Santiago Grondona's debut double leads Bristol to blistering win over Bath

10/05/2024 11:09 AM

• Bath 26-36 Bristol
• Argentinian excels helping earn bonus point in first half

The days of low-scoring West Country derbies have gone the way of cassette tapes and Ceefax. A week ago Bristol scored 41 points and still lost at home to Gloucester and only last January they beat Bath 57-44 at Ashton Gate. This cracking game was not quite such a crazy whirl but at times the scoreboard was still revolving like a fruit machine in Las Vegas.

And when the music stopped and all the tries were finally collated it added up to another hugely satisfying away day for Bristol, rewarding a consistently vibrant performance full of movement and purpose. The Bears, who led 26-7 at the interval, had a try bonus point in the bag before half-time, two of them from Argentinian back-rower Santiago Grondona on his long-awaited league debut for the club, and were good value for their five-try success.