Seven-try Bristol Bears keep Chiefs quiet behind Ilona Maher double

By Stewart McCullough 

Bristol ............... 45pts
Tries: Bevan 7, Maher 23 48, Atkin-Davies 29, 40, 54; Ward 67

Exeter ................17pts
Conversions: Bevan 7; Reed 29, 40, 48, 67

Treble: Lark Atkin-Davies

Bristol kept their play-off hopes alive with a seven-try victory at Ashton Gate.
Lark Atkin-Davies scored a hat-trick and USA sensation Ilona Maher crossed twice, with further scores coming from Keira Bevan and Abbie Ward.
Crucially for Bears, they denied Chiefs a try bonus-point which could be pivotal in their quest for a place in the top four.
“We knew that we had to score fou...

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