Bristol Bears exploded into life in the second half away in Italy on Saturday night to score six tries against Zebre Parma and book their place in the last 16 knockout round of the Challenge Cup.
After director of rugby Pat Lam gave his senior leaders a stern on-field talking to at half time as his side went in 6-0 down having failed to fire a shot, the Bears responded with a barrage of points after the break to win their third straight European game.
Hooker Harry Thacker scored a hat-trick of tries and was joined on the scoresheet by Ioan Lloyd, Fitz Harding, Magnus Bradbury while Callum Sheedy converted two of the conversions for a 34-11 victory.
