Bristol Bears secured a 21-13 victory over winless Newcastle Falcons in the Gallagher Premiership. Virimi Vakatawa's outstanding performance, including a crucial try, earned him the Player of the Match. His remarkable solo try helped condemn Newcastle to their 12th straight defeat. Bristol's back-to-back wins were attributed to a gritty away display, with Vakatawa receiving high praise from Bristol's coach, Pat Lam.
Virimi Vakatawa scored a crucial try and bagged Player of the Match as Bristol saw off Newcastle last night by 21-13 🔥 Top14’s loss in the Premiership’s gain 💥 #rugby #GallagherPrem https://t.co/kPeUIxsfID
🗣️ "I think he’s had a year off the game and I don’t think many rugby players would come back off that and come straight back into it." #NEWvBRI 🐻 Pat Lam full of praise for Bristol star Virimi Vakatawa. #GallagherPrem https://t.co/32VLNbL7cO
Match Centre: Gallagher Premiership: Newcastle Falcons 13-21 Bristol Bears https://t.co/M6Bma3BRvn
The Falcons had no answer for Vakatawa as the former France star stormed over in the 68th minute. #BristolBears #GallagherPrem Read more below ⤵️ https://t.co/wlPHPoQKHK
Newcastle Falcons 13 Bristol Bears 21 Virimi Vakatawa helped to condemn Newcastle to a 12th straight Gallagher Premiership defeat with a brilliant solo try as Bristol finally made their pressure tell Read the report here ⬇️ https://t.co/UwJdtHEQAL
Bristol made it back-to-back Premiership wins after producing a gritty away display to beat winless Newcastle. #GallagherPrem Read more below ⤵️ https://t.co/Ccp14fThqS
🐻 BRISTOL BEARS BATTLE PAST NEWCASTLE FALCONS. #NEWvBRI #GallagherPrem https://t.co/8OCr0snKVE
"He's a one-man destroyer!" 💥 Virimi Vakatawa with a HUGE run to extend @BristolBears' lead 🐻 #GallagherPrem | #NEWvBRI https://t.co/ZUbRHj5iKO