Match
Northampton Saints vs Bristol Bears
Saturday, April 26 2025
Match Details
HT ScoreHalf Time Score
Saints 27-12 Bristol
FT ScoreFull Time Score
Saints 48-31 Bristol
Attendance
15,153
Referee
Adam Leal
Starting Lineup
Subs
Opposition Lineup
15
Richard Lane
14
Deago Bailey
13
Kalaveti Ravouvou
12
Benhard Janse van Rensburg
11
Gabriel Ibitoye
10
AJ MacGinty
9
Harry Randall
1
Ellis Genge
2
Harry Thacker
3
Max Lahiff
4
Josh Caulfield
5
Joe Owen
6
Steven Luatua
7
Santiago Grondona
8
Fitz Harding
Subs
16
Gabriel Oghre
17
Yann Thomas
18
George Kloska
19
Viliame Mata
20
Ben Grondona
21
Kieron Marmion
22
James Williams
23
Ratu Naulago
pos | team | team name | pld | w | d | l | f | a | diff | tf | ta | tb | lb | pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Bristol BearsBRI | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 520 | 499 | 21 | 76 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 47 | |
7 | Northampton SaintsNOR | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 420 | 408 | 12 | 58 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 38 |
Form Guide
Form
LWWWW
Last match
Beat Bristol 48-31
Past meeting
Won 48-31
Full Time
Northampton Saints
48
Bristol Bears
31
And that's full time at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens and a bonus-point win for Saints!
AJ MacGinty converts this score.
(79 mins)
Try Bristol.
Kieran Marmion breaks free and runs the length to score.
(79 mins)
78
No conversion from AJ MacGinty out wide.
(78 mins)
TRY BRISTOL
The away side scrap a bonus point as Gabriel Ibitoye dives over on the left.
(77 mins)
Rory Hutchinson takes over the kicking duties and sends the conversion over!
(75 mins)
TRYYY POLLOCK!!
Who else? Tom James cuts a deft line through Bears’ line and it’s Henry Pollock who’s on his shoulder for the diving finish!
(74 mins)
AJ MacGinty converts the score.
(73 mins)
Try Bristol.
James Williams crosses for Bristol after Kalaveti Ravouvou breaks through Saints’ defence.
(72 mins)
Final replacement for Saints and it's Angus Scott-Young who replaces Juarno Augustus.
(70 mins)
Another change for Saints, Will Glister enters play to replace Tommy Freeman.
(66 mins)
Tom Seabrook replaces Fin Smith for Saints.
(60 mins)
Fin Smith adds the conversion from the tee too!
(60 mins)
TRYYYY AUGUSTUS!!
Tom James spots some space down blindside and lets Henry Walker set Juarno Augustus free on the left!
(59 mins)
More changes for Saints, Temo Mayanavanua and Alex Mitchell are replaced by Tom Lockett and Tom James.
(57 mins)
Full front row change for Northampton, with Emmanuel Iyogun, Curtis Langdon and Elliot Millar Mills making way for Tom West, Henry Walker and Luke Green.
(56 mins)
Fin Smith adds the conversion from the tee!
(46 mins)
TRYYYY IYOGUN!!
Bristol try to run from within their own 22 but the ball comes loose and Saints dive on it, with Emmanuel Iyogun the one to truck through the defenders and score!
(45 mins)
40
WE’RE BACK UNDERWAY!
Fin Smith gets us restarted here at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens.
That’s half-time at cinch Stadium at Franklin‘s Gardens.
Bristol are pinged for hands on the floor in the ruck and Fin Smith adds another three points from the tee for Saints.
(40 mins)
AJ MacGinty adds the conversion.
(39 mins)
Try Bristol.
Harry Randall breaks through the middle and it’s Gabriel Ibitoye who’s over for Bears.
(38 mins)
TRYYYY FREEMAN!
After Saints had a try chalked off by the TMO, Tomm Freeman makes no mistake from close range to claim his second of the afternoon!
(35 mins)
22
Fin Smith sends the touchline conversion just wide though.
(22 mins)
TRYYYY FREEMAN!
Saints get close once but make no mistake on their second chance as the ball comes wide through the hands to a waiting Tommy Freeman on the left!
(22 mins)
Fin Smith adds the conversion too!
(19 mins)
TRYYY LANGDON!
Pure basketball! Fin Smith and Henry Pollock combine in the midfield before Curtis Langdon scoops up a loose ball and scores just left of the sticks!
(18 mins)
Fin Smith adds the conversion from the tee too!
(11 mins)
TRYYYY MITCHELL!!
He's gone! Alex Mitchell slips through a gap in Bristol‘s line and there's no stopping the hot-stepping scrum-half!
(11 mins)
6
No conversion from AJ MacGinty out wide though.
(6 mins)
TRY BRISTOL
The away side get the ball wide at pace and it's Deago Bailey who gets over out wide for Bristol.
(5 mins)
HERE WE GO!
AJ MacGinty gets us underway here at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens for Saints vs Bristol!