Bristol Bears make it two wins from two after Rees-Zammit double against Northampton

BBC Bristol reported that Louis Rees-Zammit scored twice as Bristol edged past the reigning champions [3]. The club’s match report said Rees-Zammit scored a second brace in as many games and that the bonus-point victory came in front of 20,756 fans [4]. First-half tries from Gabriel Oghre and Rees-Zammit, plus a James Williams penalty, put Bristol 15-14 ahead [4]. The club said the side scored six tries and made it back-to-back Gallagher Premiership wins [5].

Before the game, Bristol Bears said Steven Luatua would return to the starting XV for their round two Gallagher Premiership clash at Ashton Gate [1]. The match was the side’s first Gallagher Premiership home game of the season, and fly-half AJ MacGinty said it was “a really special feeling to be back”, having played a key role in the opening-round win at Sale Sharks [2].