Capon a fine day

LEADERS Bristol laboured their way to a 17-3 win over Leicester to go six points clear at the top of the Premiership.

The Bears hit back from 3-0 down when Will Capon and Piers O’Conor scored converted tries.

Ioan Lloyd hit the conversions and a penalty, the only score of the second half.

The Tigers, who had gone ahead through an early Joaquin Diaz Bonilla penalty, had centre Matias Moroni yellow-carded for a deliberate knock-on in the 32nd minute.

London Irish continued to show they are a growing force in the Premiership by winning 16-10 at Wasps, with Ollie Hassell-Collins’ try rewarding a dominant second-half display.

Billy Twelvetrees weighed in with a try and two conversions as Gloucester won the battle of the bottom two with a 22-14 victory over Worcester.

Brett Connon kicked a last-minute penalty as Newcastle fought their way to a 25-22 win over Harlequins.