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BRISTOL BEARS 33 GLOUCESTER 24 TUE 18 MAY | ASHTON GATE Six tries, nine disallowed or squandered, 46 points, one red card and one yellow marked the return of supporters to Ashton Gate, as more than 3,000 turned out to witness Bristol Bears’ record victory over Gloucester in a truly bizarre West Country derby.

Pat Lam’s men were six points to the good and had already seen a Kyle Sinckler try chalked off when Matias Alemanno was sent off for a dangerous tip tackle on Steven Luatua.

Jake Kerr then saw his try ruled out, Andy Uren had the ball dislodged as he dived for the line and Semi Radradra was held up, before Val Rapava-Ruskin’s yellow card was followed by a Max Malins try that was allowed to stand.

In a ludicrous half of rugby, Callum Sheedy’s first try in nearly two years was also disallowed, while at the other end, Santiago Carreras found space to dive over and reduce the deficit three minutes from time.

There was still time for more drama, as Kyle Moyle caught Charles Piutau off guard in goal, dislodging the ball as the full back took his foot off the gas, to leave the Bears’ lead, somehow, at just six points.

The theme continued after the interval, as Leiua’s 48th-minute try was pulled back for a forward pass, but Chris Vui’s stunning break, selling two dummies along the way before feeding Charles Piutau eventually broke the Gloucester resistance.

Willi Heinz joined the party with a disallowed try when he was adjudged offside from a kick through, and Charles Piutau’s second of the night suffered a similar fate when the TMO spotted a knock-on from Ben Earl.

But as they have done so many times this season, the table-toppers finished with a flourish, as Earl, Hughes and finally, Radradra capped a night that will live long in the memory, for a variety of reasons.

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SEMI RADRADRA Fijian sensation and one of the best players on the planet, Semi Radradra joined Bristol Bears from Bordeaux in July 2020.

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PAUL ARCH 1959 – 2021 Sadly, earlier this year Paul caught covid and passed away unexpectedly and many of us who knew him well, are still coming to terms with the loss.

Sale RFC, then Sale Sharks as the professional side became in 1999 was one of his passions alongside Manchester United. His love of Sale started with a pie and a pint, sometimes after a game of squash. We got involved with stewarding around 1994 when they won the second division title. Crowds were getting bigger and the club needed more volunteers, we were there!

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A double helping of England rugby royalty was on show on Wednesday as two of the sport’s most decorated stars helped launch a new Sharks Community Trust programme designed to encourage girls to get into rugby.

Sharks and England legend Jason Robinson marked his return to the club as a non-exec director by joining England and Sale women’s star – and fellow World Cup winner – Katy Daley-McLean at the launch of the Girls Tackle Rugby programme.

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Sam Hill

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