Bristol boss Pat Lam hailed the impact of Semi Radradra, who pulled a piece of magic out the bag when it was needed most to cross for a try to earn a narrow 10-9 comeback victory over Sale Sharks in their Heineken Champions Cup last-16 first-leg tie.
Radradra’s form has been shaky this season since returning in December from knee surgery, but on Saturday his superb 40m solo try in the closing stages of an otherwise error-strewn game at the AJ Bell, was by far his biggest moment of 2021/22 campaign.
Attacking from a scrum near halfway, Radradra burst through midfield from a lovely short pass from Piers O’Conor and stepped his way past last defender Simon Hammersley to put his side ahead late on from a move perfected on the training paddock at the club’s £11.5m High Performance centre just this week.
