Summary

  • Harlequins knockout hopes still alive when they host Ulster next week

  • Cardiff exit the Champions Cup with a game to spare

  • England fly-half Marcus Smith scores on his 150th Harlequins appearance

  • Harlequins prop Dillon Lewis scores against his former team

  • Thomas Young crosses twice on his Cardiff return

  1. "Very proud"published at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Bristol 17-31 Bulls

    Bulls coach Jake White speaking to TNT Sport: "I'm very happy, proud of the way the guys fronted up today, it will be nice to get home with a win under our belt. I'm proud of Wilco Louw, he got an AC injury early on but we told him he had to stay on keep fighting.

    "We are a young group, three under 21s today and we are still a long way off where we want to get to but these wins are massive."

  2. Good eveningpublished at 17:17 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Leinster v Stade Francais (17:30 GMT)

    Leinster are out to make it three wins from three Pool 4 games in the Champions Cup as they welcome bottom side Stade Francais to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

    Leo Cullen's side are hoping to bounce back from a 22-21 defeat against Ulster in the United Rugby Championship at the RDS.

    Their French opponents have lost their opening two games in the Champions Cup and a win for Leinster would help them take a huge step towards a high seed for the knockout rounds.

    It promises to be an intriguing encounter in Dublin.

    Now time to look at the teams.

    Aviva StadiumImage source, Getty Images
  3. Bristol 17-31 Bullspublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    That's some win for the Bulls, who left their Springbok contingent back home but still looked way too strong.

    Bristol did well to begin with but they need to rely on Saracens being thrashed tomorrow to have a hope of proceeding to the last 16.

  4. Full-timepublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Bristol 17-31 Bulls

    The try is given but MacGinty misses the conversion and the full time whistle goes immediately.

  5. try

    Try - Bristol 17-31 Bullspublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Magnus Bradbury

    The number eight flies off a ruck to dive over but this is being reviewed for possible obstruction after being given on the field.

  6. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Bristol 12-31 Bulls

    Harold Vorster tries an ambitious drop goal from distance, but it goes no more than a metre off the ground.

    Bristol fans still backing their side as Joe Owen tries to race onto a cross kick that Immleman gets to first.

  7. Postpublished at 77 mins

    Bristol 12-31 Bulls

    The Bulls are killing this game off now, but there's some neat footwork from Gabriel Ibitoye as the winger traps a loose pass before picking up and trying to make headway.

  8. try

    Try - Bristol 12-31 Bullspublished at 74 mins

    Gabriel Ibitoye

    Slick passing in the backline with Janse van Rensburg giving Ibitoye just enough room to run over and dot down near the flag.

    The tricky quick drop at goal conversion misses - Bristol are seeking bonus point tries here with time running out.

  9. Postpublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Bristol 7-31 Bulls

    Credit to the home side for their response in the last couple of minutes, they are camping out in the Bulls 22.

  10. Sin-binpublished at 72 mins

    Bristol 7-31 Bulls

    Elrigh Louw will be off for the rest of the match after he kills a Bristol attack illegally.

  11. Postpublished at 71 mins

    Bristol 7-31 Bulls

    And of course that's a potentially crucial bonus point for the Bulls as well.

    Damage limitation for Bristol now, I'm afraid.

  12. converted try

    Converted try - Bristol 7-31 Bullspublished at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Con: Goosen)

    Not a sight you see too often - a hooker sprinting in from near halfway!

    James Williams tried to flip the ball to a team mate but Jan-Hendrik Wessels read it well, lumbering in from just inside Bristol's half for a try you'd rarely get in the old days.

    Jan-Hendrik Wessels scores a try v BristolImage source, Getty Images
  13. converted try

    Converted try - Bristol 7-24 Bullspublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Elrigh Louw (Con: Goosen)

    How has Elrigh Louw done that?

    The flanker was a few metres short near the flag, but shook off three defenders and then extended the hand with the ball from some distance out to just get it onto the whitewash.

    Goosen slots a superb conversion - the Bulls are almost out of sight now.

  14. Postpublished at 62 mins

    Bristol 7-17 Bulls

    The Bulls are now turning the screw in expert fashion, keeping the ball in play to sap Bristol's energy.

  15. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Bristol 7-17 Bulls

    Bristol had just kept their heads above water when a man down, but even with 15 this looks a tall order.

  16. converted try

    Converted try - Bristol 7-17 Bullspublished at 55 mins

    Khutha Mchunu (Con: Goosen)

    Bristol were trying to get Lahiff back on but play would not pause for them, and in that period the Bulls worked it upfield until the replacement prop Khutha Mchunu rumbled over unopposed.

    Khutha MchunuImage source, Getty Images
  17. Postpublished at 52 mins

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    The Bulls race downfield and end up just short of the line, but Bristol, with 13 players, bravely try to run it out of defence rather than just kick and give the ball away.

  18. Postpublished at 49 mins

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    Bristol make good inroads into the Bulls half, but then a spun pass is almost intercepted by Sergeal Petersen. It's just a knock-on, and we have the first uncontested scrum.

    Gabriel Ibitoye has to leave the field but Janse van Rensburg makes it eight in the scrum on the back row.

    Bristol are just wanting to use up the four minutes until they can get prop Lahiff back.

  19. Postpublished at 46 mins

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    Relief for the hosts as a Bulls lineout sees some obstruction, and Bristol clear to their 22.

  20. Sin-binpublished at 44 mins

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    The hosts are down to 14 for 10 minutes as Max Lahiff is shown yellow for an infringement under pressure at the latest scrum, which the Bulls are bossing

    With their first choice props already subbed off, we're looking at uncontested scrums for now.