Bristol Bears beat Northampton Saints 41-26 at Ashton Gate for second straight Premiership win

Bristol Bears beat Northampton Saints 41-26 at Ashton Gate on Saturday, taking a bonus-point win over the defending Gallagher Premiership champions in their first home league game of the season [4][1][5]. The match report from Bristol Bears said Louis Rees-Zammit scored a second brace in as many games and that the side ran in six tries; BBC Bristol also reported Rees-Zammit scored a double [4][3][5]. Gabriel Oghre and Rees-Zammit crossed in the first half, with a penalty from James Williams putting the Bears 15-14 ahead [4].

Attendance was 20,756, with the club describing the day as Family Day and saying more than 20,000 fans attended [4][6]. Ahead of kick-off, Bristol Bears reported that fly-half AJ MacGinty was relishing being back in the thick of the action after playing a key role in the opening-round win at Sale Sharks [1].