Gloucester-Hartpury made it 10 wins from 10 video games with a 19-17 victory over Bristol Bears within the Premier 15s’ West Nation derby on Saturday.
Sean Lynn’s facet ran in three tries to defeat a defiant Bristol staff and keep prime of the desk.
The win means Gloucester have now received extra video games thus far this season than they did throughout your entire 2021-22 marketing campaign.
Bristol, nevertheless, have misplaced 5 video games from 9 fixtures and are sixth within the desk.
Gloucester’s Emma Sing scored a attempt to break the impasse at a sold-out Shaftesbury Park after quarter-hour, and Rachel Lund raced over the road shortly after.
However Bristol’s Simi Pam ultimately punctured Gloucester’s defence to place a dent of their momentum.
It didn’t final lengthy, and some moments later the league’s prime strive scorer Ellie Rugman re-established Gloucester’s 12-point result in make the rating 19-7 at half-time.
A buoyant Bristol got here out firing within the second half, with Amber Reed scoring and Lark Davies reaping the reward of a driving maul. Elinor Snowsill missed the conversion, which meant Gloucester maintained a slender two-point lead, and so they defended it to seal the win.
Elsewhere within the league, Exeter Chiefs thumped DMP Sharks 61-0, defending champions Saracens beat Wasps 78-3, and Sale Sharks clinched a 36-34 win towards Worcester Warriors.
Harlequins host Loughborough Lightning within the closing match of the spherical on Sunday.