A pair of West Country derbies made for a gripping weekend of Gallagher Premiership action for our South West sides.
Bristol Bears hosted Exeter Chiefs at Ashton Gate in the curtain-twitcher on Friday night, as the visitors firmly put their hands up as title contenders with a 50-14 victory that humbled their regional rivals, who were quite simply outclassed.
Gloucester travelled south to The Rec in the league’s most fierce derby, fighting off a spirited yet customary second-half Bath comeback for a 21-17 win that sees bragging rights once again remain with George Skivington’s men, who haven’t been defeated by the Blue, Black and White since February of last year.
