Bristol City and Bristol Bears both beaten on the road within hours of each other
The city's football and rugby sides suffered away defeats on the same afternoon, 12 September, with City losing 4-1 at Southampton and Bears falling 45-21 at Exeter.
Bristol City FC said the team suffered their first away defeat of the season as Southampton won 4-1 at St Mary's, with Lorent Tolaj scoring City's only goal in the 66th minute [1].
Earlier the same afternoon in Devon, Bristol Bears Rugby said a second-half fightback fell short as Exeter Chiefs took the West Country spoils 45-21 in the second round of the PREM Rugby Cup at Sandy Park, with James Williams scoring the away side's only try of the first half as Chiefs led 17-7 at the break [2].
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