you know she didn’t look like a player that’s been out of the game for 13 months at a position like

We’ve talked about she’s probably played maybe once or twice I think it’s a Central position just check that your mic’s working yeah I think I’m back no you’re back good didn’t want to have to do didn’t want have to do this all on me own Davey away to the right Nelson in support Davey does a really good Dart sou there

H Jones gets and protect that they’re going to need someone to play it away which it is now Lily IES Campion being accompanied by F the TR scorer in the first half 3 m out now Crystal Bears try and spoil but Hibbert Jones debut for England in

October well Sadia Caba was out injured but it’s Caba who’s on the ball now and who will drive and Caba looking for the line held up by Ward and botman there was a penalty Advantage One Bristol offside and guard Flor it’s gone against botman I do enjoy Hannah Ban’s facials

To tell you everything you need to know you’re not left in doubt are you Five good opportunity this the L Rel lightning to try and hit back straight away to the tail and Rachel malcol Caba latches on we saw this right towards the end of the first half but look at the counter drive from the Bears it’s really solid and Hannah botman right there at the

Back looking to try and hold it all in place side entry but now penalty advantage to play with they start to flood around to the right but the ref’s not going to have them play that refere flirted with the left Pocket F there anym uh very quick AB Ward will be given the chance to remind her team of their discipline lightning are very much on the wrong side of that statistic certainly after the first half but they are asking questions of Bristol in this area quite rightly the referee has warn

The home side so Helena Roland will ask the forwards to do more of the same huge here for you know they’ve got to take some points out of this especially with Bristol on that penalty warning you know could get a yellow card but they’ve got to make sure they do

Their Basics well here 23 out of their 34 tries from line out before tonight’s fixture oh that was not straight great so Malcolm knew it as well she didn’t even need to look to the referee to check the decision and at a critical time Catherine treer cuts off a la score

Option yeah those are the moments when you’re playing this level these top end sides that you’ve got to get right because as we know Bristol will make you pay if they get into your half here looks like she wasn’t sure of the call look like it was going in had a little

Bit of that dummy throw and then all after that kind of all process had gone there are many moving Parts in the lineup not all the blame will of course be attributed to the throw from trer it looked like she wasn’t sure when the call was coming had to wait wait a while

To get it in pursuing her rugby career incidentally Catherine trer got nine brothers and sisters that must uh tug on the heartstrings a Little penalty brist Mar MH hand it on for Holly hon it’s a third scrum penalty to the home side periods where ler lightning have dealt with it looked okay on their own Ball but certainly it’s tough isn’t it as well if you’re not going straight to the line

Out and then you get in a scrum where you’re in difficulty your setpiece has to function left I think if you’re operating about 78% cumulative their set piece so a big ass against a bear that rocket about 85% that’s one Side played away Reed he’s got a lot of time on that this is going to fall for Nelson who couldn’t hold it could ill afford that error just easy yards easy meters for Bristol Bears Helen Nelson is a better rugby player than that yeah she be really really

Frustrated but it’s really important now that lra reset you know you’ve gone penalty you’ve uh got error line out followed by knock on this is where you’ve got to be able to as a team is to pull together go back to your bases and make sure that your next actions are

Positive because otherwise someone like a team like Bristol will just keep marching you [Applause] back CR Lucy Burgess get your head on the outside your head clean with TR going to step back from playing Katy travadon but staying on as the Bucks women’s lead and head coach of the LOF uni women’s team still doing a job for them in the front Rowan Clark in that Scotland training Squad Sterling County and Ed University in from Burgess being watched by Davey switch play and continuation of the runaround from Reed good eyeing up an awareness of it and the hit from scant BR shutting down Bristol in that wide Channel Maron M look to try and give

Them more of the go forward bur is will come back down the short side from Gallagher not the easiest one to take for [Applause] lond well a bit of inaccuracy from Bristol Bears wonder what Tom Luke makes of It Bristol Bears assistant coach is with Lauren Jenkins thanks Nick Tom having been

Trapped in your own 22 for a period there on a warning a bit of relief to get yourselves out of trouble uh yeah absolutely I think um sort of lra’s main source of points as a their driving line out so the longer you can stay outside

Your 22 the greater chance you got of um of not conceding against him so yeah um exiting has definitely been a focus for us this week and um we’ve done it pretty well for the most part but yeah we probably could do been a little bit more

Accurate there they were the team that went in on halftime with a boost of having just scored how key was it that you were the team coming out and the first to get points on the board and what look what was said in there yeah I

Think we were actually in a really good um period of the game just before they scored before halftime so probably the message at halftime was yeah they scored they didn’t have a big period of pressure to create the score it was a real soft score from us it was a silly

Penalty in the middle of the field and then they drove it over so it was actually just carry on the momentum that we had before that into the second half and try and impose ourselves again Tom thanks for your time thank you Lauren good to hear from Tom Luke Bristol with another penalty driving into that lra half already got the fourth try and the bonus Point Amber Reed slotting three out of the four conversions got the chips in as well it’s a cold night make sure you got yourself your [Applause] sustenance another one that goes not

Straight but it’s Bristol Bears this time who make the error l Atkin Davis replacement on for lus geldon named in that 2023 World rugby Dream Team 15 last season’s top try scorer with 23 tries 50th England in September she will be looking forward to the Guinness women

Six Nations campaign starting in a few weeks couple of rounds of PR to enjoy before [Applause] that you’re taken down by I camp you know am a wasle the love for lightning at the minute just out with injury work for replacement Jess Weaver to go in and get that ball as well in

Fact going to get a penalty from it yeah they’ve had some couple of momentum swingers having though we’ve had a big big tackle on that right hand side and now apparently that line out which is huge you know it’s really important that LPR take the next set of

Points on offer here what they can’t do is let that score get build away you know two scores he still in that game especially with the way the likes of hel Roland kick and they know how dominant they are at line out just got to build themselves back into Bristol’s 22 and if

They get an opportunity take it and this this is one of those hits I just mentioned there it is a great shot isn’t it perfectly timed just takes all momentum out of Bristol Bay’s [Applause] attack uh perhaps another bit of miscommunication the line out because

That one was a long throw no one was expecting and Lakin Davis was able to tidy up oh that go forwards it just Did just asked a little bit much R Reed um A team’s made a number of Subs how that changes the dynamic you could probably argue that both teams have kind of lost their flow you see in this instance here probably eeve Gaga just needs to the turn and carry not

Necessarily sure Amber Reed will thank her for that that’s falling at her toes so yeah double hamstring injury it is for somebody of her age as well um but no I think both teams now just need to settle you know Bristol in the drive and see it is on lra to try

And Chase the game but they’ve got to stay to their Basics it is Kolkata cut weekend of course amar’s Uncle Andy Reed 18 cap Scotsman British and Irish line big weekend of International Rugby alongside feip women’s rugby as well big drive from the Bristol Park it is coming

Back on the L lightning side but looks like Bears momentarily were the first to react to it but they are going to be given the chance to play Rachel Malcolm had to juggle it from Weaver now it’s there Caba got the call to play it back it’s not the tidiest

Morale M ball back in field for Roland makes a few meters footwork travar that’s better Weaver moral oh it was pretty easily read by Hannah botan but only managing to knock it on the replacement red rose so does still some room matonga Roland wider out Wescom Evans Reed with the tackle

Right up to that far touch line as up the lightning go as wide as they can well they look to do the same back this way roll and ships it on it’s over and through bile and it’s gone forwards that one’s forward player in front of

The ball it’s going to be an offside second forward and it’s tough watching isn’t it from a love Pro perspective now they kind of lose a little bit of their shape it’s going to be really important for the likes of Rachel M Malcolm as the the captain you know uh Helen Nelson Hela

Roland to really grab a hold of that game now and to really start making a decision about how they’re going to play do they need to kick the ball a little bit more do they need to tighten up because at the moment what they’re doing is just getting them in more and more

Problems 11 all good yeah so just down below us can see L lightning F West EV being replaced by Carris Williams Morris and I can also see the Bristol Phoebe Murray was just uh warming up making a few tackles but it’s Bristol coming forwards bures is going to go back to the short

Side oh but that’s been lost forwards big shout big cheer from Tre lightning with the scrum Mal has caugh quite a gas on the right side can you send doctor got blood Here second half isn’t quite catching the light as we might have hoped Katy daily mcle it’s not if I’m honest it’s h it’s very stop starty is it very errorr um we said like that pitch is where being down their pitch side it is slippery so it will make the handling

Conditions but interestingly I think Bristol are probably dealing with it L better two scores ahead you know that score after the um halftime break was really important and as you can see them there they’re just kind of look a little bit more contained a little bit more

Calm and a little bit more on control it’s really important for Le this next 20 minutes that they can find a way to try and challenge Bristol and and get in their off and to convert some Points in the meantime the uh stadium has gone for siman if you’re wondering why the strains of the circle of life just coming through the T to is from a clash of heads which she is the tackler Rachel Malcolm I think is going to have to get a bit of attention

Pitch side but phbe Murray comes onto the field as hon makes way started the reverse vict in December starts including the last couple of gets to on the cheeks ATL play think Niki oonn so Mike what I’m going to show you is an upright Tackle by lbr

6 oh so Rachel Mala has not only caught one here but she may be under the watchful eye of TMO Nikki O’Donnell for a foul play dangerous Tackle certainly Rachel Malcolm’s the one who’s copped it but we’re just going to show you the first point of contact Mike oh dear yeah this is where they’re going to go through the protocol Now red card protocol and then work way down is their mitigation Force um referee will

Probably talk us through that I would have thought whether the two players dipping into it might can you hear me yeah I can hear you yeah is that have we seen all the angles you’ve got now yeah this is your best angle the rear so 6 is upright and it’s a glancing glancing

Head yeah so we have got we have got glancing head contact yes okay is it Foul Play I think we got up by tackler T to get just having a look at it a few times so just going to put it back in real speed for you m cly dipping and a

Crouching of the legs into the contact but then Rising into what they’ve established as a glancing blow yeah yeah we will uh pause once the free continues the conversation that’s all of your angles M okay all right so I think we’ve got we’ve clearly got head contact

Glancing head contact we’ve got uh we have got Foul Play because she is upright but it’s not for me high danger it’s a glancing blow um so I’m with in yellow card here no more okay yeah thank you um is Rachel back on or is she been

Replaced okay mate can you just we come over so because a blood injury replacement to get temporarily patched up it’s just going to okay so it’s going to be a yellow card for six okay so six exactly yeah okay so 20 off yeah got it so the replacement have been made was

Tarod Canadian returning for just her second match since the season opener but she’s going to have to wait to make that impact yeah a Ball’s on the mark Ball’s on the mark That’s fine [Applause] so it’s interesting k m that ultimately you could be off for your

Blood replacement or rather to get your attention but it’s also a handy way of serving your yellow card allbe your team are down to 14 yeah I mean receptions are still the same aren’t there that lro down to 14 got to defend in their 22 but

Yes it’s for Rachel Malcolm just two for the price of one well brist V then Hing up a fifth try still well Mar m t l to try and go around the front for lightning were well positioned but Abby Ward oh look at they freeing the arms

Over the top wanted to be an option Lucy bird just wasn’t quite there and ready for it Mar mhan T straight back forwards again no excellent Commando rolling out the way from traran botman nothing Clark is now having to be invol TR wrestle this one back away but it is

Coming back on the ler lightning side or is it oh it’s been knocked on in the process of Clark trying to get hold of it or certainly a couple of the best of players in that yeah e CAG just a bit frantic isn’t it a bit messy at the

Breakdown ultimately for lra they need to get out of their 22 they need to exit brista just keep hyping that pressure on them forcing error at the breakdown making it very very difficult saroda is going to get a chance to get onto the fields to make the change with scantlebury coming

Off a couple of good moment particularly defensively alen scantlebury over on that right [Applause] wing yeah solid isn’t it really stayed away from a touch line which is Wing really really important especially P hand like you say some really good defensive moments oh huge Bristol scrum got the penalty Advantage Master mam

Doesn’t want to play it she wants that straight arm penalty from the referee and they [Applause] get Reed into the corner 18 minutes remain of the match Mr bear know that one score from ler lightning could just change that momentum they need this fifth try to just put that extra bit of daylight

Between themselves and Nathan Smith’s side fourth against fifth in the table as they are L at kin Davis joy butches and it’s there for gallager gallager looking to try and get away from hi Jones Mar MH as a penalty advantage against B at kin Davis looks to point the players that

Are offside do the referee’s job for him oh another the dive over the top oh the score is there from [Applause] Gallagher eie Gallagher gets Bristol Bears fifth try been a key player at the breakdown for them over the course of the season and this time she’s jumping over

One to get the try Came for that scrum but again Bristol the basics level from the forwards is very very good you know good low body positions and this time just a good identification of space from me Gallagher Serio Caba you can just see as looking away of Hannah botman standing

Open and that in behind space is just really easy for E gallaga to suon dive over another good conversion from Amber Reed makes it four out of five and all of a sudden 33 points to 12 has a very strong look about it from a Bristol Bears Perspective theen have had their opportunity I think the difference in this game between that once Bristol have entered 22 their completion rate has been significantly high and I think from probably from a coaching point from Nathan Smith sitting there I think when they look back on this game it won’t be

For the lack of opportunity it’s just the lack of conversion perhaps a bit of a lack of composure lack of collective understanding of the plan in Midfield that sort of 22 to 22 period has perhaps looked a little rudderless at times but of course when they played this

Reversed fixed J it was lightning 177 Crystal Bears 46 at Franklin’s Gardens in November well score line is beginning to take on a similar looking field certainly the mission for L lightning was to come here and really give a better account of themselves than they managed back

Then it’s definitely going to be Dave W who’s the happier of the two head coaches at the minute let’s go please yeah and I think he’s still be probably frustrated with some of the errors these Bristol sides have made but you know all credit to Bristol they’ve played well

They’ve taken their opportunities and and like you say ler probably lost the way at times a couple of lineups in the 22 that haven’t gone to hand and ultimately that’s probably what’s cost them Maya Müller Swedish International is onto the field Sweden of course now coached by I yours tomor Taylor oh nice

Hello Rugby World Cup winner it’s Burgess yeah Bottom B of width for Reed Cross Field kick is looking for R reica boner oh and it’s worked out well for Phoebe Murray who’s got on to it they’re looking to clear out any of those defensive purple shirts it’s still there look at the meterage gain from that kick from

Reed big pass lat K Davis did well to take it they got numbers out on the left or they did have conver up to come back to the near side Nelson having to come across and get hold of it inside the 22 but without much room to work [Applause] in swatted away

Boner there for the first try score t a l for lightning oh now it’s Helena Roland doing Helena Roland things gets the offload away how on Earth did she hold on to that one then it’s there for weav and away for Caba not sure whether she’s offloading or carrying into contact Caba

But botman goes in for the turnover releas CA was never released goodness Bristol coming 60 M up field lightning returning by 25 I mean it’s what we were hoping to see you know it just hasn’t been all the time but great team great play by both players there you know Helena Roland

Again with that break we know what an elusive Runner she is and you see her here like breaks the line beats Abby Ward but what a tap tackle this is by Holly Cunningham absolutely full stretch absolutely perfect and great little offload in support from hel the

Roland there go go GS at second row arms eh yeah something i’ never had Müller on the runaround 15 M Channel look at to come back infield carry that time was from Katherine Wells joining L lightning this season from wer and then Abby D good ninth match of

The Season having rejoin the club after an initial spell 3 four years ago now the long ball looking for soda Canadian International little like scar not out for quite as long but certainly back in and looking to try just manage some minutes get some rugby under the

Belt oh it’s really lovely work from Abby to good using the footwork to step around as Bristol just Tire momentarily cabale wants it big hit from Master malho a little late on Jess Weaver but it’s good continu from L lightning as they try and get this ball away try

And keep it alive without Bristol Bears getting their clutches on it Master M getting over the top but it’s another penalty going beyond the ball before getting hands on the ball off hands on the ground good phase play from the lightning better isn’t it building a bit of uh territory bit of

Possession they still at times look like they’re not all on the same W length but in that instance you know all you’ve got to do is keep a hold of the ball this gives you an opportunity now to take some points as [Applause] well [Applause] lightning no no trying to build up ahead of steam [Applause] here Weaver choosing the moment to release the backs lovely switch line with mat Tonga made some decent meters need someone to pick it up and make a few more Weaver H Jones and Ro running around in

Support Rand has made so much happen and in fact now it’s turnover ball for Bristol bears and is there a CH for them to try and run it out oh it’s brilliant work to free the hands and set them away on the far side Roland in the stop go is

H hes looks to come back in field Caba gets back off side lines bottoman there a real Jewel there between hes and Ren defensively now the cross field kick from Merill Smith reica Bon is there can bonna gather it no she can’t look oh we’re having some fun now yes

Right lovely cheers love the ball oh it’s just a bit low isn’t it but how well the Bristol transition here and this is absolutely lovely draws both Defenders and you think she’s going to go 90 m but fair play Hela Roland does a really good job of not committing early

Just buying herself time and allowing s the rest of the LEF girls to get there in supporter but what end to end rugby that was well one line Nowa wait weav back for Roland ban putting on the pressure nice bit of control on the sideline from one of the Bristol

Assistants down good work Walter boy great kick by Hela Rolland on your screen there wasn’t it you know that’s nearly what 45 M and just a massive reliefs of pressure for lra there gives him an opportunity to go and defend and to try and stop Bristol around that

Halfway line four start in a row at fly half for Helena Roland Dave Ward talk during the week that you can’t look Beyond her as a threat Mercurial player he describes a hell of a talent she is a brilliant player question is if you’re John Mitchell where do you play Helena Roland she’s

Played at fullback played at 13 played at 10 yeah for me she’s definitely an outside back you know like you say she’s a phenomenal talent and I think one of her biggest attributes is how good she is in Broken Field you know that was one

Of the reason she ended up as a fullback you know that kick return space you get and we see the best of hell now when she gets the opportunity to have a little bit of time and a little bit of opportunity to run um in that t not

Necessarily would be your first option you know it’s generally more about putting other people into space which he’s very good at but for me I think i’ definitely utilize her in that in them outside channels line up not quite working that time bur just bottom oh to try and get the off

Out but it went backwards off left Rel to begin with so it’s going to be Bon being given the chance to run love to take the outside Helen Nelson Nelson did well to sizeer up but now they’ve got decent quick ball as Murray crashes it up off Abby [Applause] Ward 1 against car

Morale 13 not rolling it’s ambered he comes into the picture and well I mean talking about that England picture I mean Holly hon likely to have the keys to the number 10 shirt given the slightly longer and protracted return as Zoe Harrison it has to be said

And well then Amber Reed in that 12 position returning Emily scarrett too soon to start putting her in international Reckoning then of course Helena Roland my goodness the pictures there are Tatiana herd okay M Jones okay right let’s go right well it’s around that time of the game to ask

You who’s impressed you this afternoon but um that just a reminder of everybody to stay tuned to the Vancouver 7 TNT Sports 4 the new look tournament currently live over there we 12 of the world’s top men’s and women sevens teams are in action weekend full of adrenaline pumping

Stuff dupon doing his thing as well then we of course have got the big super power weekend kicks off on Saturday 245 gler hary against ex the Chiefs that is live on TNT Sports 1 and then on Sunday L lightning inaction once again at home Franklin’s Gardens to S sharks Sunday 2:30 p.m.

Also TNT pwr option for you next [Applause] [Applause] week There’s the 10 [Applause] Cal line with Burgess Reed balagan the dummy Runner then Master mhar crashing through the middle just been stripped need somebody to tidy it up comes off a boot Rachel malcol back from her 10 minutes chance to just have another Sprint at that Bristol defense which she does morale oh

That was a lovely show side to then set away Williams Morris and the option is the ball inside which will find T keeps it alive and finds carela morale it’s lovely inter play from lra lightning then it’s Caba gets low needs the support to get there Bristol defense is

Folding around the right but ler lightning have to recognize where they’ve got the width and the numbers and perhaps it’s just a little slow mat Tonga looking to try and run at the weaker shoulder of Amber Reed she’s not got too many of those away it goes Catherine Wells for

Lightning another penalty Advantage Caba into the carry again Nelson at first receiver oh that was electric to get that away for Helen Rolland who will score super hands from Nelson so often in the t shirt hands it to Roland who wears it and gets the score really well worked and fully

Deserved from that passenger play it really was it was probably one of Lea’s brightest passagers that we’ve seen potentially all game definitely in the second half and they just got their little individual moments like some good carries thought Catherine Wells had a a nice little carry there and then like

You say that interchange between Helen Roland and Hela Nelson has been a massive part of how luthra play and she just just has so much lateral Pace you know as a Defender the last thing you want is Hela Rolland appear appearing out of the back because she is so quick

You just see it here it’s a lovely little lift and then that leral place those backs are not are not sluggish you know and she makes it look so so easy there just acceleration and she’s away never forget doing the game eff way went hel Rand basically ran around 13 plays

To get in and score the try and it’s approved on by the returning Emily scarrett from the stands three tries on the board then the uh Pace to get that conversion taken which was missed is all about the fact that Weller lightning with one more try could get their own

Tri bonus point in defeat here the sorry score to win is a little bit far away but could they put another attacking play together Hibbert Jones sells the dummy tackle did well as well Nelson moral her dummy inside and feed outside that really set L Rel lightning on their

Way Malcolm Midfield option oh couldn’t quite be held from [Applause] T thought they were going to be through with another line break again but the lightning just starting to play now all right KT it is time for who has impressed you this even yeah I think you

Know what is look for at times have been great but probably not consistent enough but this lady on your screen there Abby Ward I thought has been phenomenal again you know L now we know she’s very good she’s carried she’s had multiple touches for me really really strong performance from her

Today this lady as well I thought was been very good pulled the strings in that back line you know we know she’s a great distributor had a good carry some nice kicking moment but Nick for me the the woman of the match today is that lady packing down at the back of the

Scrum R Mar MH she’s been around she’s had to a phenomenal amount of work she’s carried very very well for for Bristol today and other than this moment being in the middle of a lot of it well you got some stunt woman performance to master malhan as

Well and she has continued to give Bristol Bears those meters carries and off as we mentioned earlier in the match Master M she is Katy dily mcle alien Premier Women’s rug player of the match three bre three Abby Abby out before they before they change made there Amelia Williams

England under 18s Midway Club former CL one Rachel berford will he joined this season comes on and replaces Scottish International Christine b tooto slight of frame but gets on with a lot of work and straight into the action goes Williams morale just holding it up ask questions of Defenders doesn’t

She intm to distribution carela morale Nelson around the tackle of Christina Bagan battled through that Burk lyoma after signing for Bristol coming up for a couple of years ago great to see balant in full health Matti Tonga looking for the option trying to stride through pumping those legs now the turnover call from

Bristol bears and they’re happy enough that that is the turnover there the ball comes she’s St an eag feet Burgess looking at the options into the final minute Reed didn’t sense that there was anything on around it everyone was a bit flat had to carry it up Ward passes it on

Burgis that kin Davis pbot Jones wanting to try and get the turnover well cleared out botman chased down by D good now it’s away Reed little Midfield D his Bristol bear go looking for another with the clock in the red maray well it’s come off the boot of hes

Play on first person there Rachel Malcolm just about doing enough to get the ball off the deck as Wells takes it on getting super loose here oh and then it’s not forward by HT Jones and that will give our referee the opportunity to blow the final

Whistle well well eight tries all in all but most importantly for the over 3,000 crowd that have made their way to Ashton gate on a Friday night five of them falling the way of Bristol Bears wrapping up that fourth try the bonus point just after half

Time Simi pan getting them on their way and then the brace from skeldon Gallagher on the score sheet as well along with Ward five tries all in all for Bristol bears in what was a really strong home performance a late Rally from luer nning not quite able to

Do enough and it finishing 33 points to 17 to the home side