Jack Tovey 8 Ran the ball with confidence and linked well with players around him

Mat Turner 7 Was handed a rare start – and looked sharp and lively

Jack Adams 7 Bristol's senior back on the day, he took responsibility well

Jack Gadd 6 Came into the contest strongly later in the game

Dan Norton 6 Was quieter than usual in attack but remained a threat throughout

Chris Ashwin 6 Struggled to find his kicking form but directed play confidently

Robbie Shaw 6 Hard-working display in a new half-back combination

Alex Clarke 6 Blotted his copybook with late yellow card but generally solid

David Blaney 7 The line-out functioned and he ran hard in the loose

Mako Vunipola 7 Gave several glimpses of his massive potential

Mariano Sambucetti 6 Harshly sin-binned but provided a good example for Barry

Darren Barry 7 Tireless display from the promising Academy lock

Jamie Miller 6 Tackled hard and made a couple of powerful breaks

Star man James Merriman (capt) 8 Led by example with two tries and an energetic display

Dan Montagu 6 Lasted the pace and got through a lot of work on his return from injury

Replacements

Ollie Hayes 6 (for Blaney, 57); Ben Glynn 6 (for Sambucetti, 57); Darren Crompton (for Miller, 63, and for Clarke, 75); Sam Alford (for Shaw, 66); Mark Davies (for Ashwin, 66); Marko Mama (for Miller, 75); George Watkins (for Adams, 75).

Heriot's

Colin Goudie 5

Andrew Douglas 5

Peter Saunders 6

Max Nimmo 5

Jonny Alston 5

Greig Rutherford 5

Graham Wilson (capt) 7

Alan Dymock 6

Finlay Gillies 5

Wullie Blacklock 5

Philip O'Connor 6

Chukwuma Osazuma 5

Peter Eccles 5

Chris Fusaro 7

Jamie Syme 6

Replacements

Struan Dewar 6 (for Eccles, 54); Sam Johnston (for Alston, 60); Scott Burnett (for Gillies, 66); Malcolm Welch (for Blacklock, 66); John-Patrick Ward (for Dymock, 78); Michael Goldie (for Rutherford, 78); Jason Hill (for Goudie, 78).

At a glance

12 mins: Merriman try – 5-0

28 mins: Turner try – 10-0

33 mins: Fusaro try, Wilson conversion – 10-7

37 mins: Wilson penalty – 10-10

40+5 mins: Tovey try – 15-10

45 mins: Merriman try – 20-10

57 mins: Adams try, Ashwin conversion – 27-10

74 mins: Fusaro try, Wilson conversion – 27-17

80 mins: Alford try, Davies conversion – 34-17

17/18 Line-outs won 12/14

14 Penalties awarded 11

2/6 Kicks at goal 3/3

11 Handling errors 8

Attendance: 2,521

Entertainment: 6

Atmosphere: 6

Referee

Gwyn Morris . . . made some baffling and inconsistent calls

Yellow cards

Bristol: Sambucetti (36-43, persistent infringement); Clarke (63-75, not rolling away from tackle)

Heriot's: Eccles (44-54, persistent infringement).