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Jacob Umaga caused the home defence all kinds of problems with his drifting spriteliness just behind the front line, and Thomas Young did much the same, albeit in more robust style closer to the thunder. Tellingly, though, they never quite made any of it pay, at least not with the hard currency of a try.
Indeed, their only try of the game, on the half-hour, was a gift from Exeter – which was absurd, given their creativity in the first half. Josh Bassett charged down Stuart Hogg’s laboured clearance and followed up to score. Wasps had what seemed a well-overdue lead at that point, which they held to the break.
Bristol consolidate Premiership lead as Exeter bounce back
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17/04/2021 - 22:09 Bristol s director of rugby Pat Lam was delighted with a 34-17 win at Newcastle ROMAIN PERROCHEAU AFP 3 min
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English Premiership leaders Bristol retained their 12-point advantage at the summit going into next weekend s clash with second-placed Exeter with a scintillating attacking display to beat Newcastle 34-17 at Kingston Park on Saturday.
Max Malins brace was added to by tries from Jake Heenan, Luke Morahan and Ben Earl as Pat Lam s side overcame a slow start to inflict a fifth straight defeat on Newcastle. To come up here and get five points in the context of this season is absolutely massive, said Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam.
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Domestic bliss but European woes
Leinster s dominance of the domestic game cannot be called into question. Their victory over Munster in last month s Guinness Pro14 Grand Final gave them their fourth title in a row, and their sixth championship in nine seasons.
Europe has been a different story. They are, it must be pointed out, still the joint most successful team in the history of the Champions Cup having won the continent s premier club competition on four occasions.
Their recent relationship with the competition, has to some extent, been defined by a six-minute period before half-time in the 2019 final against Saracens. After making a dream start to lead 10-0 after 34 minutes, they went in at the break all square.
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