Bristol beat Worcester in Championship opener

started their promotion bid with a last-gasp 23-19 win over direct rivals at Ashton Gate in the opening round of the yesterday.
Andy Robinson's side overcame a 10-3 deficit to to win the game in the final minute as centre Ben Mosses went over in the final minute.
Mike Williams with a try and the boot of Ignacio Mieres helped the Warriors race to a 10-0 lead but  Matthew Morgan put the home side on the board with a penalty to make it 10-3 at half-time.
Andy Short's try first reduced the deficit and, after two further penalties from Mieres, former Warriors winger David Lemi levelled the score with a try.
Mieres thought he handed Worcester the win with his fourth penalty of the game one minute from time but Mosses snatched it in the dying seconds.
In the other game, came back from Penzance with a 29-18 bonus-point win over the .
Ben Harris and Joe Graham went over for a try each in the first half to see the Leeds outfit least 17-6 at the interval before Graham secured his brace and Chris Jones sealed the try bonus-point.
Trailing 29-6, the Pirates brought some respectability to the scoreline as Matthew Evans and Aaron Carpenter grabbed a try each.
 

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