Bristol Bears proved their talk of being top four contenders is very real as they recorded their biggest ever win in the Premiership with nine try demolition job at Ashton Gate to trash Northampton Saints in a 62-8.
The home side started the carnage with a try-bonus point in the first-half as Harry Thacker and Ioan Lloyd crossed, either side of an electric brace from skipper Harry Randall that included one try of the season contender after some mesmeric footwork from Charles Piutau, who had a superb game from full-back to set the scrum-half clear and leave his side 27-3 up at the break.
The carnage continued from all areas in the second 40 as Lloyd bagged his second try within minutes of the restart, before Chris Vui, George Kloska, Fitz Harding and Jake Heenan completed the rout with tries across the half.
