Bristol win dogfight against Exeter in horrendous conditions
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Mark Stevens Sat, 24 January 2026 at 6:47 pm UTC·4 min read Exeter Chiefs 3 Bristol Bears 8 Bristol’s win was as brutal and joyless as Storm Ingrid itself, a result carved out of chaos after 24 hours of the West Country being lashed and laid bare. It was ugly, attritional and utterly unglamorous – but no less effective for it.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Pat Lam will scarcely care. This was Bristol stripped to the studs, their usual champagne rugby washed away and replaced by raw grit and defiance in defence. A fixture that pre-game promised fireworks instead collapsed into a sodden grind, decided not by flair but by sheer survival. In the end, Bristol prevailed for one simple...