Summary

  • Wasps secure bonus-point before half-time against Bristol

  • Hosts run in ten tries at the Ricoh Arena

  • FT: Wasps 70-22 Bristol

  • FT: Newcastle 13-14 Leicester

  • Falcons' Joel Hodgson misses late drop-goal attempt

Live Reporting

James Law and Louise Gwilliam

  1. Missed penalty (Delany)

    Newcastle 7-0 Leicester

    The gap stays at seven.

    Mike Delany can't punish Leicester, who conceded the penalty following JP Pietersen's high tackle.

  2. Half-time

    Wasps 37-3 Bristol

    I'm off for a lie-down.

    Wasps have been pacy, creative and clinical - scoring five tries to swat Bristol aside.

    To be fair to Andy Robinson's side, they've looked mildly dangerous when they've had the ball but they're just not holding onto it.

    They've got their pride to save in the second half.

  3. Newcastle 7-0 Leicester

    Curse of the commentator. 

    Newcastle lose the ball forward and Leicester have a scrum to clear their lines. 

    Ben Youngs with a good kick under pressure but Tigers are still in their own half as Newcastle come again.

  4. try

    Try (Wade, con Gopperth)

    Wasps 37-3 Bristol

    Will this Wasps onslaught stop?!

    They're swarming over poor old Bristol here - straight from the restart after their previous try, the ball goes wide and Elliot Daly makes a break which leads to Christian Wade being put in for the try.

    Jimmy Gopperth converts from the left touchline.

    Thankfully for Bristol half time is not far away.

    Christian WadeRex Features

  5. Newcastle 7-0 Leicester

    Dominic Waldouck winning the penalty to help Newcastle for the try on his first Premiership start for Newcastle. And his side are on the attack once again.

    They've secured the lineout ball five metres out from the Leicester try line and Tigers will do well to keep them out here....

    Sonatane TakuluaGetty Images
  6. try

    Try (Symons, con Gopperth)

    Wasps 30-3 Bristol

    It's a bonus point try for Wasps after only 36 minutes, and barring a miraculous comeback they will be joining Saracens and Bath on 14 points at the top of the Premiership.

    The hosts have been relentless, and eventually get the points when lock Matt Symons crashes over.

  7. Wasps 23-3 Bristol

    Some scoreboard pressure at the Ricoh has an effect on Bristol captain Jack Lam's decision-making as the visitors win a penalty from a rare push forward.

    They have an easy three points in front of the posts, but Lam opts to go for the try and it doesn't go his way - Wasps win the lineout and clear.

  8. try

    Try (Socino, con Delany)

    Newcastle 7-0 Leicester

    It's been a frantic start at Kingston Park with both sides making early errors.

    But Newcastle get the first points of the afternoon. 

    Dominic Waldouck won the penalty at the breakdown to put Falcons on the front foot. Sonatane Takulua broke from the back of the ruck and his offload found Juan Pablo Socino who raced through.

    Newcastle looking dangerous.

    Juan Pablo SocinoRex Features

  9. Wasps 23-3 Bristol

    And breathe...

    Oh no - another try for Wasps, or is it?

    Stand-in Wasps skipper James Gaskell goes through and is ready to put another five points to the ever-increasing total, but referee Tim Wigglesworth spots a forward pass and Bristol are let off the hook.

    We're around eight minutes from the interval.

  10. Kick-off

    Newcastle 0-0 Leicester

    The second Premiership game of the day is under way at Kingston Park.

    Referee JP Doyle blows and Falcons fly-half Mike Delany gets us started.

  11. try

    Try (Cooper-Woolley, con Gopperth)

    Wasps 23-3 Bristol

    We're 30 minutes in and it's try number three for the home side.

    It looked as though Bristol had closed down the attack but Wasps recycled the ball to put Joe Simpson through, who plays in prop Jake Cooper-Woolley and he puts the ball down on his first start of the season.

    Jimmy Gopperth adds the extras and Bristol are in real trouble.

    Jake Cooper WooleyRex Features
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    Try (Daly, con missed)

    Wasps 16-3 Bristol

    You won't see a try like this very often!

    Wasps go wide off the restart and Christian Wade misses the ball, but it bounces back off the corner flag for Elliot Daly to pick up and dot down.

    An element of luck for Dai Young's side but this game is already getting away from newly-promoted Bristol.

  13. Penalty (Gopperth)

    Wasps 11-3 Bristol

    Here we go again.

    Wasps pile forward once more and get rewarded for their attacking intent, winning yet another penalty on the Bristol 10 metre line.

    That man Jimmy Gopperth secures the three points for Wasps.

  14. Team news

    Newcastle v Leicester (15:00 BST)

    Back-rower Ally Hogg comes into the Newcastle pack along with prop Sam Lockwood, who makes his first start.

    Centre Chris Harris' injury means Dominic Waldouck is promoted from the bench, fresh from signing his new deal earlier in the week.

    Ben Youngs, Telusa Veainu and Owen Williams come into the Leicester back division, after their defeat by Wasps.

    Former Falcons hooker George McGuigan starts, as does Ellis Genge, as two of five changes in the pack.

    Newcastle LeicesterGetty Images

    Newcastle: Hammersley; Goneva, Waldouck, Socino, Sinoti; Delany, Takulua; Lockwood, Lawson, Welsh, Green, Olmstead, Wilson, Welch (capt), Hogg

    Replacements: Sowrey, Vickers, Ryan, Witty, Temm, Young, Hodgson, Agulla

    Leicester: Tait (capt); Veainu, Betham, Williams, Pietersen; Burns, B.Youngs; Genge, McGuigan, Cole, Fitzgerald, Kitchener, Williams, O'Connor, Hamilton

    Replacements: T.Youngs, Mulipola, Bateman, Slater, Evans, Kitto, Roberts, Thompstone.

  15. Penalty (Gopperth)

    Wasps 8-3 Bristol

    The black and golds go straight down the other end to get three points of their own through Jimmy Gopperth's penalty.  

    It's a carbon copy of the kick his opposite number had just a few minutes ago, and it's the same result as the New Zealander thumps the ball through the posts.

    We're midway through the first half here.

  16. Penalty (Pisi)

    Wasps 5-3 Bristol

    Bristol are off the mark.

    USA international Thretton Palamo thrusts himself into the action and wins a penalty through brute force.

    Tusi Pisi knocks it over and we're starting to have a bit of a contest here.

  17. Wasps 5-0 Bristol

    Jenna Hawkey
    BBC Radio 5 live

    "Wasps have come out with a huge amount of intent against a Bristol side yet to win since coming back up to the Premiership.

    "Taylor's early try was a brilliantly-worked team effort, thanks to powerful catch and drive, but the visitors refuse to look shell-shocked."

  18. Wasps 5-0 Bristol

    The hosts should probably have a second try and we're only eight minutes in.

    Some fluid passing and impressive Christian Wade handling gives flanker Thomas Young a chance, but he's brought down before the line.

    I doubt Bristol boss Andy Robinson is as relaxed now as he was pre kick off...  

    Andy Robinson and Dai YoungRex
  19. try

    Try (Taylor, con missed)

    Wasps 5-0 Bristol

    Well that didn't take long.

    Wasps are awarded a penalty almost immediately from kick off, and Danny Cipriani is told to go for touch - his kick is great and goes within five metres of the try line.

    From the line-out Tommy Taylor goes over from the resulting driving maul for his second try of the season.

    Jimmy Gopperth's conversion skews to the left, but the hosts lead.

    Tommy TaylorRex Features

  20. Kick-off

    Wasps 0-0 Bristol

    We're underway in the West Midlands.

    This is the first meeting between the sides since April 2009, and Bristol haven't beaten their opponents for more than a decade.

    However, as the horrible cliche goes, the only stat that'll really matter today is the scoreline...