Bristol Bears secured a morale-boosting 30-12 bonus point win over Newcastle Falcons in miserable conditions at Ashton Gate on Friday night thanks to an 82nd minute try by man of the match Fitz Harding.
The much-needed win saw Bristol move off the bottom of the Premiership and overtake both Newcastle and Bath to sit ninth in the table overnight.
Scrum-half Harry Randall scored two of their tries, Chris Vui and Harding the others with James Williams adding two penalties and two conversions. Gary Graham and Jamie Blamire scored Newcastle’s tries.