NEWCASTLE director of rugby, Dean Richards, bemoaned his side’s failure to take their opportunities.
“We didn’t expect to go 28-7 down so early on as we missed tackles for three of their four tries and that wasn’t good enough,” he said. “We left four or five good opportunities out there but they are a good side and certainly knew how to take theirs.
“Had we taken our chances, it might have been a different game but the boys did well to get right back into what was a see-saw match.”
Bristol DoR Pat Lam said: “Our discipline was poor as we gave away so many penalties and despite the score...