• Bristol 27-27 London Irish
• Irish’s Ollie Hoskins sent off just before half-time
Bristol wasted the chance to return to the top of the table when they failed to take advantage of London Irish playing the entire second half a man short after Ollie Hoskins was sent off for a dangerous challenge. A match in which the lead changed hands eight times finished in a draw when Stephen Myler kicked a penalty in the final minute to leave the Bears rueing four missed opportunities from the tee.
Irish led 7-3 at the end of a tight, tense and turgid opening half but were down to 14 men with their prop Hoskins the latest player to ignore the crackdown on challenges to the head. The Exiles were winding down the clock to get to the interval when he charged shoulder-first into Chris Vui and connected with the second row’s cheek.
Written by Paul Rees at Ashton Gate
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/01/bristol-london-irish-premiership-match-report under the title “Stephen Myler grabs last-gasp draw for 14-man London Irish at Bristol”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
