Bears maul Tigers for a six-point lead
PAT LAM admited his tabletopping Bristol side now have a target on their backs.
The Bears beat LEICESTER 17-3 to cement their place at the top of the Premiership yesterday.
Lam’s side moved six points clear of Exeter thanks to tries from Will Capon and Piers O’Conor (above).
Bristol were not at their best against an under-strength Tigers but director of rugby Lam said: “We are never going to get anything easy now we are top of the table. And Leicester threw everything at us.”
WASPS lost for the fourth time in five games as LONDON IRISH left the Ricoh Arena with a 16-10 victory.
Bottom side GLOUCESTER beat WORCESTER 22-14 to claim just their second win of the season.
Billy Twelvetrees was among the try scorers for the Cherry and Whites with coach George Skivington saying: “When we’re in a hole, the boys stick together and keep working.”
Brett Connon’s late penalty helped NEWCASTLE overcome HARLEQUINS 25-22.
BY neil goulding EX-WORLD champion Neil Robertson believes the young guns need to knuckle down if they want to fulfil their potential.
A host of promising potters have failed to fire despite being tipped for big success.
Partying is the preferred choice instead of putting the hard work in on the practice table.
And Aussie ace Robertson stressed: “I don’t think the players down the rankings are working hard enough. Especially the young ones from the UK.
“A lot of the tournaments they’re sort of messing around partying and not putting in the hard work. They’re more interested on being on Instagram and checking their followers. You have to put in the work.”
Robertson, nicknamed the ‘Thunder from Down Under’ moved halfway across the world for the best chance to achieve his dream.
He believes
Northern Irishman Jordan Brown’s shock Welsh Open title triumph last week shows, having been the world No 81 going into the event, anything is possible with hard work. ‘Antrim Ferrari’ Brown was an 750-1 outsider to win.