Ben Earl kept alive his dream of back-to-back Premiership titles with different clubs in front of watching Eddie Jones. The England back row, who joined Bristol on a season-long loan from Saracens during lockdown, played a lead role as Bears went second in the table with their biggest ever top-flight win.
Earl was named man of the match for a try, an assist and no missed tackles as Bristol scored three times in the first 18 minutes, fell asleep for half an hour, then woke to finish with a flourish.
It made for another miserable outing for Northampton, who suffered their ninth loss in 11 Premiership games. Bears boss Pat Lam told of his pride in his side’s seven-try performance - then blasted the three-week ban handed to his captain Siale
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