A Chris Ashton hat-trick inside the first 27-minutes gave Bristol Bears an uphill challenge that they never overcame on Saturday to lose 56-26 at Premiership leaders Leicester Tigers.
Ashton's trio of scores saw the former England winger become the Gallagher Premiership’s record try scorer with 95, moving beyond former Tiger and Bristol player Tom Varndell who he was equally with at the start of the day.
Leicester scored eight tries in total to Bristol's four on what was a comfortable afternoon where they secured a home semi-final in the play-offs, aided by a series of errors from the visitors to Mattioli Woods Welford Road.
