Report: Bristol Bears 41-26 Northampton Saints – PREM R2

Bristol Bears defeated defending Gallagher Premiership champions Northampton Saints 41-26 at Ashton Gate in Round 2, securing a bonus-point victory. Louis Rees-Zammit scored two tries — his second brace in consecutive games — while Tom Jordan and Harry Randall also crossed after the break, with a penalty try added late after Tommy Freeman was yellow-carded for denying Rees-Zammit a hat-trick. The win extended Bristol's unbeaten home record against Saints to six games, with tries also coming from Gabriel Oghre and a penalty from James Williams contributing to a 15-14 half-time lead.