.Pat Lam could not hide his delight after his Bristol side crushed fellow high-flyers Leicester 54-24 at Welford Road.
Harlequins said goodbye to Joe Marler and their reputation as one of the Gallagher Premiership’s meanest defences this season as irresistible Bristol stormed The Stoop 48-24.
.Bristol boss Pat Lam believes his Gallagher Premiership leaders should be unbeaten after the first block of six league games.
Bristol regained top spot in the Gallagher Premiership as centre Kalaveti Ravouvou scored two tries to underpin a 31-23 victory over champions Northampton at Ashton Gate.
Round six of the Gallagher Premiership promises to deliver another thrilling weekend of action, with teams looking to solidify their positions ahead of a break before the Test rugby returns in November.
Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Pacific Island duo, Fijian Kalaveti Ravouvou and Samoan international Steven Luatua, have recovered from injury to hand Bristol Bears boss Pat Lam a triple boost ahead of Friday night's visit by Northampton Saints.
After sustaining a hamstring injury in their round one victory over Leicester Tigers in October, fly-half AJ MacGinty will make his return when Bristol Bears face Sale Sharks on Friday night.
England and Bristol Bears prop Ellis Genge has picked up an injury that will likely rule him out for the rest of the year.
Fiji have made seven changes to their starting line-up to face England at Twickenham this Saturday.
Mark Evans, the Fijian Drua CEO, believes the 33 strong Fiji squad that will arrive in France in two contingents starting tomorrow is the best prepared to ever leave the Islands nation, but is predicting they will be even more dangerous at the 2027 tournament in Australia.
