Two Tries Tupai

By Blues Ed
March 30 2015

The last thing you need when you're facing a side at the top of the league is a torrent of yellow cards -specially when they all come at once.  

Bristol were good value for the 38-14 win which once again takes them above Warriors.

But the Blues played with more conviction than they have of late, and would have done even better if they'd hadn't fallen foul of ref Steve Lee.

We were trailing 14-0, but putting up a good fight, when the cards came just after the half hour. 

Nick Fenton-Wells was first carded for entering a ruck from the side, then Harry Wells went for pulling down a ruck followed three minutes later when James Pritchard was judged to have deliberately knocked on.

Down to 12 we conceded from a five metre scrfum and went in 19-0 down and then again at the start of the second.

There was a mountain to climb and we came back with a brace from Paul Tupai within the space of five minutes.

Unfortunately, he was then singled out for a card after a mass brawl, and that didn't help as the home side took advantage with their fullback going over for the last try .

Bristol: Kyle Traynor, Ross McMillan (Rhys Lawrence 60), Gaston Cortes (Anthony Perenise 45), Joe Joyce (Nick Koster 60), Ian Evans (Ben Skirving 70), Ryan Jones, Olly Robinson, Mitch Eadie; Dwayne Peel (c) (Craig Hampson 70), Matthew Morgan (Nicky Robinson 60), David Lemi, Gavin Henson, Gareth Maule (Tommaso Benvenuti 7), George Watkins, Jack Wallace

Triess: Mitch Eadie (2), Olly Robinson, Gareth Maule, David Lemi, Jack Wallace

Cons: Matthew Morgan (3), Nicky Robinson

Blues: Tom Williams (Camilo Parilli-Ocampo 65), Charlie Clare (TJ Harris 60), Phil Boulton (James Currie 65), Harry Wells, Ben Gulliver (Justin Blanchet 20), Paul Tupai, Josh Buggea, Nick Fenton-Wells (c); Darryl Veenendaal (Peter White 70), Jake Sharp (Baden Kerr 70), Henry Staff, Viliami Hakalo (Steffan Jones 70), Mike Le Bourgeois, Pat Tapley, James Pritchard

Tries: Paul Tupai (2 )

Cons: Jake Sharp (2)

Yellow nightmare for Blues

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30/03/2015 11:46

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WilliamBlessing
30/03/2015 16:45

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iron blue
30/03/2015 19:52

Thanks William, enjoyed Toop's 2nd quality.

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Jonathan Wilcox
30/03/2015 20:24

IB - yep great try. Has he got another season in him I wonder?

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iron blue
31/03/2015 07:10

I think so, he looks after himself and I think he's played nearly every game this season.

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