SCORE

London Welsh 3 Bristol 28

PLAYER RATINGS

Luke Arscott 8 Provided a steely last line of defence when Welsh pressed

Lee Robinson 8 Constantly sought possession and was unlucky not to get a try

Luke Eves 7 Defended bravely when Welsh came back into the game

Junior Fatialofa 7 Always a handful in attack – and did his work in defence

Tom Arscott 7 Looked lively throughout and tested the home defence

Star man Adrian Jarvis 9 An outstanding all-round display from the fly-half

Jason Spice (capt) 7 Controlled the tempo of the game superbly in the first half

Mark Irish 7 Did a good job against a tough and experienced opponent

Ross Johnston 8 Hit his line-outs, got around the field and scored a try

Darren Crompton 7 Capped his record-breaking display with a try

Nathan Budgett 7 Another tireless performance from the Welshman

Roy Winters 8 As usual, he did not concede an inch

Iain Grieve 8 Fought for every scrap as Bristol bossed the forward battle

Redford Pennycook 7 Covered every blade of grass before getting himself yellow-carded

James Phillips 7 Slightly short of his absolute best but still got through plenty of work

REPLACEMENTS

Wayne Thompson (for Crompton, 61); James Merriman (for Phillips, 61); Robbie Shaw (for Spice, 66); Darren Barry (for Winters, 69); David Blaney (for Johnston, 72); Sam Giddens (for Jarvis, 72); Jack Adams (for Giddens, 80).

LONDON WELSH

Aled Thomas 5

Paul Sampson 6

Paul Mackey 7

Charlie Gower 6

Errie Claassens 5

Gordon Ross 5

Rob Lewis 6

Dorian Williams 6

Chris Whitehead 6

Lorne Ward 6

Matt Corker 7

Mike Powell 5

Jonathan Mills (capt) 6

Michael Hills 6

Lee Beach 5

REPLACEMENTS

Tom Brown 5 (for Beach, 50); Liam Davies 5 (for Lewis, 50); Dominic Shabbo 6 (for Thomas, 58); Michael Holford (for Ward, 63); Nathan Bonner-Evans (for Powell, 63); Dan George (for Whitehead, 72). Rep not used: Neil Starling.

AT A GLANCE

3 mins: Jarvis drop goal – 0-3

7 mins: Thomas penalty – 3-3

15 mins: Jarvis penalty – 3-6

28 mins: Jarvis try, Jarvis conversion – 3-13

32 mins: Johnston try, Jarvis conversion – 3-20

38 mins: Jarvis penalty – 3-23

55 mins: Crompton try – 3-28

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