Bristol won their first British and Irish Cup tie, outscoring Neath by two tries to one at The Gnoll.

A converted try from back row forward Iain Grieve and a Chris Ashwin penalty gave Bristol a 10-3 half-time lead.

Neath hit back in the second-half with a Kevin Farrell try and an Arwel Thomas penalty to take an 11-10 lead.

But a second try from replacement scrum-half Sam Alford and a further penalty from fly-half Ashwin allowed Bristol to take the spoils.

Bristol: J Tovey, M Turner, L Eves, J Gadd, G Watkins, C Ashwin, R Shaw; A Clarke, O Hayes, D Crompton (C), J Brown, D Barry, N Budgett, R Pennycook, I Grieve. Replacements: R Johnston, M Vunipola, B Glynn, M Mama, S Alford, M Davies, S Giddens, A Bellamy, A Jones.

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