Rampant nine-try Gloucester dismantle Bristol

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Seb Atkinson and Christian Wade both scored hat-tricks for Gloucester [Getty Images]

Gallagher Premiership

Gloucester (34) 53

Tries: Wade 3, Hathaway, Harris, S. Atkinson 3, Barton Cons: Carreras, C. Atkinson, Williams 2

Bristol (21) 28

Tries: Harding, Williams 2, Lahiff Cons: Byrne 3, MacGinty

Gloucester scored nine tries in a show-stopping display as they beat neighbours Bristol 53-28 to move back up to third in the Premiership table.

Christian Wade and Seb Atkinson both scored hat-tricks for the Cherry and Whites as they completed a double over the Bears for the first time since the 2016-17 campaign.

The first half alone saw nine tries scored and 55 points shared, as Gloucester raced to an unopposed try-scoring bonus point in 17 minutes.

The home side scored another three unanswered tries after the break before James Williams managed a fourth for Bristol to ensure they left the sold-out Kingsholm with at least a point of their own.

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Gloucester: Carreras; Wade, Harris, S. Atkinson, Hathaway; C. Atkinson, Williams; Rapava-Ruskin, Singleton, Fasogbon; Clarke, Thomas, Clement, Ludlow (c), Ackermann.

Replacements: Blake, Knight, Gotovtsev, Jordan, Taylor, Englefield, Butler, Barton.

Bristol: Lane; Bates, Janse van Rensburg, Williams, Ravouvou; Byrne, Randall; Genge, Oghre, Lahiff; Dun, Pearce, Luatua, Harding (c), Mata.

Replacements: Thacker, Woolmore, Halliwell, B. Grondona, Heenan, Marmion, MacGinty, Naulago.

Referee: Christophe Ridley

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