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. Replacementpublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    The Bulls' Ruan Vermaak lands awkwardly at the lineout, seems to twist his knee and is off, replaced by Ruan Nortjé.

  2. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    Bristol try to run it inside their 22 but it's sluggish, and a kick to touch gives the Bulls the ball in the Bristol half.

  3. Kick-offpublished at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    Here we go again as the Bulls kick off.

  4. Up, up and away?published at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    I'm quite liking the balloon motif on the Bristol shirts myself...

    Bristol v Bulls rugbyImage source, PA Media
  5. Half-timepublished at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    Bristol try to work something deep into the red zone but then a loose AJ MacGinty pass is knocked on by a Bull and the referee blows for the end of an entertaining half.

  6. Postpublished at 38 mins

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    That's a gripping passage of play as Gabriel Ibitoye flips a fine pass out to his right after slicing through the Bulls defence.

    The Bulls then run it out of defence from deep in their 22, and eventually kick downfield for a line-out 10 metres out from Bristol's line.

    Gabriel IbitoyeImage source, PA Media
  7. Postpublished at 36 mins

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    Great work from AJ MacGinty as the fly-half stops hooker Jan-Hendrik Wessels right on the line, then the referee blows for a Bristol penalty as the Bulls fail to release.

    Brave stuff from the Bristol number 10.

  8. Postpublished at 35 mins

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    More penalties from Bristol, and the Bulls kick towards the corner.

  9. Replacementspublished at 34 mins

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    Sam Grahamslaw and George Kloska, Bristol's props, have been replaced by Jake Woolmore and Max Lahiff as Pat Lam addresses their problems in the scrum.

    But the first scrum sees the same old same old, as the Bulls pressurise Bristol's front row into conceding another penalty.

  10. Postpublished at 32 mins

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    Wilco Louw of the Bulls has gone off holding an arm gingerly.

    Then there is a rare mistake from the Bulls as Devon Williams kicks downfield, but the ball rolls on and on over the dead ball line to give Bristol an attacking chance on halfway.

  11. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    That was great work from Williams in a split second under pressure from a huge lock forward.

    Noah Heward has failed a HIA and won't resume for Bristol.

  12. No trypublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    Ludwig released the ball backwards and the next touch was from Bristol's James Williams so it is no try much to the relief of the vast majority at Ashton Gate.

  13. Try reviewpublished at 15:45 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Bristol 7-15 Bulls

    They are still mulling it over - it was given onfield.

  14. try

    Try - Bristol 7-15 Bullspublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Reinhardt Ludwig

    The second row slides over the line, but they are checking for a drop or a Bristol hand under it.

    He rolled over the line and tried to slam the ball down but it may have come loose.

  15. Postpublished at 22 mins

    Bristol 7-10 Bulls

    The Bulls are back to 15 now, and a wonderful long pass to the right gives Sebastian de Klerk the chance to cut in from the right before being stopped five metres short.

  16. converted try

    Converted try - Bristol 7-10 Bullspublished at 19 mins

    Kieran Marmion (Con AJ MacGinty)

    Back at ya!

    Great response from the hosts as AJ MacGinty finds enough space for Kieran Marmion to slice through the Bulls defence for a very welcome score that McGinty converts.

    Bristol tryImage source, Getty Images
  17. converted try

    Converted try - Bristol 0-10 Bullspublished at 15 mins

    Seargeal Petersen (Con: David Kriel)

    A man down? No problem for the Bulls!

    They spin it right along the 22, then a pass misses out a player and takes four Bristol players out. Seargeal Petersen is toght to the touchline, but jinks inside to dive over five metres in from the flag for a classy try.

    David Kriel lands a superb conversion to extend the lead.

  18. Postpublished at 13 mins

    Bristol 0-3 Bulls

    The Bulls are bossing the scrums so far, Bristol concede another penalty and the Bulls kick it deep into the Bristol half. Few signs that they are a man down at the moment.

  19. Postpublished at 10 mins

    Bristol 0-3 Bulls

    Bristol waste their first chance against 14 men, going right and then left in the 22 before being turned over two metres out, allowing the Bulls to hack it downfield.

  20. Sin-binpublished at 9 mins

    Bristol 0-3 Bulls

    Johan Goosen stops a Bristol move with the most deliberate knock-on you'll ever see, and the number 10 will sit it out for 10 minutes.

    Can Bristol make the most of this?